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[charlottezweb]

I cannot also be allergic to blueberries. I thought the blackberry allergy would be the final betrayal. A life spent only with grapes, bananas and oranges would be too, too dull. At this rate I'll be losing one of those in the next few years.

Hand--->stapler--->forehead.

Seriously, though, come on! *grumble, grumble* Stupid allergies.

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[velochicdunord.livejournal.com]

But. but, but....

There's saskatoons and bilberries (different genus) mangoes and guava, kiwis and strawberries, apples, apricots, peaches and nectarines......

What other fruits give you reactions?

[charlottezweb.livejournal.com]

Well, I've never tried the first two, but I am allergic to all the others. Oh, but I forgot about melons! I can eat melons, yay! :)

[velochicdunord.livejournal.com]

That seriously sucks. Not to mention, makes good nutrition and other health difficult.

Bilberries - available up and down the eastern seaboard, mostly at roadside stands and farmer's markets. Not in large scale commercial production. One of those things that you have to "know about".

Saskatoons - northern prairie berry now entering commercial cultivation, but expensive as they are labour-intensive. Only available in later July and August. I have a cards and contact infor for a couple of growers who will air freight. Interested?

[dr-brat.livejournal.com]

I vaguely remember hearing you say that you could eat cooked versions of fruit you couldn't eat raw... Have you tried cooked blueberries? I had some on my oatmeal this morning. Seems a shame to have to give up all those good little antioxidants.

[prairierabbit.livejournal.com]

Oh, my, that truly sucks! How did you figure out you were allergic to them? (I'm currently trying to figure out if some of my allergies might be food related.)

[porcinea.livejournal.com]

Her lips started burning when she ate them. Or so I presume.

I am so sorry!!!!

[charlottezweb.livejournal.com]

My mouth and lips start to itch and then burn and then swell. If I keep eating or drinking the offending item, my throat will start to swell.

Also allergic to nuts (not peanuts, although I don't eat any, just in case), hay, mold, pollen, wisteria, animals, angora (I know it's an animal, but people just think of it as a fiber), fragrances, tide, spiders...

The food allergies are an over-eager histamine response by the receptors that are allergic to pollen--somehow they get them confused and react even though the tree isn't actually there.

I keep testing things but most of it's trial and error...

[hkbear.livejournal.com]

(Psst: it's cause peanuts aren't nuts.)

[charlottezweb.livejournal.com]

Yeah, yeah, I know. :) But when I say I'm allergic to nuts, even if I specify tree nuts, most people still get worried about peanuts because it's the nut allergy everyone knows. Interestingly enough, to me anyway, I'm also allergic to a number of legume products--raw soy, bean sprouts, raw green beans, etc.