Comments on: Kale Allergy https://www.allergy-details.com/food-allergy/kale-allergy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kale-allergy Gluten Allergy / Gluten Free Diet / Yeast Allergy / Asthma / + other Allergies Tue, 04 Feb 2020 20:19:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.9 By: Reagan Cardwell https://www.allergy-details.com/food-allergy/kale-allergy/comment-page-5/#comment-243793 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 20:19:04 +0000 http://www.allergy-details.com/?p=2470#comment-243793 After more than a decade of kale as part of my daily diet, I had a reaction to stewed kale. Swelling of the membranes in my mouth, my tongue, and swelling of my extremIties, and difficulty breathing. This has been repeatable. If I eat cooked kale for my evening meal, it also causes me to wake several times at night, gasping for air. I narrowed it down to the kale through process of elimination. The only other food that causes a reaction like this is crab, which was discovered about 35 years previously. It, too, had been a frequent part of my diet (as a child, though).

]]> By: donna stegman https://www.allergy-details.com/food-allergy/kale-allergy/comment-page-5/#comment-238625 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 07:25:09 +0000 http://www.allergy-details.com/?p=2470#comment-238625 I had a bad reaction to broccoli (itchy throat, itchy lips and horrible stomach cramps) 28 years ago when I was pregnant, after eating it all my life. Then a year ago I tried a kale salad and had an immediate reaction with the first bite! Itchy lips, throat and nose..I quickly spit the rest out but I could feel my tongue getting thicker and lips swelled. I quickly grabbed benadryl and took a big drink. It didn’t get any worse, but took a couple of hours and another big dose of benadryl to feel better. Im very careful when eating out, but I had a salad a month ago out and felt the same thing after a bite of romaine and found out that the salad had bits of kale in it, I hadn’t even eaten any, just cross contaminated. I now avoid all the veggies in this class. Does anyone know what causes this allergy to pop up?

]]> By: Sharon https://www.allergy-details.com/food-allergy/kale-allergy/comment-page-5/#comment-164393 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 17:10:58 +0000 http://www.allergy-details.com/?p=2470#comment-164393 3 years ago I did a week long Kale smoothie bing; I developed hives and a rash. Discontinued Kale and avoided for 2 years. Inadvertently consumed baby Kale in a Ceaser salad; my throat Turned red, broke our a rash and started to feel like cotton balls in my throat. Went to urgent care as I couldn’t swallow. They administered an epic pen, script for prednisone and said stay away from Kale. It’s bad …. one other occurrence put me in ER and two epi pen injections to counter act. It’s scary as it is everywhere now … mixed greens, soups , etc. I am not allergic to anything else …. so odd.

]]> By: Ben https://www.allergy-details.com/food-allergy/kale-allergy/comment-page-5/#comment-163400 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 12:17:20 +0000 http://www.allergy-details.com/?p=2470#comment-163400 If I eat raw kale, I get a bit of a sore throat and feel like my glands are up a bit. Also get slight cramps/congested feeling in the stomach. It’s not severe, but enough to notice it. Doesn’t happen with any other leafy greens I eat so I try and avoid it – it’s a shame because nutrition wise it’s supposed to be a powerhouse!

]]> By: Lisa https://www.allergy-details.com/food-allergy/kale-allergy/comment-page-5/#comment-161836 Wed, 27 Jun 2018 18:31:54 +0000 http://www.allergy-details.com/?p=2470#comment-161836 In reply to emily piescki.

Me too! Exact same reaction all 3 times.

]]> By: Julie https://www.allergy-details.com/food-allergy/kale-allergy/comment-page-5/#comment-161634 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:19:35 +0000 http://www.allergy-details.com/?p=2470#comment-161634 I am truly allergic to kale. I had a blood drawn for a food panel after an allergy skin test. My panel indicates an allergy to kale but not cauliflower or broccoli. My allergies developed as a result of taking a protein pump inhibitor for 4 years and a true gluten allergy. My immunologist/allergist has me on a restricted diet and allergy shots. He said once my intestines heal I may be able to tolerate foods like kale again. I learned that immune cells have a memory and my gut can take up to 10 years to heal.

]]> By: Aby https://www.allergy-details.com/food-allergy/kale-allergy/comment-page-5/#comment-161429 Fri, 15 Jun 2018 17:41:33 +0000 http://www.allergy-details.com/?p=2470#comment-161429 I have been eating kale in the form of smoothie (almond milk + kale + spinach + flax seed meal + peanut better) for the last one and half months. For the last one week, I have been developing severe stomach cramps, diarrhea and an unbearable nausea and vomiting whenever I drink this smoothie. I have eliminated the other ingredients by trying them separately or in other dishes. But I haven’t had Kale in any other way. I don’t necessarily like Kale but it’s such a good source of antioxidants and minerals that I feel bad. Any suggestions?

]]> By: Kerrilyn https://www.allergy-details.com/food-allergy/kale-allergy/comment-page-5/#comment-161286 Sat, 09 Jun 2018 22:28:43 +0000 http://www.allergy-details.com/?p=2470#comment-161286 I am one of those unfortunante people with a kale allergy. When I eat it I get itchy and puffy and break out in hives. Actually I dont even need to eat it to get a reaction even if I touch it my body starts to react.antihistamines dont overally help either.

]]> By: Elise https://www.allergy-details.com/food-allergy/kale-allergy/comment-page-5/#comment-160459 Thu, 10 May 2018 05:07:49 +0000 http://www.allergy-details.com/?p=2470#comment-160459 Looks like I’m in the same boat as most everyone here.
Had become sick from majorly overindulging in kale smoothies some years back, & have limited my intake since then. Last night I ate a huge raw kale salad & thought nothing of it. Next thing I know, the entirety of today I’ve been sick with identical symptoms to Susie from your article, & couldn’t possibly figure out how that could be. Just now got sick again with next to no warning & it reminded me of how my life was when I was overdoing the kale smoothies: instantaneous surprise vomits!
Well, that solved it. And it looks like I’m not the only one with this “allergy”, if that’s what it is. Good luck, friends!

]]> By: Lori https://www.allergy-details.com/food-allergy/kale-allergy/comment-page-5/#comment-159606 Fri, 06 Apr 2018 03:22:37 +0000 http://www.allergy-details.com/?p=2470#comment-159606 Hi. I just tasted my first Kale about two months ago and fell in love with the taste and texture. I have only eaten raw and was in a salad blend. I have been eating raw kale about once or twice a week. It appears that every time I eat it, I end up with canker sores all over my mouth. My husband and I realized this evening that I got canker sores again tonight within minutes of eating Kale salad. I’m allergic to tree nuts and have irritation with many fruits, including tomatoes. I do not have any reaction to broccoli or cauliflower. I’m sure this isn’t normal for most people. Just wondering if any one else has reported this type of issue after eating raw Kale.

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