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> Has this happened to anyone? I ate this big raw red beet that I grew
> for too long in my garden. It irritates my throat. I dunno if it's just
> this beet or all of them. Maybe it's just this one. Is this irritation
> due to enzymes in the beet? Has this happened to anyone else? It seems
> similar to when I hurt my tongue from the enzymes in a pineapple,
> although that was worse than the beet.
>

If I don't take anti-histamines when I eat fruit, raw vegetables and
unroasted nuts my mouth itches and gets sore. Not a good thing to have this
reaction to these foods when you are a vegetarian (!) but at least the
anti-histamines stop the irritation. Cooked veg and fruit I'm fine with
(and nuts if they're roasted), just can't have them in their raw state
without the allergy meds. Try Googling 'contact urticaria caused by food'.

Tracey