2024-05-04 23:20:41
An allergic reaction to asparagus is rare but possible. What symptoms indicate this and who are particularly at risk.
Asparagus season has begun. What many have looked forward to poses health risks to others. Allergists and dermatologists warn that the vegetable can cause allergic reactions in people with a corresponding predisposition. Symptoms appear on the skin or in the gastrointestinal tract.
Asparagus: High effort after, but in rare cases also an allergy trigger
Asparagus is healthy, but can also cause allergies in sensitive people (symbolic image). © Eberhard Thonfeld/Imago
Asparagus is considered very healthy. Because it contains plenty of potassium, vitamins and valuable secondary plant substances. Some of them, including anthocyanins or carotenoids, are loud Federal Center for Nutrition (BZfE) It is even said to have anti-cancer and antibacterial effects. In addition, the stalk vegetables are low in calories and fat and stimulate digestion and kidney activity thanks to their high content of fiber and asparagine.
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In rare cases, however, the vegetables do not suffer. Anyone suffering from a severe nickel allergy should be careful when peeling the sticks. Because asparagus has a relatively high nickel content and can trigger allergic reactions like this in people with nickel allergies Newspaper of a German chemist (DAZ) warning. Nickel allergies are contact allergies and they are loud European Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF) due to painful skin eczema that occurs hours to days after contact with the allergy trigger.
The first symptoms of a contact allergy are:
- Itching, burning or pain on the skin
- Redness
- swollen
- papules
- weeping blisters
Asparagus itself can also cause an allergy
In addition, the vegetables themselves also have an “allergenic potential”. It is currently unknown which substance in asparagus triggers allergies. Because there are no studies yet, explains dermatologist Bernhard Homey from the skin clinic at the University of Düsseldorf to the DAZ. Asparagus allergy is also difficult to diagnose because the vegetable is usually eaten in combination with other foods and the allergy symptoms seem to be delayed.
According to the German Allergy and Asthma Association (DAAB) In rare cases, asparagus can trigger allergic reactions in people who are allergic to birch pollen. In this case it is a so-called cross-allergy, also known as a pollen-related food allergy. Affected people react to proteins in foods similar to those in pollen. A “cross-reaction” occurs with tingling and itching in the mouth or even digestive problems. The symptoms are usually loud LANN then This is particularly evident when there is a heavy pollen count, excess alcohol consumption, stress or accompanying infections such as a gastrointestinal infection.
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