If you suffer from pollen allergy or latex allergy, you might experience allergic symptoms when eating certain fruits, vegetables, spices and nuts. This is called cross-reactions.

Lists of foods
Below are lists of foods that may cross-react with pollen or latex. In the headlines birch pollen, grass and mug wort pollen and latex you can see which foods may cause symptoms.

These lists are not ban lists, but can be used as a guide to what foods you should be aware of. It is rare that you get symptoms from all the food products that are listed under each category. You may very well eat the fruits and vegetables that do not give you symptoms, even if they are on the list. Additionally, you might respond to food that is not listed.

Raw and Cooked
Most suffers of pollen allergy tolerate better the food once they have been boiled, baked or fried. If you have symptoms of raw celery and nuts, you may have problems with these foods even when they are heat treated. You must try your way, unless you have experienced very strong reactions. In that case should you talk to your doctor.

Birch Pollen
Foods which may cause allergic reactions by birch pollen allergy and allergy to elm and hazel

Fruits                       Vegetables                                 Nuts
Apricot                      Carrot                                             Hazelnut
Plum                           Potato                                             Groundnut / Peanut
Peach                         Tomato                                           Almond
Cherry                       Pepper                                            Para nut
Kiwi                            Celery (tuber and foliage)       Walnut
Nectarine
Pear
Apple

Grass Pollen
Foods which may cause allergic reactions in grass allergy
Fruits                          Vegetables                       Nuts
Orange                           Tomato                                Groundnut / Peanut
Melon                            Pea

Mug wort pollen
Foods which may cause allergic reactions in mug wort pollen allergy

Fruit                             Vegetables                            Herbs
Melon                            Green peppers                        Chamomile
Sunflower seeds        Carrot                                         Parsley
Parsnips
Parsley
Celery (tuber and leaf)

Spices and Herbs
Spices and herbs that can give allergic reactions when pollen allergy

Anis

Curry

Merian

Basil coriander oregano

Comment dill Paprika

Tarragon

Pepper (black, white and green)

Fennel wormwood

Thyme

Spices and herbs may cause symptoms if you are allergic to celery and are allergic to mug wort pollen or birch pollen. Reactions to spices and herbs are rare.

Honey chamomile tea and health
By pollen allergy you can rarely get symptoms from eating or drinking anything that contains pollen.

Honey, chamomile tea and some health food products and natural products such as propolis may contain pollen.

Pollen in food is not reflected in the declaration.

Exotic Fruits and Vegetables
Some people with pollen allergy have unexpected symptoms when they eat raw fruit and exotic vegetables. If you usually have strong reactions to food, it’s a good idea to just eat little bits of fruits and vegetables until you know whether you can tolerate them.

Latex Allergy
Foods which may cause allergic reactions in latex allergy

Fruit                          Vegetables
Avocados                  Potato
Banana                       Tomato
Figs
Chestnuts
Kiwi
Papaya

See also: Tomato Allergy, Avocado Allergy

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Milk Allergy can be treated if the allergic increases the intake of milk over a longer period.

Milk can probably alleviate the milk allergics intolerance to milk, a research shows published in the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. According to a new study of 19 children aged 6 to 17 years, which a team of researchers has carried out in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Hospital Child.

In the experiment 12 children ate increased doses of powdered milk, while the remaining seven children were given the placebo powder. And the result is that the intake of milk powder can train the immune system to completely overlook or better tolerate the allergens in milk, which previously caused allergic reactions,” says one of the researchers behind the study and director of the hospital center for allergy and immunology, medical Robert Woods to Reuters.

The children who were given milk powder was after four months of treatment in a position to intake up to half deciliter cow’s milk without getting allergic reactions, while the children who received placebo powder, still could not drink a spoonful without getting problems.

Robert Woods, however, warns against that parents are beginning to give their children milk without supervision by a medical expert.

So far, he can not say with certainty whether health improvements are permanent, or whether they cease if the allergic immune system is not confronted with the allergens on a daily basis.

Source
Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology 2008; 121: 137: a randomized, double-blind, Placebo-Controlled (DBPC) Study of Milk Oral Immunotherapy (MOIT) of Cow’s Milk Allergy (CMA). Medication for milk allergy.

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Here is some information on egg allergies and corn allergies. These allergic reactions can be quite sneaky – some people don’t even get stomach or intestinal disturbances at all. Quite often, egg allergies are the cause of otherwise undiagnosed headaches or migranes, chronic sore throats, and other sympotms that can be easily overlooked as a food allergy. I hope this helps!

