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Post by beanbuddymom on Jul 26, 2016 15:28:23 GMT
So I am used to hearing about allergies in our family but this is getting kind of ridiculous, when we think we are fine and then these sudden allergies pop up, i.e. food we've eaten for years and then all of a sudden one day, bam, allergic reaction. Are any of you experiencing this?
DD, age 16 - all of a sudden this week breaks out in hives from strawberries. She ate them three separate occasions and it occurred each time so we ruled out other foods or situations, we're 99% sure it was from that.
DD, age 12 - all of a sudden eating pineapple last week tells me his tongue and lips are itchy. Again has been eating this for years.
Me, age 48 - all of a sudden 6 months or so developed stabbing pain after eating banana - figured it was something else, but over the course of months and trying again numerous times ruled other things out and it was indeed the banana giving me the pain.
I'm like - WTH? Never had issues with these fruits and now in the last 6 months we have all developed fruit allergies, to coincidentally the fruits we all love the most.
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Post by melissa on Jul 26, 2016 15:40:38 GMT
That's how allergies work. Always happen with later exposures and can happen anytime in life.
However, not all that you describe sounds like allergy. Pineapple has an enzyme that can make the mouth feel itchy and tingly. This is perfectly normal and not an allergy at all.
A stabbing pain from eating a banana does not sound like an allergic reaction either. I can't tell you what it is, aside from gas or constipation, either of which can be a reaction to bananas in some people, but I do not understand how this could be an allergy.
Hives, on the other hand, do indeed sound like an allergy.
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Post by pierkiss on Jul 26, 2016 15:41:43 GMT
At around 33 years old I developed an allergy to pistachios. I was heartbroken. They are my favorite nut
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Post by mallie on Jul 26, 2016 15:44:47 GMT
I can no longer eat strawberries or blueberries because they give me migraines. Never got migraines from food before. But at age 50 something, in two months time, could no longer eat those two fruits.
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Post by melissa on Jul 26, 2016 15:45:30 GMT
Oh.. and btw, cooked pineapple won't do this. Same for canned pineapple. The enzyme is apparently denatured with heat. It's only fresh pineapple! I sympathize. I love pineapple and I get this too! I also have oral allergy syndrome which results in the same symptoms from eating foods that are closely associated with certain pollens (birch and grass for me). There's nothing to do for that either because it's a self-limited condition- limited to the mouth and the symptoms go away without any treatment. But, there is a big difference between the two in how they cause their symptoms.
I am guessing different people have different sensitivities to the enzyme in fresh pineapple. I also read that different parts of the pineapple contain different amounts of it. I'm sure that is out there somewhere on line. I looked it up at some point when I thought I had developed oral allergy syndrome to pineapple myself!
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Post by scorpeao on Jul 26, 2016 15:53:10 GMT
My dd once at an entire fresh pineapple....her mouth hurt for days. So much that it's been years since she's taken a bite of pineapple. I think she's scarred for life. I have some sort of oral allergy to fruit. I'm not sure which one as I eat a lot fruit, none of which I'm willing to give up. Anyway, it's been in the last year that after eating fruit (I think it's strawberries) I have really bad post nasal drip for about an hour, during which I'm constantly clearing my throat.
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Post by SabrinaP on Jul 26, 2016 16:00:18 GMT
My mouth and tongue get like that if I eat too much fresh pineapple. I still eat it, but only a small amount.
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Post by Montannie on Jul 26, 2016 16:03:56 GMT
For years, I couldn't eat bananas, they made my mouth ache. Weird. There was a similar pain with cucumbers and melon.
After I went gluten free, though, I'm back to these foods. I hypothesize that since I have less inflammation in my body due to not eating gluten, these foods are no longer a problem.
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Post by conchita on Jul 26, 2016 16:04:57 GMT
I had to cut tomatoes out of my diet a few years back. I'm still mourning their loss.  |
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Post by scrapsuzy on Jul 26, 2016 16:07:18 GMT
I haven't had it happen with foods, but with meds, yes. Took a med for 3 years, no problems, then from one day to the next a severe allergic reaction. Took me 3 days, though, to realize that is what it was causing the reaction, because... 3 years!
