Allergized» latex allergy http://www.allergized.com uncovering the eight most commen food allergies Milk, Eggs, Peanuts, Tree nuts, Fish, Shellfish, Soy, Wheat Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:45:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Latex Allergy and Food http://www.allergized.com/latex-allergy-and-food/ http://www.allergized.com/latex-allergy-and-food/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:22:24 +0000 Rachel http://www.allergized.com/?p=593 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Latex (natural rubber latex) is produced from the juice extracted from the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis). Latex is used primarily for the manufacture of rubber gloves, catheters and other disposable materials. Even balloons and condoms made of latex.

You may react allergic to latex. The residues of proteins in latex products is what you are responding to.

Symptoms of latex allergy are typically hives, asthma and hay fever.

Just as there are cross-reactions between pollen and food, there may be cross-reactions between plant proteins in latex and the proteins in food.

Banana, avocado and kiwi provides most symptoms, but also papaya, fig, potato, tomato and chestnut may cause cross-reactions. 30-80 percent of all those with latex allergy have symptoms when they eat one or more of these foods.

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