Avocado- Oral Allergy Syndrome?
Does this sound like OAS or something that’s progressing to something more severe?
For the past 10-15 years whenever I would eat avocados my mouth, tongue, and throat (and sometimes inner ears) itched a little. If it’s mixed in guacamole or in sushi it’s usually fine and nothing happens so I’ve just kept eating it, probably a dumb choice but here we are.
However the other day when I ate one it felt like something was stuck in my throat, almost a pressure in my chest. I took some antacid and it got better. The same chest pressure thing happens when I eat kiwis, so I stopped eating kiwis probably 10 years ago.
Last Tuesday, I got a facial and they put a lip mask on at the end. The next day I had a severe painful blistering rash everywhere along the borders of my mouth, chin, and a small amount of my nose. My upper lip was swollen about 2-3 it’s normal size. I called the spa and found one of the main ingredients was avocado oil.
I will avoid avocado but I’m a little worried after the severe skin reaction, if I should get checked out by an allergist. Because avocado oil is in so much stuff now and it never seemed to be a problem before.