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Post by ilikepink on Jul 26, 2016 16:11:05 GMT
I've had a reaction to fresh peaches or nectarines - made my teeth itch. Had it for years, and then a few years ago it just vanished. Canned or cooked were fine.
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Post by beanbuddymom on Jul 26, 2016 16:14:41 GMT
Yeah the pineapple thing makes sense to me now - canned never an issue but I guess DS will need to stay away from the fresh - not a big deal I guess since we don't typically buy the fresh.
I can deal with the banana thing I guess - it was just so sudden, I googled and I guess others have had issues with it as well that way. So odd. One day fine, next day, nope, not happening. And yes I incorrectly classified as allergic, it's as you said an intolerance, sorry. It's just the "can't have it" things.
DD strawberry thing was very out of the blue though. She's eaten them numerous times this summer. She's so pissed. She loves them and was so hoping it was something else, so kept trying hence the 3 times. It was definitely that. Ooh, I feel bad for her, since we live in Maine and our annual tradition of Strawberries are going to be gone now for her anyway. I told her it was like when my sister moved here, right afterward she developed shellfish allergy. And that was immediate also, for her, throat closed up and everything.
Crazy.
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Post by beanbuddymom on Jul 26, 2016 16:19:58 GMT
I haven't had it happen with foods, but with meds, yes. Took a med for 3 years, no problems, then from one day to the next a severe allergic reaction. Took me 3 days, though, to realize that is what it was causing the reaction, because... 3 years! OMG that's crazy! |
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Post by pridemom on Jul 26, 2016 16:20:47 GMT
Yeah the pineapple thing makes sense to me now - canned never an issue but I guess DS will need to stay away from the fresh - not a big deal I guess since we don't typically buy the fresh. I can deal with the banana thing I guess - it was just so sudden, I googled and I guess others have had issues with it as well that way. So odd. One day fine, next day, nope, not happening. And yes I incorrectly classified as allergic, it's as you said an intolerance, sorry. It's just the "can't have it" things. DD strawberry thing was very out of the blue though. She's eaten them numerous times this summer. She's so pissed. She loves them and was so hoping it was something else, so kept trying hence the 3 times. It was definitely that. Ooh, I feel bad for her, since we live in Maine and our annual tradition of Strawberries are going to be gone now for her anyway. I told her it was like when my sister moved here, right afterward she developed shellfish allergy. And that was immediate also, for her, throat closed up and everything. Crazy. My friend gets nasty gas when she eats bananas. She takes GasX with them to counteract it, because she loves bananas. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2016 16:24:36 GMT
This doesn't really apply to fruit allergies, but protein allergies. My DD's SIL was recently diagnosed with this. Who knew a tick bite could lead to terrible allergies. Lone Star Tick Bite causes allergies |
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Post by beanbuddymom on Jul 26, 2016 16:32:01 GMT
This doesn't really apply to fruit allergies, but protein allergies. My DD's SIL was recently diagnosed with this. Who knew a tick bite could lead to terrible allergies. Lone Star Tick Bite causes allergiesOMG that's horrifying. What a challenge for EMS and ER workers these days. Holy cow. |
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Post by beanbuddymom on Jul 26, 2016 16:34:40 GMT
Yeah the pineapple thing makes sense to me now - canned never an issue but I guess DS will need to stay away from the fresh - not a big deal I guess since we don't typically buy the fresh. I can deal with the banana thing I guess - it was just so sudden, I googled and I guess others have had issues with it as well that way. So odd. One day fine, next day, nope, not happening. And yes I incorrectly classified as allergic, it's as you said an intolerance, sorry. It's just the "can't have it" things. DD strawberry thing was very out of the blue though. She's eaten them numerous times this summer. She's so pissed. She loves them and was so hoping it was something else, so kept trying hence the 3 times. It was definitely that. Ooh, I feel bad for her, since we live in Maine and our annual tradition of Strawberries are going to be gone now for her anyway. I told her it was like when my sister moved here, right afterward she developed shellfish allergy. And that was immediate also, for her, throat closed up and everything. Crazy. My friend gets nasty gas when she eats bananas. She takes GasX with them to counteract it, because she loves bananas. I thought it was gas and had eaten Tums but it didn't do anything. The only thing that solved the pain was time. And like an idiot I went and ate them two or three times again later, convinced it was a one time thing, or that I would try to eat more tums or have something else to eat with it so it wasn't on an empty stomach or other convoluted theories of trying to eat the damned banana. Have stayed away from them now though it makes me sad. |
