By: Susan Weissman

Susan Weissman — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:16:05 +0000

I have two children with OAS and I take comfort in the idea that some vegetables and fruits may be easier to digest when cooked and thus have good nutritional value. As long as I don’t overcook hem of course!

By: wessexcathedral

wessexcathedral — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:05:24 +0000

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.

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By: Susan Weissman

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