Does mango fruit tingle your mouth?

I have heard from a few people, friends and family, to watch out for Mango. They said that Mango and some nuts have some like proteins. I havent done any research on the subject, I have just avoided Mango around dd as I have nuts. I will do some research and get back to you with hopefully a better understanding. Take care!

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Helen
Mom to Alyssa (PA, age 5)
Mom to Theodore (age 3)

[url="http://www.allergicchild.com/tree_nut_allergies.htm"]http://www.allergicchild.com/tree_nut_allergies.htm[/url]

2nd Paragraph down...

[url="http://dermnetnz.org/dermatitis/plants/mango.html"]http://dermnetnz.org/dermatitis/plants/mango.html[/url]

See the Cross-Reactive paragraph..

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Helen
Mom to Alyssa (PA, age 5)
Mom to Theodore (age 3)

There was just a thread about this - maybe do a search, or someone else may link to it. It's called "oral allergy syndrome." My co-worker's daughter has the same reaction to mango (she's 7). My co-worker said she knows when her mother has mangoes in her house because her daughter comes home with a rash on her face. Essentially it's an allergy to the oil of the skin of the mango that doesn't progress beyond the mouth. The other thread had a link to a very good article about it.

ETA: The link is under the "Reactions/Stories" section of peanutallergy.com

[This message has been edited by Kathy L. (edited March 14, 2006).]

I think mango is about as deadly for me as peanuts are... which means, mango could probably kill me in minutes, too. I actually had my first really scary reaction to mangoes before I ever reacted to a peanut.

FYI I'm severely peanut allergic (I also have a vicious reaction to the non-sweet plantains, but I have no idea if that is related.)

I am mildly allergic to mango in addition to my more severe allergies to peanuts and some tree nuts. It took me a while to realize this because I always loved mango. But the last few times I ate it, I had a feeling like bad chapped lips for a few days afterwards. Also, after peeling a mango I got a poison-ivy like rash on my hand. My doctor told me mango allergy is fairly common.

ummmm, a rash from mango skin isn't a [i]food allergy[/i] to mango, exactly.

It is because you [i]ARE[/i] getting a poison ivy rash from it! The skin contains urushiol, same as the [i]Rhus[/i] species plants like poison ivy. I don't eat mango for this reason-- the skin terrifies me. Really terrifies me. That is my big allergen-- systemic reactions. Baaaaad news.

It is related to cashew, but I really don't know how frequently cross-reactivity occurs. I seem to recall reading something about it being cross-reactive with something else, too... latex?? I know the banana family is.

I also know it is a major culprit in OAS.

But it also just has an astringent component, like fresh papaya or persimmon. Which tingle or even burn slightly when eaten.

But I don't know of any reason why you can't just avoid it. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img] I do. Wiiiiiiiide berth in the produce section. Too many rounds of prednisone in my life to gamble on another. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/biggrin.gif[/img]

We frequently eat mangoes and Ryan's RAST for cashews came back at 1.54, the highest of the four tree nuts we had him tested for. However, before we knew he had any allergies, he used to eat cashews all the time with no problems. Allergist says it is likely a false positive, but we avoid cashews anyway now.

Two of Ryan's favorite fruits are mangoes and kiwis--two very highly allergenic fruits. And up to this point, he's never had any problems with them--he's 9.

I get a tingly mouth/throat whenever I eat most raw fruits and veggies, and have to make that revolting "throat clearing" noise to "scratch" it. My sister has the same problem with the same foods. I had no idea that this was called Oral Allergy Syndrome until my son was diagnosed with PA. I also have lots of environmental allergies, as does my DH, so all of this obviously went into the DNA soup to help explain our son's PA. My son, however, does not have any of the OAS problems with raw fruit or veggies that I do...go figure.

[This message has been edited by TraceyJ (edited March 15, 2006).]