I have always loved the spoon eating of salt & peppered avocados, though when I was a mere tot (several years ago), eating just half of one could make my mouth feel odd and my throat would begin to feel as though swelling shut. For lack of a possibly more proper way to describe it, I always thought of it as tasting very earthy. Over the years this slight discomfort has greatly lessened, but it is still noticeable. What is there in an avocado (and also when having most any amount of roasted nuts) that causes this, and can anyone here offer answer?
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I have always loved the spoon eating of salt & peppered avocados, though when I was a mere tot (several years ago), eating just half of one could make my mouth feel odd and my throat would begin to feel as though swelling shut. For lack of a possibly more proper way to describe it, I always thought of it as tasting very earthy. Over the years this slight discomfort has greatly lessened, but it is still noticeable. What is there in an avocado (and also when having most any amount of roasted nuts) that causes this, and can anyone here offer answer?
Sounds to me like you have the same thing I do... an allergy to avocados. If the throat swelling is followed by nausea and occasionally heaving, then I suggest joining the abstinance alliance.
However, I can eat nuts like they're going out of style with no problem, so who knows? I recommend you go to an allergist and get tested.
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I have always loved the spoon eating of salt & peppered avocados, though when I was a mere tot (several years ago), eating just half of one could make my mouth feel odd and my throat would begin to feel as though swelling shut. For lack of a possibly more proper way to describe it, I always thought of it as tasting very earthy. Over the years this slight discomfort has greatly lessened, but it is still noticeable. What is there in an avocado (and also when having most any amount of roasted nuts) that causes this, and can anyone here offer answer?
Sounds to me like you have the same thing I do... an allergy to avocados. If the throat swelling is followed by nausea and occasionally heaving, then I suggest joining the abstinance alliance.
However, I can eat nuts like they're going out of style with no problem, so who knows? I recommend you go to an allergist and get tested.
Avocado, especially it's skin and pit, is high in oxalic acid... similar to rhubarb... you are not allergic, oxalic acid is toxic, some people have a low threshold. Never ever feed avocado to pet birds, dogs, and cats.
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Sheldon and Wilbur, thank you for thoughtful response. I am sure I have no real allergy, but possibly just some sort of sensitivity? The only ill effect I have with avocados and nuts is a tingly inner mouth feeling and a very slight swelling within the throat region, both of which last only an hour or so. Not the slightest bit of nausea, and no other after effects at all. It's a bit difficult to convey how my inner mouth feels while eating them, other than to say it feels dusty-tingly inside. I do enjoy both the 'cados and nuts, having eaten both for more than 50 years with nothing but that odd, earthy sensation along with them. Rather puzzling, hey!
I think you have a misconception about what an allergy is. That sounds to me like a pretty classic case of an allergy - which is, in fact, and increased sensitivity to a trigger. Swelling of the throat is a tell-tale reaction, and it is supposed to happen quickly (getting slightly technical, what is likely happening is that your immune system is hyper- charged to react to avocados and nuts, and mast cells are causing local inflammation). There are also *degrees* of sensitivity. Your reaction is relatively mild - in people with more severe reactions, the result can be life- threatening as the throat swells so much, breathing is compromised.
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Sheldon and Wilbur, thank you for thoughtful response. I am sure I have no real allergy, but possibly just some sort of sensitivity? The only ill effect I have with avocados and nuts is a tingly inner mouth feeling and a very slight swelling within the throat region, both of which last only an hour or so. Not the slightest bit of nausea, and no other after effects at all. It's a bit difficult to convey how my inner mouth feels while eating them, other than to say it feels dusty-tingly inside. I do enjoy both the 'cados and nuts, having eaten both for more than 50 years with nothing but that odd, earthy sensation along with them. Rather puzzling, hey!
I am sure I have no real allergy, but possibly just some sort of sensitivity?
They mean the exact same thing with differrent volume settings. An allergy is a sensitivity shouted. A sensitivity is an allergy whispered.
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The only ill effect I have with avocados and nuts is a tingly inner mouth feeling and a very slight swelling within the throat region, both of which last only an hour or so.
That's a classic symptom of food allergies. You do NOT want to give it a chance to build up to the point where it swells your throat shut and you die.
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I do enjoy both the 'cados and nuts
Food intolerances come individually. Being allergic to avocadoes says nothing about nuts.
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I am sure I have no real allergy, but possibly just some sort of sensitivity?
They mean the exact same thing with differrent volume settings. An allergy is a sensitivity shouted. A sensitivity is an allergy whispered.
That's completely false. An allergic reaction is a specific, well-defined physiological response. It can be mild or severe, and can be caused by many different things, but it is still very specific. The term "sensitivity" does not have a precise medical meaning, but generally it means a reaction to something. You can be sensitive to something without it being an allergic reaction.
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I have always loved the spoon eating of salt & peppered avocados, though when I was a mere tot (several years ago), eating just half of one could make my mouth feel odd and my throat would begin to feel as though swelling shut. For lack of a possibly more proper way to describe it, I always thought of it as tasting very earthy. Over the years this slight discomfort has greatly lessened, but it is still noticeable. What is there in an avocado (and also when having most any amount of roasted nuts) that causes this, and can anyone here offer answer?
Sounds to me like you have the same thing I do... an allergy to avocados. If the throat swelling is followed by nausea and occasionally heaving, then I suggest joining the abstinance alliance.
However, I can eat nuts like they're going out of style with no problem, so who knows? I recommend you go to an allergist and get tested.
Avocado, especially it's skin and pit, is high in oxalic acid... similar to rhubarb... you are not allergic, oxalic acid is toxic, some people have a low threshold. Never ever feed avocado to pet birds, dogs, and cats.
---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon ```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
I have heard that parsley kills birds. I'm not one that is superstitious or takes rumors seriously, but I don't want to experiment on my daughter's cockatiels.
