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It is possible to have an allergy to ginger. In this case, you may have a food allergy to other members of the Zingiberaceae family including various species of ginger, turmeric, and cardamom.

If you have an allergy to ginger, do not take ginger supplements.

Allergy Symptoms

Rashes are sometimes reported by those with contact sensitivity to ginger.

Eye allergy symptoms have also been reported.

Allergy Treatment

Avoid consuming ginger or ginger supplements.

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Comments

21 November, 2007 - 14:09 — Anonymous (not verified)

Allergy to ginger

My wife appears to be allergic to ginger. She has breathing difficulty, sneezing and related reactions. Does anyone have any suggestions or know of treatments for this?

24 April, 2008 - 18:36 — Lorie (not verified)

ginger allergy

I to have ginger allergy. I have also found that ginsing causes the same reaction. The only thing I have done is take benedryl when I have been around it, or exposed to it thru the air. Until today, that has worked. Now I have to get shots for this allergy. I am still researching to see what we can do.. So BEST OF LUCK to yall!

14 July, 2009 - 09:26 — Guest (not verified)

Ginger Allergy

I have recently developed a reaction to eating ginger. Within 10minutes it causes severe contractions of my stomach and then my bowels. I end up on the toilet for 2 - 3hrs. I have always eaten ginger - love it. The same reaction occurs for fresh as well as preserved, cooked or uncooked. Could there be anything else that I am eating/taking that could cause this sudden change. The only signficant change is I take 10mg of fishoil a day. Anyone out there that can help.

3 September, 2008 - 15:02 — Anonymous (not verified)

stop eating ginger

stop eating ginger

5 December, 2008 - 23:23 — Ryan Nagle (not verified)

Home treatment

When my wife gets a rash from touching boiled Ginger or whatnot, she wraps the rash in cabbage or other leafy greens. It is a macro-bioticians belief that cabbage etc has various healing abilities for skin and fevers. Hope this helps someone, Ginger allergy seems rough.

20 December, 2008 - 22:40 — admin

Thanks

Thanks for the tip. I'll have to try that on my eczema.

4 January, 2009 - 21:17 — timG43 (not verified)

Substitutes

Is there anything with a similar flavor that we can use in cooking... y'know... without killing us...?? :)
~tim

11 October, 2009 - 21:16 — Guest (not verified)

try Allspice - it gives a

try Allspice - it gives a similar flavor, especially in desserts, but is from a completely different type of plant, so no allergy problems

14 February, 2009 - 05:19 — esma (not verified)

ginger make semen bloody

why when i take ginger or cardomom my semen will turn to blood

8 July, 2009 - 14:11 — Guest (not verified)

try lemon grass

I have a ginger allergy but lemon grass (which tastes virtually identical) does not seem to effect me...

31 October, 2009 - 16:58 — Floree (not verified)

Could a Dog be Allergic to Febreze with Ginger?

I used a Febreze Moroccan Bazaar air freshener with contains ginger and noticed my dog pacing around and trying to get away from the smell. I let her outside but later noticed her face looked swollen and she seemed to be sweating on her forehead. I kept her away from the rooms I sprayed and she improved overnight but has not been feeling that great. Can pets take Benadril for allergic reactions?

2 November, 2009 - 23:34 — admin

Air fresheners do the opposite

You're poor dog is probably reacting to the chemicals and artificial sent in the frebreze.

It's not good for you either.

There is no reason to use 'air fresheners'. They only mask the smells, which in turn indicate a problem - mold for example.

So now you have two problems: a health-sapping chemical source, and molds, which can be toxic and allergy-causing.

So now that you're dog has recovered, ditch the air freshener, and fix what ever problem caused you to feel you needed it in the first place.

As for pets taking allergy medication, best you ask your vet about that.

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