I had a major reaction to (we assume) mango in 2002ish. I had hives on my arms where the juice touched (it was a really juicy yummy mango!) and my face and neck swelled up, no trouble breathing though (is that ana?). I went to the ER after a while. The reaction didn't start until about 5 hours after I ate it. I really think it was mango, because of the hives on my arm and because every other food I had that day, I'd eaten plenty before and after.
So I've avoided mango since, except in small amounts where I didn't read the label (natural gummy bears, ds1's vitamins). I cut a mango recently and didn't have any reaction.
I had an allergy test done recently (for a different potential reaction), and tested negative for mango. The allergist said that if I wanted to try mango, I should do an in office challenge, just because of my previous reaction.
Would you bother? If my last reaction was 5 hours later, would it even do any good to test in an office? Is mango important enough to even test (they are yummy, and I'm finding mango in all sorts of ingredients nowadays)? Would you ever just test it at home after that type of reaction, or am I dumb to even slightly consider that?
So I've avoided mango since, except in small amounts where I didn't read the label (natural gummy bears, ds1's vitamins). I cut a mango recently and didn't have any reaction.
I had an allergy test done recently (for a different potential reaction), and tested negative for mango. The allergist said that if I wanted to try mango, I should do an in office challenge, just because of my previous reaction.
Would you bother? If my last reaction was 5 hours later, would it even do any good to test in an office? Is mango important enough to even test (they are yummy, and I'm finding mango in all sorts of ingredients nowadays)? Would you ever just test it at home after that type of reaction, or am I dumb to even slightly consider that?
