Do apples ever make you cough?

[tryska]

mangoes make my lips itchy, chapped and swollen.

i'll have to google that one.

[sparrowgrass]

Mangoes, cashews and poison ivy are all in the same family. I am severely allergice to PI, but cashew and mangoes don't bother me. Thank heavens.

[JennyUptown]

My mother is allergic to raw celery. Has been all of her life, but she loves the stuff and finds way to build up her ability to eat it.

When I was eight or so, she went into anaphyactic shock from it - lips swollen, hands itchy and finally her throat swelled shut. Still, the crazy lady eats celery. She can't imagine having a bloody mary without it.

Most of the time, she eats a little and is fine. (I watch angrily, worrying) I wonder if this is why I have such an aversion to celery, cooked or otherwise. Ha!

[ExtraMSG]

You should always wash your mangoes and avoid any of the goop that sometimes forms around the stem. Mangoes can give most people a rash. Never start playing with mangoes off the tree. Most should be washed that are in the store, but it doesn't mean there isn't residue.

[Mudpuppie]

Mangoes are, in fact, related to poison ivy. Sensitive people can have reactions to them.

[tryska]

that's what iu've found helps.

actually i can't get in contact with the skin at all, so i kind of cut the flesh off the peel. then after eating it, i wash my mouth real well with soap and water. my lips still get a bit chapped, but not nearly as bad as it was the first time.

what's strange is that i've eaten mangoes since i was little, and didn't develop this reaction til i was about 17. totally random.

[NeroW]

Yes. My friend once had a bowl that he made out of a Red Delicious apple. When I smokeed out of it, it made me cough.

So do carrot and potato bowls.