The thorn on a rose stem provides an excellent device for injecting infectious material into your skin. Any of the treatments you use in your garden for the health of your roses can provoke an inflammatory reaction when injected by a scratch or prick. So can various bacteria and simple dirt.
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Because your hands and arms are so busy getting you around in the world, carrying your burdens and helping you work, their skin is a primary contact point for allergens. In addition, they may be the breakout spots for allergies to things you've ingested by eating or breathing.
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Some people suffer intestinal gas after eating cooked cabbage, but the gas is something the sufferers have made, not something in the cabbage. It's the product of bacterial action on the cabbage's rich dose of fiber.
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