Pollen allergy comes about when you inhale pollen particles. This article will explain how eating fruit can cause symptoms of pollen allergy.
What is Pollen Allergy?
Pollen allergy is caused by proteins in pollen that your body is sensitive to. These proteins, or ones similar to them, can be found often in fruit. The condition caused is called oral allergy syndrome.
What is Oral Allergy Syndrome?
Oral allergy syndrome is a type of food allergy. This condition causes a reaction in and around the mouth or in the throat. It comes about from eating fresh fruit, such as apples or nuts and vegetables. It usually develops in early adulthood.
Who is Affected?
This condition often develops with people who are already affected by allergies. Especially pollen allergy is something that can easily cause oral allergy syndrome.
Symptoms of Fruit Allergy
– Hives
– Rash
– Difficulty breathing
– Swollen airway
– Inflammation
– Redness
– Coughing
– Itching or burning sensation around mouth
– Eye watering and redness
How to Avoid Symptoms of Fruit Allergy?
In order to avoid symptoms it is possible to use fruit, which have been boiled or frozen. These methods are often enough to stop the proteins in the food from causing the symptoms.
If the person, suffering from oral allergy syndrome, is also suffering from another allergy, it is necessary to treat the other allergy first. This is because that allergy is most likely a contributing factor to the fruit allergy that the person suffers from.
In certain cases it is possible to avoid reactions to the fruit if it is pealed first. This is because the peel of the fruit usually contains the proteins that are responsible for the symptoms.
Allergy immunotherapy is one way to treat the illness. This is done by subjecting the sufferer of the condition to small doses of the allergen over a period of time in order to create a resistance in the body to the allergen.
