Anyone heard of OAS?

I've heard my niece and BIL talk about this. My niece gets tingling and swelling when she eats cantaloupe.

It definitely runs on BILs side of the family. His mom, I believe, also has stuff she can't tolerate.

I don't anything else about it, but you're definitely not alone.

Hi! I have not heard of it, but maybe that,s what I have too.  With my second pregnancy I became allergic to pinapple..moth and throat getting bumps and doesn,t feel good.  This pregnancy it started up with strawberries too, and now all dairy products.  Even the tiniest bit in deli meat slice.  I,m hoping this clears up.  Especially the dairy part.  Are those the same type of symptoms you have?

RachandSoph wrote: Renee do you have a latex allergy? Alot of the foods you are listing are cross reactive with a latex allergy. Sophie has a latex(allergy) sensitivity(allergist said to avoid as it would become much worse), along with being Celiac.   You might find this interesting...   http://allergies.about.com/od/medicationallergies/a/latexfood.htm

I don't *think* I do, but according to that article you can test positive for it and not have any reactions. Interesting! I do remember one time in HS taking a CPR class and my mouth felt funny. The teacher told me to go wash it really well b/c it might have been a reaction to the latex or just the cleaner. That was the only time though. The lady at church who first mention the food/environmental allergen link has a latex allergy and I know her children have a LOT of food sensitivities that people kind of roll their eyes at (her and I are both looked at as kind of "weird" for a lot of the life decisions we make). It would be great if she could link the two and have a known reason for their food issues, not just "they can't have it b/c it makes their nose stuffy" which is what my MIL deems as a bogus reason (I totally understand it though!).

It will be interesting to see if the testing shows anything as far as foods go. They have suspected a wheat sensitivity for me for years, but I kind of ignored it (it's really hard to cut out one of your staple foods without a definitely black/white reason telling you it's bad for you). My stomach feels SO much better the last few days though after cutting it out! I didn't realize how bloated and yucky I truly was feeling until now. I have had a bit here and there (usually b/c I don't think about it until after I start eating) but am getting alot better. I still have a lot of joint swelling and pain, but I think that's tied to dairy . I remember it going away when I went dairy free while nursing ODD. It's sad I don't have the willpower when it's for myself, but I did when it was for her. It's going to be a total lifestyle change. I'm almost hoping the tests come back positive so I have some definite answers for other people (not really myself) - like the above issues with my MIL and her cousin. They don't believe anything is wrong unless a doctor can test for it and show you results - if they can't then it must be in your head

I really didn't realize how many issues I have been having until I cut somethings out! I was eating rice/sesame crackers with cheese last night and it was the weirdest feeling! It was like my body was just waiting for my mouth to start tingling and burning. Really hard to explain. Like my mouth knew the drill and was preparing for it, but it never came! Awesome!!! I hate it took me so many years to start figuring this out, but at least I'm starting now!

Bummer!