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Kiwi fruit

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NineOfNine · 11/06/2023 10:22

When eating kiwi fruit, is it normal to get a sort of tingly itchy sensation in the mouth when you’re eating it?

I thought this was just the way kiwis are for everyone, but someone’s said something that’s making me wonder if this is unusual when eating kiwi fruit?

OP posts:
Runnersandtoms · 11/06/2023 14:00

My daughter stopped eating them because of that same feeling, we figure it's a mild allergy. She has the same when eating peach skin (it's fine if I peel peaches for her).

petermaddog · 11/06/2023 14:30

allergies from fruits can seem strange/strawberrys can cause face to breakout/its an allergy
chocolate is another one/lots of symptoms

InTheStars · 11/06/2023 14:35

NineOfNine · 11/06/2023 11:56

So, looks like the consensus is that this is an allergy symptom?

I feel quite embarrassed now about just assuming everyone had this with kiwi fruit 😳🫣

Thanks all.

Hopefully it’s just the oral allergy syndrome/pollen food syndrome thing, because I do get mild hay fever, but it sounds like it’d be sensible for me to avoid kiwi fruits from now on in case it develops into anything worse.

FWIW, I've never had that problem and don't suffer from any allergies, but the first thing that came to my mind is that both kiwis and pineapples contain an enzyme (both fruits can be used to tenderise meat or squid for example). So maybe it's a reaction to that?

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