Avocado Content Question

[email protected] (Richard's ~JA~) was heard mumbling
something about...

> 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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> Wiblur writes:
>
>[email protected] (Richard's ~JA~) was heard
>mumbling something about...
>
>> 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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NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon ```````````` "Life would be
devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

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!

Picky ~JA~

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.

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Richard's ~JA~) wrote:

> 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!
>
> Picky ~JA~

Richard's ~JA~ wrote:
>
> 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.

> 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.

> I do enjoy both the 'cados and nuts

Food intolerances come individually. Being allergic to
avocadoes says nothing about nuts.

"Doug Freyburger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Richard's ~JA~ wrote:
> >
> > 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.

--
Peter Aitken

Remove the **** from my email address before using.

PENMART01 wrote:
>>Wiblur writes:
>>
>>[email protected] (Richard's ~JA~) was heard
>>mumbling something about...
>>
>>
>>>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.

Have you heard of this?

Regards,

R