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Brian on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 |
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Can gourmet mushrooms cause severe gastrointestinal reactions?
I added Alba Clamshell, Trumpet Royale & Forest Namedo mushrooms to a salad and within 30 minutes had severe gastrointestinal pain that lasted for over 4 hours. I slept but in the morning I still had residual heartburn, strange headache and flushing of face & neck with a hive itch feeling.
Could this be an allergic reaction?
Are you sure about the safety of the mushrooms you added? The reason I ask is that part of your symptoms don’t match with food allergy. For example the gastro pain is not a typical symptom but red/flushed skin or hives is. Headache is not an allergy symptom but itching is.
Your reaction could be the result of a food intolerance which is medically different from a food allergy. Either way, you have to avoid the offending food.
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