Tomato Allergy question
yummykaz
15 years ago
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (11)
hamiltongardener
15 years agoRelated Discussions
Allergy reduced nightshade, tomatoes,etc.
Comments (3)I also have nightshade allergy. I had a bad episode as a child and was never allowed to have a raw tomato (but growing up in an Italian home, had lots of tomato sauce or gravy, as we call it). Unfortunately a few years ago, it started to get worse and I can't have eggplant or peppers either. Nightshades have toxins in them that cause problems in some people. I even have a tough time with the tomato plants (my husband loves tomatoes, so I grow them for him) touching the leaves and then touching my face gives me a rash. I don't know of any low toxin variety. The neurotoxins that are in nightshades are saponins, alkaloids and lectins. Tabacco is also a nightshade and it is some of these toxins that cause inflammation and even cancer. If you are sensitive to it, I suggest you avoid them....See MoreQuestions regarding allergy to berries
Comments (7)I feel for you and for your son. Both my kids had bad asthma, my son had severe respiratory allergies and my daughter had life-threatening reactions to walnuts and pecans(even if the allergens were aerosolized by someone eating them near her). They are 26 and 24 now, and those problems are markedly reduced. It sounds like he is reacting to histamine in certain foods. Histamine is a key chemical in our body's allergic reactions but is also found in various foods. His reactions are typical for an 'allergic person's' response to those foods. Typically a true allergic reaction to a food, not just exposure to dietary histamines, is much more severe-but these reactions like your son gets are often labeled as an 'allergic reaction'. Typically milder symptoms like his will respond to one of the anti-histamines, and the degree of the reaction is dependent on how much of the food is consumed, what else is consumed with some histamine in it, and how much other allergic and asthmatic reactions are already going on. Best thing is really avoidance for now, antihistamines as needed, and possibly consider allergy desensitization shots with a real Allergist for his respiratory allergies which often helps asthma significantly in a highly allergic person. My understanding is that shots are not really helpful for 'food allergies', just for the respiratory allergies like pollen, mold, etc. I linked a nice explanation below that I found on line-not sure about all of the writer's conclusions at the end or the book promoted. From reading your posts I have noted that you really research things well for your orchard and I am sure you are even more concerned for you son. If you have any questions for me I can answer them here or by email. Good luck with those allergic symptoms. Here is a link that might be useful: histamine in foods...See More''nuts'' , legumes and allergies, a trivial question
Comments (4)Not sure why peanuts are called nuts (maybe they are the nuts found on peas), but can tell you that allergies are very individual. A person who is allergic to peanuts may or may not also be allergic to other nuts. A co worker is allergic to peanuts, walnuts, pecans and most other nuts but not almonds. My husband is allergic to hazelnut but ok with all other nuts and with peanuts. A good friend is very peanut allergic but fine with all other nuts. Both the peanut allergic people have no trouble with beans or peas. Below is a link to tree nut allergy, the same site has this info about peanut/soy http://www.calgaryallergy.ca/Articles/English/peanutsoyahp.htm Here is a link that might be useful: Nut Allergy...See MoreTwo Questions-allergies and ribbon grass
Comments (4)I like the look, although I'm taking your word there's water in there. ;>) You might consider keeping the Phalaris, because it looks so good. I've never done it, but I've read it'll grow in the water. You could dig up good sized clumps and pot them in large nursery pots, and then sink the pots at the edge of the pond. I grew large clumps of it in Zone 5 Ohio, and kept it in bounds by burying 4' diameter cement culvert sections in the ground. They were about 3' deep, and I left about 6" exposed above ground. I stained the cement dark brown, but it wasn't really necessary, because the Ribbon Grass completely hid them with foliage. You could do the same thing with any large container, like a half of a 55-gallon drum....See Morecarolyn137
15 years agolionheart_gw (USDA Zone 5A, Eastern NY)
15 years agoyummykaz
15 years agoelskunkito
15 years agoelladog
15 years agosrtrickler2
6 years agoPupillaCharites
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agocarolyn137
6 years agotheforgottenone1013 (SE MI zone 5b/6a)
6 years ago
Related Stories
HEALTHY HOME18 Ways to Allergy-Proof Your Home
If you're itching to reduce allergy symptoms, this mini guide to reducing allergens around the house can help
Full StoryEDIBLE GARDENSSummer Crops: How to Grow Tomatoes
Plant tomato seedlings in spring for one of the best tastes of summer, fresh from your backyard
Full StoryCOLOR10 Reasons to Make a Splash With Tomato Red
You won’t duck at these tomatoes. See how bold red shades can play up architecture, light up a dark spot and add drama
Full StoryKITCHEN DESIGN9 Questions to Ask When Planning a Kitchen Pantry
Avoid blunders and get the storage space and layout you need by asking these questions before you begin
Full StoryREMODELING GUIDESPlanning a Kitchen Remodel? Start With These 5 Questions
Before you consider aesthetics, make sure your new kitchen will work for your cooking and entertaining style
Full StoryWORKING WITH PROS12 Questions Your Interior Designer Should Ask You
The best decorators aren’t dictators — and they’re not mind readers either. To understand your tastes, they need this essential info
Full StoryFARM YOUR YARDHouzz Call: Home Farmers, Show Us Your Edible Gardens
We want to see where your tomatoes, summer squashes and beautiful berries are growing this summer
Full StoryFLOORSIs Radiant Heating or Cooling Right for You?
Questions to ask before you go for one of these temperature systems in your floors or walls (yes, walls)
Full StoryDECORATING GUIDESHow to Commission Custom Upholstered Furniture
Learn the questions to ask, the details to discuss and the easiest thing to get wrong on a custom piece
Full StoryEDIBLE GARDENSGarden BFFs? Why Your Vegetables Are Begging for Companion Plants
Foster friendships among plants for protection from pests, pollination support and color camaraderie
Full Story
atascosa_tx