Can I eat pumpkin if I get allergic reaction carving

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So evertime I carv a pumpkin my hands and arms get all itchy and I get a rash .
I was wondering if that means if I eat it I'll have an allergic reaction.
I know the only way is to try some cooked pumpkin but I'd thought I'd get people's opinions before hand

There are edible pumpkins, too.

Why would you eat it

Yuck

@henrysugar12 I thought I was the only weird one who gets a rash and sneezes and itchy eyes after peeling potatoes!! I am fine eating them in all forms once cooked though so I thought perhaps it's pesticides on them but from this thread seems like it's proteins!

OP - I agree with the majority pumpkin isn't very nice anyway so you wouldn't be missing out.... do you react the same to butternut squash as that tastes nicer!

The ones called things like ‘monster pumpkin’ are grown for size over flavour but you can usually find ones called ‘cooking pumpkin’ which are meant for eating, as are the specialist varieties like the green ones (kabocha), mini ones etc

I get this reaction on my hands too. Not allergic to anything else that I know of. Have eaten it and no problem but wouldn't say just go for it. Just in case?

Yes, you can.

I get a contact reaction from carving but not eating cooked pumpkin. I would probably get an oral reaction eating it raw. It's similar to melon so I think it is the seeds.

Tin cans of pumpkin purée are probably your best bet for eating due to processing.

DD2 cannot tolerate raw coconut but can ingest tin cans of coconut milk due to the processing.

Really not worth the risk

Why risk it? You could be very ill. It's no fun when you feel your airways close down. I have an allergy to mushrooms and I absolutely avoid them like the plague. Despite this I was still hospitalised on holiday once when we'd specifically asked if the dish had mushrooms in and told no. Clearly it did. My face looked like a hampster and my breathing airways swelled up to. I had to get Adrenaline. I have a pen now.

In reply to those who ask, why risk it? — speaking as a formerly food allergic person I would much rather know in advance what I am allergic to, than not know. And to find out, I would rather try the food in tightly controlled conditions— at home with whatever remedies you use on hand, in a tiny dose, rather than find out the hard way, which is being surprised in a restaurant by a reaction and finding out you have eaten a whole meal containing something you are allergic to but didn’t know you were allergic to it.

Even when you do know what foods you are allergic to, pitfalls abound. The world’s restaurants are unfortunately full of waiting staff and even chefs who don’t have a clue what is in the food they serve and are quite happy to pretend they do know. I and every allergic person I know has fallen foul of these numpties.

In my view at least knowing what you react to removes one dangerous unknown. If you know you react to pumpkin you will at least be able to ask the restaurant staff if a meal contains it. You are unlikely to ask if you are not sure if you are allergic to it. This does not protect you against their ignorance in not knowing what is in the food, but it is one layer of knowledge and protection.