Egg Allergies: “Egg”-cellent Alternatives

Egg allergies can be hard to manage, especially when you want to enjoy baked goods.
There are many egg substitutes that can be used with great results, but for those with other food allergies, store-bought substitutes may contain additional allergens like corn.
A great homemade egg substitute may be made with ground flax seed. For one egg, combine 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed with 3 tablespoons of hot water. Whisk and let sit for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thick. Use as you would the egg in your recipe. You can double this for two eggs, triple for three, etc., and you will be getting your omega fatty acids and fiber to boot! I recommend everyone try this even if you don’t have egg allergies, as it is tasty and healthy.
There are also commercial egg substitutes that can be used for omelettes. Check to make sure you can have all of the ingredients, and see which brands you like best.

Corn Allergies – Difficult to Go Against the “Grain”

Studies have shown that nearly 75% of the items in our grocery stores contain some kind of corn. For those of us with corn allergies, this can cause serious problems: even if processed items do not list corn as an ingredient, they may have come into contact with corn at some point in their manufacture. Even this small amount may make you sick.
There are many ways to avoid corn, and preparing your own foods is the best way. Instead of using corn flour or starch, you can use other flours and starches with excellent results. Try using garfava flour (a flour mix made of fava beans and garbanzo, or chickpeas) instead of corn flour, and tapioca or arrowroot starch instead of cornstarch.

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What should you avoid?

If you suffer from pollen and latex allergies you might experience allergic symptoms when you eat certain fruits, vegetables, spices and nuts. This is called cross reactions.

Lists of foods
Below is a list of foods that may cross react with pollen or latex. Under the headlines birch pollen, grass pollen and sagebrush pollen and latex, you can see the foods that may cause symptoms.

The lists are not prohibition lists, but can be used as a guide to which foods you should be aware of. It is rare that you get symptoms from all the food that is listed under each main group. You may therefore eat the fruits and vegetables that do not give you the symptoms, even if they are on the list. In addition, you may react to food, that is not on the list.

Birch Pollen
Food, which may trigger allergic reactions by birch pollen allergy

Fruits:
Apricot, Plum, Peach, Cherry, Kiwi, Nectarine, Pear, Apple

Vegetables:
Carrot, Potato, Tomato, Pepper, Celery

Nuts:
Hazel nut, Peanut, Almond, Pistachio, Walnut

Grass Pollen
Food, which can trigger allergic reactions by grass pollen allergy

Fruits:
Orange, Melon

Vegetables:
Tomato, Pea

Nuts:
Peanut

Sagebrush Pollen
Food, which may trigger allergic reactions by sagebrush allergy

Fruit:
Melon, Sun flower seeds

Vegetables:
Pepper fruit, Carrot, Pasternak, Parsley, Celery

Herbs:
Chamomile, Parsley

Spices and herbs
Spices and herbs, which may trigger allergic reactions by pollen allergy

Anis, Curry, Merian, Basil, Coriander, Oregano, Dill, Caraway, Paprika, Tarragon and Black pepper,

Spices and herbs may trigger symptoms, if you are allergic to celery and is allergic to sagebrush pollen or birch pollen. Reactions to the spices and herbs are rare.

Exotic fruits and vegetables
Some people with pollen allergy may experience unexpected symptoms when they eat raw exotic fruits and vegetables, for instance on travels. If you normally have strong reactions to food, it is a good idea to start with small bits of fruit and vegetables until you know whether you can tolerate them or not.

Latex allergy
Food, which may trigger allergic reactions by latex allergy

Avocado, Banana, Figs, Chestnut, Kiwi, Papaya, Potato, Tomato

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Allergies to nuts

Nuts are healthy, but they can also cause allergy reactions.
Does your mouth and throat tickle when you eat nuts?
Do you experience hay fever symptoms or hives of eating the smallest piece of almond?

If so it may be signs of allergies to nuts or an allergic cross-reaction to birch pollen.

Both children and adults can react allergic to nuts. We have no accurate records of how many that suffers from tree nut allergy. Most will be young people and adults with birch pollen allergy, experiencing a so-called “cross-reaction”, because their bodies can not distinguish between the allergenic substances in pollen and nuts.

Allergy-reactions to nuts occurs in the majority, just after they have eaten nuts – some will first experience symptoms after a few hours or longer. It is especially hazelnuts, which may give allergic, but also almonds, Brazil nuts and walnuts.

- If you experience symptoms of allergy to nuts – whether it is a cross-reaction or a nut allergy – you must immediately stop eating the nuts, rinse the mouth and possibly take antihistamines if symptoms are mild. If you experience violent reactions, a should doctor assess the situation, but it should be stressed that the vast majority are experiencing mild symptoms.

