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Did you know that if you
are allergic to kiwi fruit,
you may react to latex?
There are many plants and
foods that are surprisingly
related. Here are some
interesting plant and family
relationships that may be
causing you trouble.
If you are allergic to birch
pollen, you may also react
to celery, cherries,
carrots, apples, peaches,
pears, fennel, plums,
hazelnut, potato, walnut,
spinach, wheat, honey,
peanuts, fennel and
buckwheat.
Are you allergic to dust
mites? Then you may
also react to papaya and
kiwi fruit.
Grass pollen is related
to chamomile tea, carrots,
watermelon, celery, melon
and apples.
Hazel pollen is related
to filberts and hazelnuts.
If you are allergic to
latex, you may need to avoid
bananas, chestnuts, kiwi,
avocados and figs.
Mugwort pollen is related to
carrots, celery, melon,
watermelon, chamomile tea
and apples.
Cherries and melons are
related to pellitory pollen.
Pine pollen is related to
pinenuts.
If
you are allergic to ragweed,
you may also react to
melons, honey, chamomile
tea, sunflower seeds and
bananas.
An
allergy to grass may mean
you are allergic to rye,
wheat, oats, barley, corn,
rice, sugar cane, bamboo or
millet.
Potatoes are related to
peppers, tomatoes, paprika,
eggplant, potato, tobacco
and gooseberry.
Beans and peas are related
to soybeans, peanuts, peas,
lentils and beans.
Those who are allergic to
daisies may need to avoid
chicory, lettuce, artichoke,
endive, chamomile, sunflower
and safflower.
Walnuts are related to
butternut, pecans and
walnuts.
If
you are allergic to palm,
you may need to avoid palm
oil, dates and coconuts.
Those with a rose allergy
should try to avoid
raspberries, blackberries,
plums, prunes, apricots,
cherries, almonds,
nectarines, peaches and rose
hips.
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