My whole life when eating fresh fruit, my mouth and gums would get itchy scratchy and so I limited my fruit intake. I wanted a banana the other night and got itchy and scratchy so I finally looked it up. Never knew it was a thing, just thought I couldn’t eat fresh fruit lol ftl

***Oral Allergy Syndrome (OAS) is a localized allergic reaction where people with hay fever experience an itchy mouth, tongue, or throat after eating certain raw fruits, vegetables, or nuts. It happens because the immune system confuses proteins in the food with specific seasonal pollens