Quote from: Snifflesandsneezes on December 10, 2011, 06:54:38 PM
Ten years ago I started having problems with allergies I'd never had before. Environmental and food allergies. It was really surprising. When I had the skin test I tested positive for oranges. I never remembered getting hives or anything from oranges before. The nurse told me that if I had't had any reactions I could still eat them even if the test showed positive. I didn't do that. I stayed away from oranges. Period.
About a week ago I was out and got a mango smoothie. It had an orange slice on the cup and it had a straw. I figured no big deal I just wouldn't eat the orange. As I drank the smoothie I became aware that the whipped cream on top tasted very much like a dreamsicle with orange and cream. I drank 80% of the smoothie. My stomach started to burn. I was uncomfortable and had to stop drinking it. Within I'd say an hour or two my nose became very congested. I didn't make any connections. I got a splitting headache and I noticed much of it was sinus.
I went to bed with the headache and when I woke up it was 80% gone. As the day wore on it started to hurt more again. I noticed that the burning sensation in my stomach kept bothering me off and on for days. Today my stomach has been burning again. I started thinking when did my stomach first start burning anyway? And then I remembered. I thought about the orange slice and taste in my drink a week ago. I got curious about the reactions for an allergy to oranges so, I looked up the symptoms. The first site I found listed stomach pain, congestion and headache. Among other things like hives as well. I don't have any hives. So, it would appear that for the past week I've been having an allergic reaction to oranges? My question is this.. does anyone else have this allergy and if so, how long does the reaction usually last? Any input would be appreciated.
Quote from: Alma on February 16, 2013, 06:19:39 AM
Just a thought. Any non-organic, pasterized orange juice puts my body in distress every time, but since I started buying organic oranges and squeezing them myself, no issues whas so ever... Have you tried this? Also, in many smoothies they put yogurts. I can't have any dairy, even in your form. I know the real ingredients for an Orange Julius includes processed orange juice, whole milk powder and egg whites, none of which are organic.
Quote from: rebekahc on December 12, 2011, 04:09:03 PM
Another thought, you mention you're allergic to pistachio. Since mango is closely related to pistachio (and cashew), often people are allergic to both. It may be that you can usually tolerate mango, but if you have other stuff going on with your immune system you might not tolerate it then. I wonder if that could have been a contributing factor to your reaction? Also, have you considered that the stuffiness and stomach pain could be unrelated? Stuffiness from a reaction to the smoothie and stomach something else - virus, indigestion, gall bladder, etc. Maybe whatever was causing the stomach pain left you vulnerable to a reaction to the mango that you normally would not have?