Comments on: OAS – When Raw Fruit is Forbidden

By: canteatraw

canteatraw — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:13:22 +0000

I have OAS very bad. It started about 15 years ago and has been getting worse to the point now where I likely go into anaphylatic shock if I consume a raw fruit OR a raw vegetable. I am so devastated over all of this. About 18 months ago I went gluten-free too because I had symptoms of Celiac disease. Now I think I have GERD and just want to be fed via an IV! I am sick of food, what I can have what I can’t. I’ve forced my children and my husband to be mostly GF in the house but they are resisting. I used to be sick of servers in restaurants giving me attitude when I ask for things not to be on my meal, I’ve stopped being able to go out for a meal anyway. I feel like I am the only one on the planet with allergies this severe. My next step is allergy shots. I have been wanting to try local raw honey but I am allergic to honey!! I am also allergic to bee stings too…. and get SEVERE hay fever in the Spring.

If anyone has other things that worked for them or are in the same position as me, I’d love to hear from you as its lonely and I feel really badly about all of these restrictions. And its not really all that healthy either since I don’t get a lot of nutrients since I have to cook every raw veggie or raw fruit to death. These allergies have also made me anemic too so I have to take iron supplements.

By: Gwen Smith

Gwen Smith — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:14:22 +0000

WC, I find local honey fascinating, too. But unfortunately, when Allergic Living has looked into it, we’ve found conflicting studies. Because bees pick up local pollen, it seems some people, like you, report improvement in symptoms, a sort of desensitizing effect no doubt. However, some reports show people with hay fever or OAS who eat local honey get worse symptoms – they’re not getting that same effect and instead just being exposed to that allergen. Glad it’s working for you. But drat it, doesn’t appear to be a panacea for all.

By: wessexcathedral

wessexcathedral — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:08:47 +0000

People need to know this, so I am putting a previous comment I made on this article too: I have suffered from OAS my entire life, since I was a baby. I never knew what it was but always ate the offending fruits/vegetables. Most if not all, I had a reaction to–my mouth would break out in hives, swell up, tingle at first and then itch. Then my ears would begin to itch. Not much later I would have diarrhea, followed by break-outs all over my body in little patches of eczema. Once an adult and in my twenties, I started to get sick all the time. A friend, whose husband has the same condition advised me to stop eating raw food. Once I stopped, I was never sick again. It has been ten years since then. My hay fever is very bad, so I started eating raw, natural but LOCAL honey, about one to two teaspoons daily. Ever since (it has been two years of doing this) I have been able to eat raw fruits and veggies without a single reaction. My hay fever is gone. When ingesting the actual pollen in the honey, my body can build a resistance. I recommend people with OAS to eat local honey. It works wonders and is natural. It is the first time in my life where I am able to eat things like a normal human being.

By: jmneiderer

jmneiderer — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:50:47 +0000

Thank you for this. I was dx with OAS a few months ago and no one has every heard of it, although the doctor said it was very common! Glad that info is getting out there! I was given a ‘script for an epi pen and told to avoid all the foods I was reacting to (so far only Almonds, even when baked as flour), I think it’s important to mention that they can become life threatening and if you’re reacting to a certain food to the point where things are swelling it’s probably a good idea to avoid them!