While nuts can cause
oral allergy syndrome symptoms, they're more likely than other foods to cause severe food allergy symptoms, Dr. McNairn adds, so you'll definitely want to bring up any nut - related mouth itchiness with an allergy doc.
Apples might be the food most likely to spark
oral allergy syndrome symptoms, Dr. McNairn says.
As many as 70 % of people with pollen allergies also experience
oral allergy syndrome symptoms after eating raw produce (and some nuts).
The most straightforward way to avoid
oral allergy syndrome symptoms is to stop eating the foods you react to.
In fact, about 5 % of people with
oral allergy syndrome symptoms go on to have body - wide signs like nausea or vomiting, and some can even worsen to the potentially life - threatening anaphylaxis, which can include swelling, hives, and even shock.
Bananas, cantaloupe, cucumbers, honeydew, peppers, watermelon, and zucchini can cause
oral allergy syndrome symptoms in people with ragweed allergies.
However, if it's a particularly bad pollen season for you, you might notice worse
oral allergy syndrome symptoms as well, Dr. McNairn adds.
«Sufferers can often mistake
oral allergy syndrome symptoms for food allergy,» said allergist David Rosenstreich, MD, ACAAI fellow and study author.
Not exact matches
If your pollen
allergy symptoms are bad enough to warrant treatment with
allergy shots, you might get the side benefit of becoming less sensitive to
oral allergy syndrome as well.
Some people with
oral allergy syndrome find their
symptoms are lessened if they first peel the offending fruit or veggie before eating it raw, Dr. Elliot says.
Disorders related to protein intolerance include
oral allergy syndrome, immediate gastrointestinal hypersensitivity, eosinophilic esophagitis, gastritis and gastroenteritis; enterocolitis, protein - losing enteropathy, proctocolitis, chronic constipation (as the sole
symptom), atopic dermatitis, multiple food protein intolerance of infancy (to several foods, including breast milk) and celiac disease (adverse reaction to gluten).