Hi all,

Is there anyone here that have allergic reaction to Parsley or Bay
leaves? I noticed that everytime I eat Italian dishes that have Parsley
or Bay leaves or maybe even Oeregano, my face gets all itchy, red and
welts.

I have tried searching for information on the internet but with no
luck. I can't possibly be the only one. Please help.

Keith

You can be allergic to anything, so you need to find out exactly which thing
it is that bothers you because bay leaf, oregano, and parsley are all from
different families. It's possible to be allergic to several things but you
have to identify them one at a time. Since you seem to have had different
spices on different occasions that effected you is it possible that your
allergy could be to something else that was eaten on all the occasions? Try
to remember what one food you encountered every time you had a reaction..
With Italian food my immediate thought would be tomatoes. They have a high
incidence of allergies and would be in many Italian dishes. If not tomatoes
how about olive oil?




"KR3" > wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> Is there anyone here that have allergic reaction to Parsley or Bay
> leaves? I noticed that everytime I eat Italian dishes that have Parsley
> or Bay leaves or maybe even Oeregano, my face gets all itchy, red and
> welts.
>
> I have tried searching for information on the internet but with no
> luck. I can't possibly be the only one. Please help.
>
> Keith
>

"KR3" >, if that's their real name, wrote:

>Is there anyone here that have allergic reaction to Parsley or Bay
>leaves? I noticed that everytime I eat Italian dishes that have Parsley
>or Bay leaves or maybe even Oeregano, my face gets all itchy, red and
>welts.
>
>I have tried searching for information on the internet but with no
>luck. I can't possibly be the only one. Please help.

Maybe it's the tomatoes. Might want to check that out.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

"KR3" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Hi all,
>
> Is there anyone here that have allergic reaction to Parsley or Bay
> leaves? I noticed that everytime I eat Italian dishes that have Parsley
> or Bay leaves or maybe even Oeregano, my face gets all itchy, red and
> welts.
>
> I have tried searching for information on the internet but with no
> luck. I can't possibly be the only one. Please help.
>
> Keith


1. Go he

http://www.aaaai.org/physref/

2. Pick a physician

3. Get thy keister over there.

Messing with food allergies is like Russian Roulette. The more exposure the
more dangerous the reaction can become. If violent enough you die!

Dimitri

"KR3" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Hi all,
>
> Is there anyone here that have allergic reaction to Parsley or Bay
> leaves? I noticed that everytime I eat Italian dishes that have Parsley
> or Bay leaves or maybe even Oeregano, my face gets all itchy, red and
> welts.
>
> I have tried searching for information on the internet but with no
> luck. I can't possibly be the only one. Please help.
>
> Keith

How about onions? Many Italian foods contain onions.
>