Do not take bee propolis if you have asthma, as it can magnify symptoms.
(Though claims have been made for its use in treating allergies, propolis may cause severe allergic reactions if the user is sensitive to bees or bee products).

If you are allergic to bees stings, have hay fever and/or suffer from seasonal allergies such as pollen BE WARE until you can be tested by a health practitioner to determine your precise allergy.
There is a strong precaution for the use of any bee by product for asthmatics or those who suffer from
A seasonal allergy, that is someone who has an allergic reaction to a trigger that is typically only present for part of a year, such as spring or fall.
This type of allergy refers to a pollen allergy, the pollen bees collect from flowers.

Pollens are tiny egg-shaped powdery grains released from flowering plants, which are carried by the wind or insects, and serve to cross-pollinate other plants of the same type for reproductive purposes. When pollen is present in the air, it can land in a person’s eyes, nose, lungs and skin to set up an allergic reaction.

Due to the natural presence of botulinum endospores in honey, children under one year of age should not be given honey. The more developed digestive systems of older children and adults generally destroy the spores. Infants, however, can contract botulism from honey.

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Pollens that are spread by the wind are usually the main cause of seasonal allergies, while pollens that rely on insects (such as the honeybee) to be carried to other plants do not. Most plants with bright, vibrant flowers (such as roses) are insect pollinated and do not generally cause seasonal allergies since the pollen is not usually present in the air.

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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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The pollen season is upon us. For those, who suffer from allergies, this time in the year is tough to get through, but many people with pollen allergy can also react to a number of foods.

If you suffer from pollen allergy, you might also react to certain kinds of food – for instance when you peel potatoes or eat peaches or apricots. Responses may be itching in the mouth, and some say that the itching seems to continue right out of the ears.

The substances which cause allergies, are proteins. The proteins found in pollen are related to those proteins which are in fruit and vegetables, and the immune system may have difficulties separating them from each other. This may lead to a so-called cross-reaction, where pollen allergic persons reacts allergic to something they have never eaten before.

Sneezing and running eyes

Signs of pollen allergy is sneezing, a runny nose and eyes running (hay fever) together with an annoying itching. The nose might also be so congested that it may be difficult to breathe. In some cases, pollen allergy may cause symptoms from the lungs (asthma).

If you are allergic to pollen you might experience allergic symptoms when you eat certain fruits, vegetables, nuts or spices. The body reacts because it can not distinguish between the allergenic substances (the allergens) in pollen and similar substances in food. This is called cross-reactions.

Every other person with allergies to both birch, grass and mogwort pollen experience symptoms when they eat certain nuts, fruits and vegetables. Among those with only have birch pollen allergy, every three experience cross-reactions.

Some pollen allergic persons may experience symptoms year round, if they eat food that cross reacts with pollen. Others will only have symptoms in the pollen season.

If you suffer from birch pollen allergy, you might also experience symptoms from cross-reacting food when it is the season for pollen from alder, elm or hazel. Similarly, people with allergies to alder, elm and hazel respond to the same food as with birch pollen allergy.

It does not help on the symptoms from the pollen allergy it self that you avoid the foods that cross reacts with pollen.

Symptoms

When responding to food, which cross reacts with pollen, the most common symptoms are itching and swelling on the lips and in the mouth and throat. Some experience that the itching continues right out to the ears.

More rare are symptoms such as hives (rash and itching), asthma and stomach and ingestion problems. A very few people develops eczema on their hands when they touch on some of the food that cross reacts with pollen.

In cases where the reactions are severe such as swelling of the throat and neck, and the cause is not known, the doctor will in some cases perform an allergy test and make a provocation with the suspect foods.

If the doctor chooses to make an allergy test for the cross-reacting food, you should be aware of false positive results. For instance, many with grass pollen allergy will receive a positive response for wheat and other cereal products, when examining the blood sample, but they have no symptoms when they eat wheat. There they should not avoid wheat.

Below is a list of foods that might cross react with pollen.

Birch pollen

Food, which might cause allergic reactions when suffering from birch pollen allergy

Fruit: apricot, plum, peach, cherry, kiwi, nectarine, pear, apple

Vegetables: carrot, potato, tomato, pepper, celery

Nuts: hazelnut, peanut, almond, Brazil nut, walnut

Grass pollen

Food, which might cause allergic reactions when suffering from grass pollen allergy

Fruit: orange, melon

Vegetables: tomato, pea

Nuts: Groundnut / peanut

Mugwort / Sagebrush pollen

Food, which might cause allergic reactions when suffering from Mugwort / Sagebrush pollen allergy

Fruit: Melon, sun flower seeds

Vegetables: Pepper, carrot, parsnip, parsley root, celery

Herbs: Camille, Parsley

Spices and herbs

Spices and herbs, which may cause allergic reactions when suffering from pollen allergy

Anis, curry powder, marjoram, basil, coriander, oregano, dill, caraway, paprika, tarragon, meat, black pepper, fennel, wormwood, thyme.

Exotic fruits and vegetables

Some people with pollen allergy might get unexpected symptoms when they eat raw exotic fruits and vegetables, such as on travel. If you normally have strong reactions against food, it is a good idea to start with little bits of fruit and vegetables until you know whether you can tolerate them or not.

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