Re: Kiwi allergy was Family Diets (was Re: Smoothies?)

[Guest guest]

My sister (the one with epilepsy, asthma etc) is allergic to kiwi

fruit. I never knew anyone else was until now!

Her reaction has become steadily worse and now she gets wheezy if in

the same room as one and if she uses a spoon which has touched one,

her lips all swell up. I wonder what it is in Kiwi fruit that makes

some people have that reaction.

Francesca

Re: Family Diets (was Re: Smoothies?)

> on 26/10/01 03:09 PM, kbholm@... at kbholm@... wrote:

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> > How come Mari is vegan and not the rest of the family? Or are you

all

> > vegan?

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> Mari is lactose intolerant so cannot have dairy products nor eggs

plus she

> cannot tolerate a lot of fibre in her diet and there are other

things that

> will affect her system too (e.g. kiwi fruit is the latest culprit).

Thus

> she was Vegetarian by our choice but Vegan because of her dietary

needs.

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> I don't eat meat but do eat dairy products. Gethyn eats meat and so

does

> . Nia? currently vegetarian by default (BF) but we're not sure

whether

> we will choose for her to be Vegetarian or Vegan.

>

> Jenni

> ( & Gethyn)

> 17yrs; Mari 3yrs Home Birth; Nia 5 wks Home Water Birth

> http://www.picturetrail.com/jennihughes P/W = gwenni

>

> " If you don't know your options - you don't have any "

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[Guest guest]

on 28/10/01 07:26 AM, fab131 at fab131@... wrote:

> My sister (the one with epilepsy, asthma etc) is allergic to kiwi

> fruit.

Mari isn't allergic as such just can't tolerate it - i.e. it will affect her

stomach and bowels and she becomes very lethargic and 'sickly'.

Jenni