for context: i had an allergy test done a few years ago, and i ended up being allergic to every tree tested for—this included birch, which is key to this story
i recently moved to an area well-known for high quality apples. so naturally, i bought a couple apples and was excited to eat them! i ate one a couple hours ago, and was greatly enjoying it
then, my gums started itching. i didn’t think much about it and kept eating this delicious apple. i finished it, and the itching kept getting worse. i’ve never had an issue with apples before, so i was kinda confused.
ended up googling itchy gums, and it turns out that you can have an oral allergic reaction to a variety of fruits—particularly apple—if you’re also allergic to birch pollen
i brushed my teeth and gums and it got 95% better, but i was still taken aback that i could react to apples in that way! i guess i had never had fresh enough apples until today haha
TL;DR: ate an apple and subsequently learned i probably have an oral allergy to fresh apple pollen
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