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Post by beanbuddymom on Jul 26, 2016 16:36:14 GMT
I've had a reaction to fresh peaches or nectarines - made my teeth itch. Had it for years, and then a few years ago it just vanished. Canned or cooked were fine. have to say I've never heard of teeth itching, how strange! Nice that it's gone now though. Wonder if you have a tolerance now or if there's something different with the peaches. |
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Post by beanbuddymom on Jul 26, 2016 16:37:03 GMT
I had to cut tomatoes out of my diet a few years back. I'm still mourning their loss. Ooh, I'm sorry. Tomatoes are a sad one to lose as well.  |
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Post by hollymolly on Jul 26, 2016 16:38:41 GMT
I developed a weird allergy/sensitivity/reaction to salmon two years ago. I used to eat it at least once a week, sometimes more. I liked it raw, smoked, baked, any way. Then once night I got horrible pains that felt like gas but weren't. With trial and error, I figured out it was salmon. If I have a seafood dish with even a little bit of salmon, I feel it.
This is really timely, because I had those same horrible pains last night. All I had yesterday was fried eggs for breakfast, a baked sweet potato for lunch, and a Stouffer's lasagna for dinner. All things I eat regularly. Now I'm afraid to eat anything.
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Post by scrapaddie on Jul 26, 2016 17:30:42 GMT
The banana thing is not an allergy, but a banana intolerance. We can lose an enzyme needed to digest a protein in banana. You should be able to eat them cooed. And I can eat a banana every once in a while. It is only when I eat them for a couple of days in a row that I have a problem. Thus developed after years of eating them every day
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Post by milocat on Jul 26, 2016 17:36:44 GMT
My Dad was over 60 and all of a sudden he started breaking out in hives whenever he eats red grapes.
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Post by cath4k on Jul 26, 2016 17:46:37 GMT
Yeah the pineapple thing makes sense to me now - canned never an issue but I guess DS will need to stay away from the fresh - not a big deal I guess since we don't typically buy the fresh. I can deal with the banana thing I guess - it was just so sudden, I googled and I guess others have had issues with it as well that way. So odd. One day fine, next day, nope, not happening. And yes I incorrectly classified as allergic, it's as you said an intolerance, sorry. It's just the "can't have it" things. DD strawberry thing was very out of the blue though. She's eaten them numerous times this summer. She's so pissed. She loves them and was so hoping it was something else, so kept trying hence the 3 times. It was definitely that. Ooh, I feel bad for her, since we live in Maine and our annual tradition of Strawberries are going to be gone now for her anyway. I told her it was like when my sister moved here, right afterward she developed shellfish allergy. And that was immediate also, for her, throat closed up and everything. Crazy. If she isn't afraid to try strawberries one more time, your daughter could try organic strawberries. Sometimes people have an allergy to the pesticide used.
We are going crazy in our house right now because one of my children is getting hives every day. Nothing has changed in his diet or environment so he has developed an allergy to something he previously tolerated. As we narrow things down, we suspect it may be our dog. He doesn't have an appointment with the allergist until late August so we are charting and watching everything in the meantime. He has been taking different things out of his diet and nothing has resolved the issue yet.
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Post by eleezybeth on Jul 26, 2016 17:47:48 GMT
Google Oral Allergy Syndrome - After having a particularly scary interaction with the most delicious and juicy peach ever, I was diagnosed with this. Not at all fun. Mine has gradually gotten worse as I've gotten older. I'm not longer able to tolerate peaches, bananas or cucumbers.
