ENVIRONMENTAL ALLERGIES RELATE TO FOOD ALLERGIES

If you suffer from some environmental allergies you may also suffer from certain food allergies.  In most cases the food allergies are not severe and may only cause some itching, etc.  In a few cases they could be severe.  (Not talking about regular food allergies here, just ones related to environmental allergies.)

According to an article in Comsumer Reports on Health Volume 23 Issue 12, December 2011 if you suffer from any of the following environmental allergies you could possibly notice some allergy to the corresponding foods listed.

• GRASSES:  celery, melons, oranges, peaches, tomatoes
• RAGWEED:  bananas, cucumbers, melons, sunflower seeds, zucchini
• BIRCH:  almonds, carrots, celery, cherries, hazelnuts, kiwis, peaches, pears, plums

The food allergy symptoms will usually show themselves as itching in the mouth, nose, etc or other minor problems.  If you have the above environmental allergies and notice these food allergy symptoms, before you think you are sick or coming down with something, think back to whether you ate the above foods when your environmental allergy was more exposed.

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Lukasz Szmigiel