Allergic to every fruit.. just started recently.. question?!
Question: So, recently (like 2 years ago) I just became allergic to fruit. And it's like every fruit ever. People always think it's weird.
I LOVE fruit, and sometimes just eat a little bit because it's so delicious! But then my throat gets all itchy and swells up, and I always think "ahh! It's not worth it.." then I always buckle lol
Anyway, I guess I'm wondering two things:
1. Why did it all the sudden come about that I'm allergic now, and not the last 20 years? (I'm almost 22)
2. What element is in every fruit? What is causing this allergic reaction? (At first I thought it was citris or something, but it's in EVERYTHING!!)
grapes, pineapple, oranges (worst), apples, kiwi, strawberry, pomegrante, peaches, pears, bananas, etc.. I want to eat healthier but it's hard when I'm allergic to all these yummie fruits!
It's so bad, that I have Suave Citris Conditioner (for my hair) and when I apply it in the shower, my throat acts up. My chiropractor uses potassium & my skin reacts..?
Answers: So, recently (like 2 years ago) I just became allergic to fruit. And it's like every fruit ever. People always think it's weird.
I LOVE fruit, and sometimes just eat a little bit because it's so delicious! But then my throat gets all itchy and swells up, and I always think "ahh! It's not worth it.." then I always buckle lol
Anyway, I guess I'm wondering two things:
1. Why did it all the sudden come about that I'm allergic now, and not the last 20 years? (I'm almost 22)
2. What element is in every fruit? What is causing this allergic reaction? (At first I thought it was citris or something, but it's in EVERYTHING!!)
grapes, pineapple, oranges (worst), apples, kiwi, strawberry, pomegrante, peaches, pears, bananas, etc.. I want to eat healthier but it's hard when I'm allergic to all these yummie fruits!
It's so bad, that I have Suave Citris Conditioner (for my hair) and when I apply it in the shower, my throat acts up. My chiropractor uses potassium & my skin reacts..?
Allergies can begin suddenly at any age.
You may not actually be allergic to the fruit. You may be suffering from Oral Allergy Syndrome (OAS), in which you're actually allergic to pollen and your body is mistaking the fruit proteins for the pollen proteins.
These articles may help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_allerg...
http://allergies.about.com/od/foodallerg...
http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/divisio...
Although some articles say peeling the fruit can help, if you have OAS and you eat peeled fruit you may end up with digestive upsets (i.e., nausea and diarrhea).
If you think you have OAS, you may want to do some further research.
you should see an allergy specialist. That is really crazy. Have you ever tried taking a benedryl prior to eating fruit, to see if that helps? I have never heard of this type of allergy starting up. That really stinks. See an allergist, sometimes they can decondition the body so that you can tolerate small amounts without a reaction.
Well for number one, it could be a DNA mutation. Your body dose make mistaks in coding your DNA, rarly. And two it could possibly the glyocos in the fruit, or posibly a certain vitimin(SP) in them.
I'm the same way with medicine Everything that's on the market (prescibed or not ) I'm allergic to
It may be pesticides on fruits, or the combination thereof
see www.NAET. com