Guest guest Posted September 11, 2000 Report Share Posted September 11, 2000 Cara: There was something about your question regarding avocado's that sparked something in my memory. I did some research this morning and found it. There could be a link to avocado,kiwi fruit () to Latex allergies. Have you been tested? I copied this excerpt from an article. "In addition to these risk groups, individuals who have certain food allergies, including banana, avocado, chestnut, apricot, kiwi, papaya, passion fruit, pineapple, peach, nectarine, plum, cherry, melon, fig, grape, potato, tomato and celery, may also have a coexisting latex allergy (Kurup et al., 1994). Other implicated foods and food products include apple, pear, carrot, hazelnut, wheat, rye, mugwort, profilin, potatin, plant stress proteins and ficus. The latex sensitivity may appear before, at the same time or after the development of the food sensitivity. Questioning about latex reactivity and skin and serologic testing should be considered in this group. However, not all patients with these food allergies will require latex avoidance, and similarly, not all patients with latex allergies will have problems with these foods." To read the whole article it can be found at: http://www.allergy.mcg.edu/physicians/latex.html Barb London, Ontario, Canada May the wind be always at your back.mtnbiker@... mountainbiker41@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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