NBR: Bananas making me sick?

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I don't eat bananas very often, because as long as I can remember they've always given me kind of an upset stomach. Every now and then though, I eat some because I'm convinced that they can't really be making me sick...I mean no one is allergic to bananas, right?

Well today I made Leo and myself a snack of crackers with peanut butter and small slices of banana. I had three crackers...maybe 1/4 of the banana and I felt so sick. I basically laid down and felt like crap from 4-7. I told DH I felt like a weird combination of hungover and drugged. I feel better now. They've never made me feel that bad before, especially not after eating such a little bit.

Well I googled it, and found that sensitivity to bananas can sometimes be related to latex allergies. Then I looked at this list of foods that can be related to latex allergies and I am sensitive to several of them - avocado, carrots, and melon all give me an itchy mouth. Now I'm freaking myself out. I've never had a reaction to latex before and I do tend to...um...kind of get myself worked up over these things, lol. Anyone else sensitive to bananas and not allergic to latex? Heard of this before? 

fjaril

I'm allergic to latex, but can eat bananas and avocados. However, I can't pick figs from our tree b/c they ooze rubber.