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The Most Common Symptoms of a Strawberry Allergy

 

Food allergies among adults and children are nothing new, especially a strawberry allergy.  Experts estimate that approximately 4% of all adults and 8% of children struggle with some type of allergy specific to food.  Some foods are worse culprits over others, as in the case of peanuts and strawberries.  With both of these foods, not only would a person with an allergy be at risk for unpleasant symptoms, when the allergic reaction is severe, it could even lead to death.

What happens is that when a person eats something and the immune system responds negatively, an allergy is the outcome.  For whatever reason, the body views the food ad being some type of foreign substance trying to invade the body.  With this, histamine is produced, which is responsible for the various symptoms.  A person who has a strawberry allergy might be able to eat this fruit a time or two before there is a reaction.

Now, some people have what is known as a strawberry intolerance, which means they also have symptoms but in this case, the body’s immune system is not producing histamine.  However, with a true strawberry allergy, the body reacts much differently, which is where the danger lies.  Although each person with this type of allergy may have slightly different symptoms or intensity of symptoms, the most common occurrences would appear within minutes or even up to an hour.  These include:

For anyone with a strawberry allergy, treatment is imperative.  Typically, antihistamine medication is all that is needed, the most common being the brand Benadryl.  The key to getting the allergic reaction under control is by taking the medication immediately upon seeing a symptom.  With this, immune response slows so the reaction is less intense.

Of course, anyone with a strawberry allergy, especially young children having a serious allergic reaction needs immediate care.  This involves calling 911 before the throat swells and the person is put at risk of death.  In serious cases, an allergy such as this can be life-threatening so it is nothing to play around with, meaning take any food allergy serious.

Once a strawberry allergy has been confirmed, the most important thing is avoiding eating this fruit.  However, this not only means eating an actual strawberry, but any food item made with strawberries such as jams and jellies, muffins, cookies, cereals, and so on.  For instances involving a serious reaction, a doctor can prescribe an epinephrine or “epi pin”.  With an injection as soon as a reaction appears would stop the attack.