What delicious food are you allergic to?

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  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I don't have any food allergies, but if I eat fresh pineapple or black walnut I get irritating mouth ulcers. Fresh tomato, eggplant and a few other foods will do it sometimes if eaten alone, but even a brownie with black walnuts or a fruit salad that contains fresh pineapple will do it, even if I pick the pineapple out. Just the fact that it was there is usually enough.

    So, I don't eat pineapple and stick to English walnuts. It's been this way all my life so I don't really think about it except occasionally when I have to pass up a really delicious looking fruit salad because of the pineapple.
  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
    Almonds and avocados. :sad:

    And black olives are just icky.
  • Cindym82
    Cindym82 Posts: 1,245 Member
    I'm allergic to shellfish, and I really enjoy shrimp but it will kill me. Sesame seeds, the core of a pineapple (weird I know), wheat, gluten (in almost everything), fresh coconut, dairy......it sucks
  • sherry98008
    sherry98008 Posts: 11 Member
    Shellfish. I get giant hives that last a week!
  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
    i am also allergic to avocados--and i never meet ANYONE with the same allergy: crazy! i get intense stomach pain, nausea, gas, generally just feel like i am dying.

    Me too, and I don't feel better until I've tossed my....avocados.
  • Cindym82
    Cindym82 Posts: 1,245 Member
    Wine!! It makes my nose run & I start to sneeze a lot because of the sulfites. But I have a solution: I keep a box of kleenex handy if I plan on having a glass (or two, or three)... ;) I do love my wine.
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    or organic wine has no sulfates and actually tastes good! Sulfates is also what gives people the headaches after drinking a whole bottle
  • TheBigBoots
    TheBigBoots Posts: 74 Member
    I am allergic to chocolate

    Me too, although I have to say, it's actually turned out to be kind of a good thing. So much easier to avoid candy when you're forced to cut chocolate out of your diet.
  • nataliefamily3
    nataliefamily3 Posts: 189 Member
    I am allergic to peanut butter and shrimp, so sad. Developed the shrimp one working in a sea food place while pregnant, no fun.
  • miranda_mom
    miranda_mom Posts: 873 Member
    I had a terrible reaction to cantaloupe once. I ate some and then went right to the gym and after my work out, my skin was broken out and my throat started to close up. I've since been tested for a cantaloupe allergy (which is very rare) and I don't have one. However, I was told that sometimes when you're allergic to one thing your body will think something else is the thing you are allergic to. Having a reaction to cantaloupe but not being allergic is very common with people who are allergic to tree pollen, which I am severely allergic to. I still eat my cantaloupe but always keep Bendryl nearby and I never eat a ton of it.
  • nixirain
    nixirain Posts: 448 Member
    Corn. Which really sucks because I am in Texas so that eliminates 1/2 the menu at most restaurants. One of my fav places to go I can only order 1 thing that isn't corn!
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Wine!! It makes my nose run & I start to sneeze a lot because of the sulfites. But I have a solution: I keep a box of kleenex handy if I plan on having a glass (or two, or three)... ;) I do love my wine.

    Organic wine contains no sulfites, but it usually costs a bit more.
  • KStambulic
    KStambulic Posts: 131
    Corn. Which really sucks because I am in Texas so that eliminates 1/2 the menu at most restaurants. One of my fav places to go I can only order 1 thing that isn't corn!

    A friend of mine is allergic to corn also and she has to avoid anything with corn gluten, glucose, etc. in it. And there are a LOT of products that contain hidden corn.

    I'm also allergic to beer. Even a sip of it makes me sick.
  • Kekibird
    Kekibird Posts: 1,122 Member
    I have a mild-moderate reaction to all fruits and veggies. And a severe reaction to kiwis and melons.

    But I love them so I eat them anyways with an allergy pill.
  • HisShadow
    HisShadow Posts: 59 Member
    Melon, (watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew,) Raw carrot, raw apple, avocado.