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Post by its me mg on Jul 26, 2016 17:49:54 GMT
Last time I had a banana my throat was swollen, my tongue swelled, and I broke out in head to toe hives ... I love bananas I'm so sad. |
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Post by Shel on Jul 26, 2016 17:51:11 GMT
I've developed allergies in the last few years. It's very annoying. Can't have nuts anymore except peanuts (in moderation). Some veggies like cauliflower, too many raw carrots, and snap peas have all caused a reaction. And last night I got itchy after 1 bite of canteloupe. So frustrating. Only one of my kids has an allergy and its a mild one to nuts. No fair to develop allergies later in life!
ETA: I forgot bananas! Can only tolerate a couple of bites before it becomes problematic. And not on an empty stomach!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2016 17:54:18 GMT
I developed a weird allergy/sensitivity/reaction to salmon two years ago. I used to eat it at least once a week, sometimes more. I liked it raw, smoked, baked, any way. Then once night I got horrible pains that felt like gas but weren't. With trial and error, I figured out it was salmon. If I have a seafood dish with even a little bit of salmon, I feel it. This is really timely, because I had those same horrible pains last night. All I had yesterday was fried eggs for breakfast, a baked sweet potato for lunch, and a Stouffer's lasagna for dinner. All things I eat regularly. Now I'm afraid to eat anything. The fat in salmon can cause this. My husband can not eat reheated salmon because of this. (Or leftover cooked salmon) |
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Post by brandy327 on Jul 26, 2016 18:04:56 GMT
Oh.. and btw, cooked pineapple won't do this. Same for canned pineapple. The enzyme is apparently denatured with heat. It's only fresh pineapple! I sympathize. I love pineapple and I get this too! I also have oral allergy syndrome which results in the same symptoms from eating foods that are closely associated with certain pollens (birch and grass for me). There's nothing to do for that either because it's a self-limited condition- limited to the mouth and the symptoms go away without any treatment. But, there is a big difference between the two in how they cause their symptoms. I am guessing different people have different sensitivities to the enzyme in fresh pineapple. I also read that different parts of the pineapple contain different amounts of it. I'm sure that is out there somewhere on line. I looked it up at some point when I thought I had developed oral allergy syndrome to pineapple myself! That's all VERY interesting!! I've never had that at all when I eat pineapple. My dd has started complaining over the last year or so that apples and strawberries make her lips feel swollen...I don't see it but she says that they feel that way. |
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Post by paget on Jul 26, 2016 18:07:58 GMT
So I am used to hearing about allergies in our family but this is getting kind of ridiculous, when we think we are fine and then these sudden allergies pop up, i.e. food we've eaten for years and then all of a sudden one day, bam, allergic reaction. Are any of you experiencing this? DD, age 16 - all of a sudden this week breaks out in hives from strawberries. She ate them three separate occasions and it occurred each time so we ruled out other foods or situations, we're 99% sure it was from that. DD, age 12 - all of a sudden eating pineapple last week tells me his tongue and lips are itchy. Again has been eating this for years. Me, age 48 - all of a sudden 6 months or so developed stabbing pain after eating banana - figured it was something else, but over the course of months and trying again numerous times ruled other things out and it was indeed the banana giving me the pain. I'm like - WTH? Never had issues with these fruits and now in the last 6 months we have all developed fruit allergies, to coincidentally the fruits we all love the most. Re: the pain after the banana. Look up Latex fruit allergy and see if that sounds like you. I started getting pains after eating avocado and almonds and babanas and that's what is was. There are some other things included as well but I don't eat them- or enough to have noticed a pattern. |
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Post by Sassenach on Jul 26, 2016 18:11:22 GMT
I have the pollen oral allergy thing too. My mouth, tongue, and throat get itchy with nectarines and raw almonds. Roasted almond are fine. I have a lot of tree and grass allergies and it is related to that.
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