fruit allergy

Hey Vollyball Lover!

Welcome to the board!!

Having a fruit allergy sounds terrible! I would be so sad if I couldn't eat fruit. But even though you love it, I would suggest that you *stop* eating all fruit and talk with your doctor. You may want to consider having an allergy test. If you've already had these tests and you know that you have an allergy (not just a sensitivity) then you should already be aware of the dangers of going into anaphylactic shock after eating fruit. Part of this reaction is having your thoat swell, inhibiting breathing or even stopping it all together. The fact that you notice your throat begining to swell certainly makes me concerned for you. It's possible that you're only allergic to some fruits and just very sensitive to others. If this is the case, then you'll only have to avoid the ones you're allergic to and eat the others on the very rare occasion (my doctor warned me that the reaction gets worse the longer your away from the allergin).

For relief now though, have you tried Benadryl? Taking a maximum recommended dose will make you quite tired, but should help with the itch. :)

Have you tried organic fruit?  I'm wondering if there's a possibility it's the sprays and chemicals that are on the fruit that you are reacting to.  I've heard of this before and when the person ate organic only, she didn't have the reaction.