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This food allergy extends far beyond what you consume, and Lyla says it best that it affects every part of your life. #Ticks #TickBite #TickborneDiseases #AlphaGal #AlphaGalSyndrome #LoneStarTick #AGS.

Even products you may not think about can have trace amounts added during manufacturing, such as white sugar, bottled water and even some toilet paper! Some people with AGS are more sensitive than others, but most people have to avoid red meat and dairy.

Lyla and her family have to worry about eating at restaurants, the types of medications they can take and many more small details they used to take for granted. Mammal products and byproducts can become dangerous for those with AGS.

Lyla's whole world changed because of a lone star tick bite, and she is not alone. But YOU 🫵 can stop ticks! 🛡 Use the right amount of bug spray, wear your pants tucked into your socks and check yourself for ticks any time you go outside. Spray, cover, check, repeat!.

State Representative @Overcast4MO didn't know much about tickborne diseases before his daughter, Lyla, and two of her siblings were diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a food allergy to a sugar that most mammals, except for humans (and some others), have in their bodies.

One bite could change every single part of your life. With an impact that huge, you might think the culprit is a bear 🐻 or something else with big, scary teeth - but you would be mistaken. One teeny, tiny bug could change your LIFE.

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Lyla says it best that it affects every part of your life. Some people with AGS are more sensitive than others, but most people have to avoid red meat and dairy. #Ticks #TickBite #TickborneDiseases #AlphaGal #AlphaGalSyndrome #LoneStarTick #AGS.

Mammal products and byproducts can become dangerous for those with AGS - even products you may not think about can have trace amounts added during manufacturing, such as white sugar, bottled water and even some toilet paper! This food allergy extends far beyond what you consume.