Oral allergy syndrome

If you suffer from seasonal allergies and have ever experienced itchiness or hives in your mouth, lips or throat then you may have oral allergy syndrome.

According to CNN, oral allergy syndrome may help explain why some people are allergic to raw apples but not cooked ones. The reason would be because there are proteins in raw apples that are similar to protein in birch pollen.

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However, it shouldn’t be confused with food sensitivities. If all year long you are sensitive to a particular food then chances are it is not oral allergy syndrome

To read the complete article go to:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/08/oral.allergy.syndrome/index.html

For more on oral allergy syndrome:
http://www.beyondallergy.com/food-allergies/oas.php