Swelling of lips, burning sensation on tongue, watery eyes and repeated sneezing are some adverse symptoms you’ll experience after ingesting peach fruit, if you’ve peach allergy.
Researchers say that symptoms of peach allergy manifest by two cause: either by allergens residing in peach fruit itself or due to birch-pollen allergens.
People who’re sensitive to birch-pollen may see mild to moderate allergic signs with peach, because immune system identifies proteins in peach as birch-pollen.
Washing or cooking the food will destroy the pollen allergens. However, you must check with allergist to determine the right allergic substance.
Oral Allergy Syndrome
It’s triggered by cross-reactivity between pollen and raw fruits. Your immune system detects similar proteins in raw fruit and pollen, which triggers an allergic reaction.
As mentioned above, cooking will destroy the proteins and pollen like substances. (1)
Symptoms of Peach Allergy
Apart from pollen allergy, hypersensitive person can be sensitive towards proteins in peach fruit.
When he/she ingest or touch the peach fruit immune system reacts adversely by releasing IgE antibodies. Researchers confirm the lipid transfer protein and other large proteins in peach fruit.
IgE antibodies detect proteins in peach and trigger a chemical reaction with mast cells and histamines. So the person experiences various allergic symptoms.
Symptoms include mild oral allergy syndrome, hives, swelling of lips, tongue, face, throat, itching, wheezing, nasal congestion, sneezing, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, difficulty in breathing and in rare situations anaphylaxis condition can be experienced.
Diagnosis and Prevention
Preventing is the only way to reduce food allergies. Canned peaches and peach fruits also trigger allergic symptoms.
Hypersensitive people must stay away from all food products that include peach or similar fruit to avoid food allergy.
If you experience any of the above mentioned signs, consult allergist or dermatologist for diagnosis. He will expose your skin to various allergens to determine the substance that triggered the reaction.
Once the allergen is confirmed, you must stay away from it in all forms.
In rare cases, just by touching peach you’ll experience mild allergic signs.