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> On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 15:33:36 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
> wrote:
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>>On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 10:16:36 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> *sigh*
>>>
>>> I was told that I had OAS. Not a true allergy. With OAS the body
>>> mistakes
>>> the food for a pollen. One can have it year round or it can be present
>>> only
>>> when the pollen that the food cross reacts with is high. In the case of
>>> something like an apple, sometimes the person can eat it cooked but not
>>> raw.
>>> At this point in time, almonds are not a problem for me. Doesn't mean
>>> they
>>> won't be again.
>>
>>My wife has to be careful with mangos. The sap on the skin causes a bad
>>reaction on her hands and mouth. I have to peel it for her and make sure
>>to rinse the fruit off. Mostly, I end up eating all the mangos. Hee hee.
>
> Same with me, I'm probably allergic to mangos. But matters not, I
> don't like mangos, not much to eat on a mango, they're all pit and
> fibers that stick in my teeth. I'd much rather eat a field ripened
> cantaloupe or honeydew.
I don't like them either and gave up on trying to cut them up.