Contents:
- Medical Video: Swollen and Body Lips Itching After Eating Eggplant, Is This a Sign of Allergy?
- Why can there be someone who is allergic to eggplant?
- Various allergic symptoms after eating eggplant
- How to handle it?
Medical Video: Swollen and Body Lips Itching After Eating Eggplant, Is This a Sign of Allergy?
Indonesian tongues must have been very familiar with eggplant dishes. Ranging from fried eggplant, stir-fry, to eggplant balado. But apparently, not everyone can eat eggplant. Not because they don't like the taste, but because they are allergic to eggplant. Why, how come?
Why can there be someone who is allergic to eggplant?
Food allergies occur when the immune system mistakenly considers food as a foreign and dangerous substance, so the body will produce an allergic reaction as its resistance.
Eggplant allergy is a rare case of food allergies. But because eggplant contains salicylate, eggplant allergies are susceptible to people who are sensitive to salicylates. Whether synthetic as in body care products or aspirin, or natural salicylates as contained in:
- Blueberries
- Apple
- Avocado
- Broccoli
- Japanese cucumber (Kyuuri)
- Mushrooms
- Spinach
- Wine
- Cauliflower
Eggplants include the family of nightshades. So usually, people who are allergic to eggplant will also experience the same allergic reaction when eating plants from other nightshade families such as tomatoes, peppers, goji berries, potatoes, and chili.
If you have certain food allergies, you should consult a doctor or nutritionist to help design a meal plan that can prevent you from having eggplant allergy symptoms.
Various allergic symptoms after eating eggplant
Eggplant allergy symptoms can appear mild to serious. It all depends on how sensitive your body is to reacting to substances that are thought to be dangerous, and how long and many of these substances enter your body.
Basically, eggplant allergy symptoms are similar to common food allergy symptoms such as:
- Nausea.
- Diarrhea.
- Abdominal pain or pain.
- Coughs.
- Tongue tingling.
- Swollen lips and mouth.
- Itching all over the body.
- Itchy mouth, lips and throat.
Usually, these symptoms will appear immediately after you eat eggplant. Quite often the symptoms can appear after a few hours afterwards.
Although most cases of food allergies can be easily handled, you should still be aware of the risk of life-threatening anaphylactic shock. Symptoms of anaphylactic shock are:
- Nausea.
- Wheezing.
- Difficult to swallow.
- Breathless
- Dizziness or vertigo.
- A weak pulse
- Swollen throat.
- Pale face.
How to handle it?
Quoted from Healthline, mild allergic reactions can be overcome with over-the-counter antihistamines such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl). However, for the first time you should immediately consult a doctor. Your doctor will usually do a blood test to determine whether you have an allergic reaction or not. In addition, the doctor will also diagnose allergens whether they eat eggplant or maybe because of something else.
If you find that the person around you has anaphylactic shock after eating eggplant, you should immediately go to the nearest hospital ER to get emergency assistance. While on the way, loosen his clothes to launch the airway and lie on his back with his feet higher than the heart. If the person is vomiting, then tilt his body immediately. Do not give victims who experience any food or drink anaphylaxis until medical assistance arrives.
