Hi Mari,

Well, mangoes in particular do cause a lot of allergic reactions, especially the fruit peel. Some people are ok eating the pulp as long as they don't touch the peel. Maybe you are aware of whether you had more contact with the peel than usual in your recent handling of mangoes.

If you consumed the fruit, you are almost certainly not allergic to the pulp as you should have broken out around the lips and/or in the mouth. In this case, you should be ok eating mango, provided you don't handle the peel.

A frequent manifestation of mango peel allergy occurs when people eat the fruit right off the peel instead of peeling the fruit before eating it. In this case, they break out around their mouth, where there was contact with the fruit peel. The skin around the mouth is more susceptible to reactions than are the palms and fingertips. The tops of the hands and arms might have a similar susceptibility - I'm not sure.

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How interesting that mango is related to poison ivy and latex! I am surprised to hear it is also related to bananas, though. While poison ivy is well known for the nasty dermatitis it causes and latex allergy is not infrequent, I've not heard of bananas being particularly problematic. (I may be underinformed in that regard.)

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I agree that if hubby wants to "get things" he can come with you next time. What he needs to do now is be supportive, period. You have enough on your hands. If he wants more explanations here and now, he can use Google.

I hope you feel better soon in every way. Let us know how you are doing, and how the rash is.

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