    Those are some biggies. :(

    * I can eat cooked carrots and apples all day long.
  • Octopies
    Octopies Posts: 157 Member
    Strawberries. It's only a light allergy though... my throat gets scratchy and puffy. They were my favorite fruit so I still sneak one or two every once in a while. :P
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,465 Member
    Squid. No calamari for me!
  • HisShadow
    HisShadow Posts: 59 Member
    i am also allergic to avocados--and i never meet ANYONE with the same allergy: crazy! i get intense stomach pain, nausea, gas, generally just feel like i am dying.

    also, allergic to so many foods that i lived on for years, and never realized how much they were hurting me until i elminated them:
    -all dairy
    -all artificial sweetners
    -excessive amounts of processed soy

    Those are my avocado allergy symptoms.
  • Athena7579
    Athena7579 Posts: 3 Member
    I'm allergic to everything that's delicious....

    Shrimp (shellfish period)
    Eggs
    Chicken
    Peanuts
    SOY....even if I apply it to my skin and you would be surprised how many products have SOY in them...
    Avocado

    Sucks A@@!!!! But I usually take my chances, mostly causes itchy throat. I'll take a Benadryl and keep it moving!
  • lesliev523
    lesliev523 Posts: 366 Member
    Wheat.... so no bread/pasta/etc... I actually have celiac disease. But I am also sensitive to corn, rice flour (but not rice??), and bananas make me sick to my stomach
  • brandyk77
    brandyk77 Posts: 605 Member
    flying fish roe & escargot will give me hives

    any large amount of grease will make my stomach explode but I'm not allergic
  • fitgirlandfoodie
    fitgirlandfoodie Posts: 1,014 Member
    I know its not my allergy but my mother is allergic to beef, carrots and passionfruit in a serious way, eating = annaphalytic shock and possible death.then theres also mild allergies to kiwi, strawberries and red wine. impacted seriously on my diet when i was younger..dad grows all our veg so i had an excess of carrots to eat to make up for her, but havnt had roast beef since i was about 6 and as such don't really have a taste for beef (except fillet steak medium rare ;)
  • findusfaithful18
    findusfaithful18 Posts: 16 Member
    Everybody has a hard time believing this, but I'm actually allergic to regular refined sugar. If I were to eat even a teaspoon of regular sugar, all of my muscles start to ache and feel heavy, I'll sleep for 12 hours a night plus need naps throughout the day, and the symptoms will last 2-3 days. Basically it makes me unable to function, so that's pretty strong motivation to stay away from it (even though sometimes I really crave sweets!)

    When I first discovered it and took sugar out of my diet, I had a huge weight less over the next year and a half - went from a size 14 down to a size 6. Unfortunately since that time I've discovered I don't react to organic sugar or to things like Splenda, so I could basically just make myself all the sweets I wanted as long as I used those kinds. So a few pounds have gone back on and that's why I'm on here :P

    Anyways, it can be really difficult because I can't eat any dessert outside of my house (restaurants, get-togethers at friends' houses), and it really sucks when my husband is eating something that just looks oh so good! I also work for Starbucks and I can't have hardly any of drinks and absolutely none of our pastries, so it can be difficult to describe those things to customers. But in general, I know I'm much healthier without refined sugar in my diet and I can actually function normally, so I'll keep at it :D
  • AuddAlise
    AuddAlise Posts: 723 Member
    Dairy, bananas, peanuts, gluten.

    I do eat them occasionally and then pay for it big time! :sick:
  • gsbanks1
    gsbanks1 Posts: 69 Member
    I am allergic to sesame and my daughter is anaphylactic to milk, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shell fish, eggs, wheat, string beans, sunflower seeds/oil, coconut, cinnamon, legumes and nutmeg. :noway:
  • josavage
    josavage Posts: 472 Member
    Granola bars - I break out in hives if I have one. The hives are usually on my face.

    I also have a problem with some fruits - melon, grapes, strawberries - my throat feels like it's closing. I still eat them but in small quantities.

    The really bad one though is crushed red pepper or various other spicy peppers. I'm still trying to figure out which ones. If I eat them, I feel like my intestines are on fire. It's very painful and I'm sick for a day with symptoms that are way TMI. I think that's more of an intolerance than an allergy but it really sucks because I have always loved spicy food.
  • kennie2
    kennie2 Posts: 1,170 Member
    food
    whenever i eat it i get fat
  • sunsetwest
    sunsetwest Posts: 199 Member
    Kiwi :(

    same here. and they're so good! :sad:
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    Nothing that I am aware of...
  • diadora95
    diadora95 Posts: 9
    Shellfish. It's so depressing.
  • diinva
    diinva Posts: 57
    Nuts - just started about a year ago! My mouth turns into one big canker sore - very painful.

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