Long before Ree Drummond started her Food Network show, she shared a lot about her life on social media through her blog. Recently, she used her website to open up to fans about a recent health issue in her family. After her son-in-law faced a recent health diagnosis, she opened up on how he and the family were handling what was going on.
Ree Drummond Of The Pioneer Woman Fame Shares Five Children With Her Husband, Ladd
Drummond first became known to many through her blog, The Pioneer Woman, which focused on her life in rural Oklahoma. This later spun off into her own Food Network series of the same name, starting in 2011.
In her personal life, Ree married Ladd Drummond, a member of the prominent cattle ranching Drummond family, in 1996. The couple share five children together, with one grandchild. Over the years, fans have learned much about Ree’s family through her show and social media.
Recently, Ree took to social media to share news concerning her son-in-law, Mauricio Scott, the husband of her oldest daughter, Alex. As she shared, he was recently diagnosed with Alpha-Gal Syndrome, which had been attributed to a tick bite.
In an essay for her website, Ree explained, “Mauricio, my son-in-law and Alex’s husband, was just diagnosed with Alpha-Gal syndrome, which is an increasingly common allergy that can develop after a tick bite. I have heard about Alpha-Gal over the past couple of years, but like many things you hear about in passing, I haven’t given it much thought except that distant sense that it’s definitely not something anyone in my world would want to be afflicted with.”
Reportedly, Mauricio was bitten by a tick on the family’s ranch. The tick that carries the disease is known as a lone star tick, which can be identified by a white dot on its back.
Ree Opened Up About The Foods That Mauricio Has To Avoid Following His Diagnosis, Noting Some That Have Already Caused Issues For Him
Assessing the situation, Ree noted that he is taking care of himself, but he still needs to be careful about managing the condition. She shared, “The good news is that Alpha-Gal is manageable; one just has to be aware of the foods to avoid. The bad news is that the foods Mauricio has to avoid are the ones he loves most in the world.”
In fact, the family became aware of the situation when Scott ate a burger and had serious stomach pain. Ree explained, “Not just a little stomachache, but a burning kind of pain that he didn’t recognize. Alex says Mauricio isn’t usually dramatic about things like that, which made it stand out to her even more.” Reportedly, he had the same reaction to steak tacos the next day and brisket the day after.
A friend of Alex’s suggested that red meat was the issue. After avoiding it, he ultimately got tested and was diagnosed. Ree shared her sympathy, noting, “We were all immediately bummed for him! There were a lot of ‘NO WAYs’ and a few four-letter words of disbelief. There’s no other way to say it. Mauricio loves ribs, steaks, burgers, tacos, and all the things one would expect a person in our family to love. So again… we were all so bummed for him.”
“Pork is also on the list of [meats] that trigger the allergy. So, bacon, pork ribs, carnitas…all of those faves are out. The allergic reactions can range from stomach pain to hives to severe anaphylaxis. So, it’s definitely considered a condition to take seriously.”
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