I might be allergic to apples?!?


Question:
Everytime i eat an apple my lips get swolen and itchy and also the sides of my mouth.Also the inside of my neck feels clogged.what is wrong with me?

Answers:
You may be suffering from Oral Allergy Syndrome.

This is not technically an allergy; it happens when hay fever sufferers' systems mistake a food protein for a pollen protein. It's called a cross-reaction. This is quite common!

Read about OAS (and see a list of foods!) at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/oral_allerg... and http://allergies.about.com/od/foodallerg... and http://www.allergynursing.com/questions3...

Obviously you must avoid apples as well as any other food that produces this reaction in you. Although it isn't a true allergy, an anaphylactic reaction, which is life-threatening, may occur due to this cross-reaction. Anaphylaxis involves the swelling of your breathing passages and can be fatal.
ur probably allergic


go see a doctor
You are totally allergic to apples. Stop eating them! You are lucky that the reaction has not been worse. :)
It's very possible. Go here:

http://www.food-allergens.de/symposium-2...
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Are you making sure you wash the apple real good before you eat it? Have you tried to eat it without the skin? It may be your allergic to the pesticides they use. This is what my daughter is sensative too. I would try to wash it real good with a fruit wash and also peel it and see what happens. Eat just a little to see if you have any reactions. If you don't you will know it is something on the outside of the apple. If you do have a reaction yes you may have an allergic reaction to the apple itself.
you probably are allergic to them but i am no docter so i would contact one. tell them how long it last for and if not very long, and if you want to take a couple pictures of what it looks like when it occurs.
you're prolly allergic. But just in case you dont know DO Not underr any circumstances eat the seeds.
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