Yet the advice is that if you already once have responded towards nuts, you should avoid precisely that kind of nuts entirely.

Allergy tests

If you experience allergic reactions to nuts – and you do not know whether you already have pollen allergy – it’s a good idea to have see your doctor for an allergy test for pollen allergy. This is done through a skin prick test or a blood test.

If the test is positive, further studies are rarely necessary. In that case you are allergic to pollen, and it is quite normal that you also react to nuts.

Is the test is negative, a skin test or blood test specifically for nuts reveals exactly which nuts, you can not tolerate.

- If you respond to one kind of nuts is does not necessarily mean that you also respond to other nuts. When allergic to hazel nuts, however, it is quite common also to respond to other tree nuts – such as walnut.

Raw vs. treated nuts

In everyday life, it may seem like a be an obstacle run to avoid nuts all together, because they can be found in many products – such as breakfast cereals, bread, cakes, confectionery and sweets.

– Some foods may contain very small amounts of nuts, without any information about it on the label. For example the product may have been in contact with nuts during production. Here, the producer may choose to write ‘May contain traces of …’ on the product, but it may still be enough for people with allergies to birch pollen and nuts to experience symptoms.

Nut lovers, that reacts allergic to nuts, do however not have to quit eating nuts all together.

– A lot of people who have allergy symptoms to nuts, reacts only on the raw and unprocessed nuts, but can withstand the nuts, as long as they are baked, fried or boiled.

Nuts, that often gives allergic reactions:

• Hazelnut
• Cashew nut
• Almond
• Brazil nut
• Walnut

Nuts, seeds and grains, which rarely gives allergic reactions:

• Poppy seeds
• Pumpkin seeds
• Chestnuts
• Coconuts
• Pecan nuts
• Pine nuts
• Pistachio nuts
• Sesame seeds
• Sun flower seeds

Be careful

• Breakfast cereals – especially muesli often contain nuts.
• Bread – the nuts may be added (such as walnuts).
• Cold cuts – for example contains the Italian sausage Mortadella pistachios.
• Dinner meals – particularly African, Chinese, Indonesian, Mexican, Thai and Vietnamese dishes often contain nuts.
• Cookies, sweets, ice, etc. – Remember: Marzipan is made of almonds, nougat is made of hazelnuts, macaroons may contain marzipan / almonds. Many salads are sprinkled with nuts, cheese and ice are often decorated with nuts.

Peanuts – not a nut!

Despite the name, peanuts are not a nut but a legume. Peanuts has actually no allergens in common with nuts.

If you are allergic to peanuts, you do not necessarily have to avoid other nuts, unless you have a clean nut allergy together with your peanut allergy.

If you do have a clean peanut allergy, you may also react to other legumes – such as green peas, soy, beans and lentils.

Severe symptoms

Peanuts appear in breakfast cereals, peanut butter, some exotic dinners, sauces, dressings and cakes, desserts, sweets, snacks and ice. In the declaration on the food, the peanuts typically hides under names such as groundnut oil, peanut butter and peanut oil.

Symptoms of peanut allergy are – like nut allergy – itching in the mouth and throat, hay fever symptoms and hives. In addition, peanut allergy more often gives violent symptoms such as severe asthma attacks and allergic shock.
– With peanut allergy, often only very small quantities are needed to trigger symptoms. That is why it is important to talk with their doctor about what to do if you by a mistake eat peanuts. You might for instance need to always have fast working medicine with you – such as an EpiPen.

Nuts are also healthy

With a small handful (3/4 – 1 oz) of nuts daily, you can prevent heart disease. In fact you reduce your risk of 20-40 per cent compared to those who do not eat nuts.

Although nuts contain lots of ‘healthy fat’, it is still fat. Therefore you should not just add 1 oz. of nuts on top of you daily diet – unless you want to gain weight. Instead you could replace other forms of fat – such as the saturated and hard fat from the butter or margarine – with peanut butter. As a snack, nuts are also good, but choose those without salt or sugar.

If you are allergic to nuts, you do not have to do without the nuts healthy benefits.

Mainly because you probably do not respond to all nuts. Secondary because many only react to raw nuts – not nuts, which are baked, fried or boiled.

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First of all, wheat allergy is not the same as coeliac disease.

• Hay Fever
• Itching in the mouth
• Hives
• Asthma
• Vomiting
• Diarrhoea
• Or, at worst, anaphylactic shock
  

Physical and psychological reactions to allergy

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