Many of us are happy to buy fragrant citrus fruits, which can be found on the supermarket shelves almost all year round. With particular intensity, fruits rich in vitamin C appear in stores with the advent of cold weather and on the eve of the New Year holidays, when you want not only to please the children at home, but also to taste mouth-watering sweets with pleasure.
Unfortunately, many people are familiar with the allergy to tangerines, so I would like to understand the reasons for such a mass character of this unpleasant disease.
Foreign fruit
Scientists have long established the fact that we do not benefit from products that have grown in an uncharacteristic environment. That is, fruits that grow in a territory different from our place of residence are not the most useful carriers of vitamins for us. For the most part, for the inhabitants of Russia, the most optimal diet will consist of cereals, vegetables and fruits of local agriculture.
This is understandable, because in order to digest exotic foods, our body does notenough of the necessary enzymes, so it is citrus fruits that often lead to the fact that a person suffers from allergies. The immune system is not able to cope with the "foreign" fruits that we eat (grapefruits, tangerines, lemons, oranges, pomelo, etc.).
Violation of internal organs
Absolutely all people, even those who have never suffered from various kinds of allergic reactions, may encounter this trouble. In some cases, the body may react in this way only if you have eaten too much of a particular fruit. It may well be that an allergy to tangerines indicates a malfunction of the internal organs (pancreas or the entire gastrointestinal tract, kidneys or liver). A large amount of the eaten fruit contributes to the release of histamine in the human body, which leads to allergic reactions. We can assume that the body signals that you need to visit a doctor and diagnose all organs in order to find out the true reasons for such a response to this fruit.
An insidious reaction to tangerines can lead to allergies to a wide range of citrus fruits, so you need to control your consumption of these sweet fruits and not exceed a daily dose of two or three pieces.
Allergy to tangerines is not uncommon. This is especially true for children, who most often eat a lot of these dangerous foreign-made products on the eve of the New Year holidays.
Additional reasons
Sometimes causethe occurrence of an allergy may not be the fruit itself, but various chemicals that are often processed products during transportation. The liquid, which is contained in large quantities in tangerines, does not allow these sweet fruits to maintain a beautiful appearance for a long time, and they begin to deteriorate very quickly. It is for this reason that very often products of this kind are sprayed with various compounds that protect fruits from spoilage. In addition, it is no secret that manufacturers use chemicals that promote the ripening and growth of fruits. They are also able to accumulate in themselves various compositions of fertilizers, with which they were generously stuffed by conscientious workers on agricultural plantations. Pesticides that are used to control pests can also penetrate food and not only fight insects and fungi, but also have a detrimental effect on the human body.
Many mistakenly believe that if the fruit is peeled, then it is not necessary to wash it, but this is not true! Even in a purified form, it is necessary to wash tangerines, especially when it comes to their use by children.
How to recognize allergies
Those who are not familiar with the unexpected reaction of their body to various kinds of food often ask the question of what an allergy to tangerines looks like. Everything is quite simple, because this insidious disease almost always manifests itself in the same way, regardless of the reasons that caused it. First of all, a rash and redness appear on the skin of a person, which, asusually accompanied by itching, and in some cases there is an increase in body temperature. Most often, this is how an allergy to tangerines manifests itself in children. Other symptoms include a runny nose, redness and swelling of the nose, watery eyes, slight swelling in the ears and hearing loss, and difficulty breathing, which is a sign that there is swelling of the bronchi.
Signs of an allergy to tangerines can be individual in some cases, because it all depends on the characteristics of the human body. But there is always one way out - to seek help from a doctor. A specialist in the field of medicine will be able to more accurately determine the true causes of this kind of reaction, because we can talk about a disease of a completely different kind, completely unrelated to your assumptions.
Little children
An allergy to tangerines, the symptoms of which are primarily manifested in the form of redness and a rash in a child, can be confused by young parents with childhood diathesis. In general, these sweet fruits should not be given to babies under the age of two, no matter how much you want to please your child. After you decide to give your child a tangerine, it's best to start with a couple of slices, just give it a try, and then follow the reaction of his body.
Fight Allergies
Currently in medicine there are a number of ways to deal with allergies. Many people successfully use folk recipes, which are what you needbrew decoctions of anti-allergic herbs. The latter include birch buds, duckweed, nettle, wormwood, St. John's wort, oregano. However, it is not always possible to cope with this problem with the help of so-called home medicine.
Modern medicine has extensive experience in the use of immunotherapy in the fight against allergies. This can be called a kind of vaccination, with the help of which a minimum dose of the allergen is introduced into the human body, which gradually increases. This contributes to the production of antibodies that block the action of disease-causing substances. After such immunotherapy for a long time, a person does not know the trouble with an allergic reaction in his body.
Hormonal ointments are also often used if an allergy to tangerines (the photo in the article serves as a good example) manifests itself only in the form of skin redness and rashes. Preparations of this kind are a real salvation for those who experience itchy skin when pills do not provide proper relief.
Spurious allergy
Sometimes it happens that a person inspires himself that he is allergic to tangerines. The symptoms (rash, itching) that he might have experienced once after the unsuccessful use of this fruit may never bother him again. The fact is that very often we can convince ourselves that we are allergic to a particular product, and subconsciously be prepared for the fact that our body will react violently again.
If excluded from the dieteating dangerous foods for you and sticking to a hypoallergenic diet, then perhaps in time you will again be able to enjoy the taste of juicy fruits, but in a reasonable amount.
Necessary measures
If you notice the first signs of an allergic reaction to tangerines, you must exclude provoking foods from your diet, immediately drink a pill from a number of antihistamines. You should pay attention to the fact that the products that you usually use do not contain tangerine fragrances, etc. This may apply to washing powder, cleansers or dishes, and even air freshener. All necessary measures should be taken to ensure that there are no provoking factors in the environment, then it is possible to avoid complications and additional difficulties in the treatment process. Remember that the sooner you seek help from a specialist without self-medication, the more effective and correct your treatment will be.
Tangerine allergy risk
Some of the difficulties that tangerine allergy can lead to is that this kind of ailment entails a negative reaction to all citrus fruits, which are the main source of vitamin C.
In the future, this may lead to the fact that if a cold occurs, the recovery process will be somewhat delayed, because auxiliary agents, including ascorbic acid, will be unacceptable.
Now you are familiar with the main signs of how an allergy to tangerines manifests itself, and with what measuresshould be taken as soon as the first symptoms appear. Be careful and take care of your he alth.
