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Default Weekend survey on the RFC site: Food allergies



On Jan 28, 6:50 am, "Sarah" > wrote:
> "Puester" > wrote in ...> Chatty Cathy wrote:
> >>http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

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> >> Vote now!

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> > We've never had allergies in the family until a few years ago when I
> > developed a pretty severe allergy to kiwifruit, complete with hives and
> > swollen lips.

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> > No, it hasn't stopped me from socializing or enjoying other food.

>
> > gloria pA


weird fact about kiwi allergy is it can be linked to latex allergy,
any
> patient we have with a kiwi allergy is sent for sensitivity testing, as
> latex allergy can be fatal as it's in so many things, so be careful!
>


Isn't is also common that the allergy is actually to the skin and not
to the fruit itself?