Fruit allergy

Fruit allergy is a food allergy. Fruit allergies make up about 10 percent of all food related allergies

Symptoms

Allergic reactions to fruit and vegetables are usually mild and often just affect the mouth, causing itching, a rash, or blisters where the food touches the lips and mouth. This is called oral allergy syndrome. (A number of people who react in this way to fruit or vegetables will also react to pollen from some trees and weeds. So, for example, people who are allergic to birch pollen are also likely to be allergic to apples.) Another symptom may include slight swelling in the throat, making it feel like it is closing. The ability to breathe is still present though, so it is not fatal.^{[citation needed]}

Mitigation

For those allergic to fruits, cooking may help reduce or eliminate the reaction to some fruits.

People with this allergy might not necessarily be allergic to citrus fruits.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of allergies

External links

• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America