Allergic to fruit and raw veg! HELP

How can someone be allergic to EVERY fruit and most vegetables? Seems a little strange to me. :frown:

I have been struggling with weight for so many years now I have lost count!! 25 years old, weighing 165lbs bit of a shorty at 5'2 and my bum sticks out like a sore thumb! About three years ago I got really sick with glandular fever and although I lost 3 stone at the time I put on 4 during the recovery. I also found my self having reactions to all fruit and many raw veg, starting off with an itchy mouth and now hives swollen mouth and unbelievable stomach cramps.

This year I am going to Canada in August, my aim is to look fabulous in a bikini (at this rate its never going to happen). I go to the gym as much as i can but I work with children with special needs and its an exhausting job, finding the motivation and time to do it after is very difficult and emotional. I have signed up for the Race for Life 5K in July which I am planning to run, currently I can run a mile without stopping!! But two more of them look like mountains!!

I am being very good with food. Given up the dreaded C word for lent (chocolate AND chips) and sticking to 1200 calories a day, currently I have lost 7lbs but I appear to have hit a wall. I've been stuck here for a week and could really do with a push in the right direction.

Any advice or a metaphoric slap round the face would be gratefully received!

All fruit? Many raw vegetables? Since hominids existed on almost nothing but plants for the first 2-3 million years of our evolution (prior to tool use), I'm trying to wrap my head around what coukd be going on.

I guess my only suggestion would be to find those whole foods that don't cause an undesirable reaction, and try to build a complete and balanced diet around them. Weight loss could never be worth putting highly-processed foods and chemicals into your body.

If your diary was open, perhaps we could give you even better advice? Good luck!

Have you tried organic veggies and fruits? I can not eat regular grocery store apples, but I can eat organic ones! I almost wonder if is a pesticide problem

If organic veggies and fruits don't work, try lightly steaming them so you are getting most of the benefits of raw veggies and hopefully not the reaction.

This is where I was going, is it a reaction to pesticides? Steaming is as far as I would go for cooking since 60-80% of the nutritional value is lost once totally cooked.

You should research Oral Allergy Syndrome, I have the same issues and that's what I've been diagnosed with. One thing that is really important is to get and keep an EpiPen. I understand that the fruits/veggies are grouped so if you react to one food in a group then others in that family are likely to cause a reaction also. Some people can have these food without the skin, some can have them when processed in any way, like frozen or cooked. I have been able to identify a lot of fruits and veggies that I can have and just focus on those and not on the things I cannot have. Good luck! Friend me if you'd like, I will support any way I can

Wow, I thought that I was the only one out there like this! I am not allergic to ALL fruits but quite a few and not ALL veggies, but quite a few. The potatoe post with itching, sneezing, swelling, and hives when peeling them...I can so relate. So, what I have found that works is to simply steam or roast what I want to eat for veg/fruits that cause reactions. I have NOT had testing done but my Dr. says that it is actually a celulose in the fruits and veg that causes the reaction and it is destroyed by heat! Even 1/2 cooking them to just before al dente texture works to destroy the offending. I do try to avoid potatoes 90% of the time even if they're cooked because sometimes they just don't want to go down, if thats the case then I probably shouldn't eat them. You do lose some nutrients due to steaming or roasting but you're still getting a lot of benefits too! Good luck!

I have severe allergies to pollen, mold, grasses, etc. Because of this, my body is highly sensitive to proteins in raw fruits and vegetables. Not ALL but A LOT. I had allergy testing in November and talked to my allergist about this. He explained to me that its not pollen getting inside the fruit as others have stated. It's actually protein IN the fruit/veg that is similar to the proteins in the pollen I am allergic to. So, when I eat them, I have allergic reactions b/c my body acts as though I've just ingested the pollen; I am not actually allergic to the fruit/veg. Sneezing, itchy eyes, throat, hives..swelling, upset stomach, etc. During certain time of hte year, its worse than others. For instance...watermelon is like ragweed...so its worse for me to eat it in late July thru September. Apples in the spring, etc. Cooking it is suppose to fix the problem. I can eat cooked tomatoes, etc. but not raw. ( I generally eat them anyway as I can deal with most of the reactions). Some foods, however are much more severe for me like bananas, watermelon, etc.

Hmmm... This smells suspiciously like the countryside...

No One shoot me here but .. I would reccomend a low carb diet for you. If you cant really have fruits and veggies anyway get yourself a good fiber supplement and get on the low carb train :-) youll def. lose that weight by august if you stick with it and work out!! Godd luck :-)

its possible people!!! she needs our help..dont question her!! Anyone watch Dr.oz yesterday????


Avoid Cross-Reactions

As many as 1 in 3 seasonal allergy sufferers may experience “oral allergy syndrome” (tingling of the mouth or itchy throat) after ingesting certain foods (apples, pears, carrots, celery, peaches, cherries, as well as almonds and hazelnuts). If you have seasonal tree pollen allergies, this is due to a cross-reaction between the proteins in these foods and the pollens. Melons, tomatoes and oranges may cross-react with grass pollens. If you are sensitive to weed pollens watch out for melon, chamomile tea, and banana.

Basically its an allergy to blossom, the blossom gets inside the fruit and veg like peppers and carrots thus causing a reaction. I have to take fenofexadine three times daily. Generally I can eat fruit and veg cooked which will just result in uncomfortable bowel movement. I can eat satsumas/clemintines and bananas and thats about it on the fruit front. Veg is not so bad but peppers, carrots and raw potatoes will affect me if I peel or cut up, for example cutting up potatoes and i rubbed my eye, my eyes closed through all the swelling. Its bizare

Wow, you're very lucky that you were able to be tested to determine what was causing your issues. I guess I'd say try to eat as much cook veg as you can so that you get the nutrients from them. Focus on your calorie intake as well as your fat and try to stay within range. Good luck!

I too am allergic to about 98% of fruit & quite a few vegetables, thought I was the only one considering how many idiots I've met in my lifetime who seem to think it's a big joke! I really wish these people would have an allergic reaction to experience the pain, instead of thinking we just don't like the damn stuff. My lips & tongue tingle & go bright red, stomach upset & let's add hives just for the fun of it, shall we! I can't even eat fruit yogurt & let's forget about the wine!

The worst fruit reaction I have is to an orange or grapefruit, this will itch, blister then burn the skin off my lips & inside my mouth & all the way down. I do not have a gluten allergy, I do have allergies to pesticides as well as the probability of OAS. The later usually manifests due to the individual having a seasonal allergy to various trees. I happen to also be allergic to all trees, lucky me! Cooking can often times eliminate some of the problem with OAS, however I don't want to try to figure out how to cook an orange just to see if I have a reaction or not.

It makes it more difficult to lose weight because we can't have a piece of fruit as a snack & these aren't the only allergies I have. Add to that, no sweeteners, or yellow dye (this usually includes cooking sprays) & that's just in the food line. All I can do is use portion control.