I can no longer eat cod roe because of lipstick…an unexpected factor! Adult Food Allergy” is at the Forefront of the case studies.

One morning, I woke up to find my face in a p…

I am afraid to tell you about my own experience, but one day I woke up and found that my face had turned into a clay figurine. It was so swollen that I could not even open my eyes. I rushed to my dermatologist, who told me, “I think it was caused by the mango I ate yesterday or the kiwi I ate the day before yesterday, but it was probably mango in the way it appeared. Mango is a member of the poison ivy family. You touched your face with your mango-touched hands, didn’t you? Indeed, I munched on it because I didn’t want to waste the pulp on the seeds, but I had no problem until then!

He told me, “Once you get it, you will probably get it again, so before you eat mango pudding or mango ice cream, put a little on your hand and do a patch test before you eat it. I took the prescribed medicine and the swelling went away in about four days.

But still, ……. I don’t know if I’m allergic by nature, but when I eat yam or tapioca, I get itchy all over and always vomit, but why with mango?　I’ve heard that food allergies in adults are on the rise these days, and I’m suddenly curious. Therefore, we asked Dr. Tomoma Fukutomi, a leading researcher and treatment specialist, about the causes of allergies that are too surprising and the forefront of research.

Surfing, gloves, and pets…… “Surprising Factors” Causing Food Allergies

The two most common mechanisms of allergy in adults are “oral sensitization,” in which people gradually become allergic to food as they eat it, and “extraintestinal sensitization,” which is triggered by exposure of the skin, eyes, nose, and other mucous membranes to allergens, with “extraintestinal sensitization” branching off from there. The “extra-intestinal sensitization” is divided into two main categories. Let us look at some specific examples.

I didn’t know it was caused by pets! I didn’t know it was caused by pets! Pork-Cat Syndrome Cat Syndrome

People who are allergic to cats may develop the allergy by eating pork without realizing that they are allergic to cats. Allergens similar to those to which some people allergic to cats react exist in pork and other foods, and when people eat them, they develop allergies.

When the ingredients of the food that causes the allergy and the food that causes symptoms are similar, the body may mistakenly react to them even though they are different, which is called a “cross-reaction. This is called “cross-reaction” (Dr. Tomoma Fukutomi).

◇ ◇ “Allergic reaction to soy milk” due to pollen Allergy to soy milk caused by pollen

There have been cases of people allergic to pollen of the Betulaceae family experiencing oral allergy or anaphylaxis when they drink beverages containing soybeans as the main ingredient.

Pollen is responsible for the development of numerous fruit and vegetable allergies. The most common cause of food allergy in adults is a cross-reaction between pollen and fruit.

◇ ◇ Natto allergy is common among surfers.

Surfers are prone to jellyfish stings in the ocean, and since PGA, a component of jellyfish, is also found in natto, people who have been stung by jellyfish may develop an allergy to natto.

In Hokkaido, it is reported that fishermen, not surfers, are more likely to develop the allergy.

◇ ◇ Latex-” caused by rubber gloves. Fruit Syndrome

Medical workers and others who frequently use latex gloves are more likely to develop the syndrome. This is also a cross-reaction, reacting to bananas, avocados, kiwis, chestnuts, etc. “People who use rubber gloves have a tendency to have rough hands.

Many people who use rubber gloves have rough hands, through which allergens can easily enter the body. Then, in response to latex allergens IgE antibodies are produced against the latex allergen, and they become allergic to foods with similar ingredients.”

◇ ◇ Lipstick causes “strawberry jam and cod roe” to become inedible?

Cochineal, a red pigment from South American insects, is commonly used in European-made lipsticks and eye shadows, and at the same time is used in foods as a coloring agent. When cochineal in cosmetics invades the skin, eyes, or other mucous membranes, allergic reactions can occur to strawberry jam, cod roe, and other foods made with cochineal pigment.

“Image-wise, if a properly made-up person comes to me and says, ‘I have an allergy of unknown origin that causes my eyelids and lips to swell after eating ……,’ I suspect that’s what it is. As with jellyfish and latex, there is a certain background of allergies to which one is prone. I would never suspect cochineal as the cause of an unexplained allergy in an adult male.”