Does bananas have latex in them.?

Answer 1

I can't seem to believe that! check out the site below

Answer 2

Latex allergies may also cross over into food groups. If you are already allergic to certain foods, you may be at high risk for developing a latex allergy. The following foods can trigger a latex-like allergic reaction because the proteins in them mimic latex proteins as they break down in the body:
Banana
Proteins very similar to the allergy-causing proteins present in latex (a plant sap) are present in other plants, and some of these are foods. For example, a latex-allergic person may have a reaction if they eat a banana; this is then known as a cross-reaction. It is caused when there is a very close structural similarity between the two similar proteins due to the sequence of their amino acid building blocks.
Amino acid sequence in banana allergen:
E Q C G R O A G G A L C P G G L C C S Q Y G W C G N T D P
Amino acid sequence in latex allergen
E Q C G R O A G G K L C P N N L C C S Q W G W C G S T D E
Although symptoms are normally fairly mild, in theory (and very occasionally in practice) these foods can cause anaphylaxis in a latex allergic person.

Answer 3

From the medical journals (the abstract has been edited by us) :


"Latex-fruit syndrome": frequency of cross-reacting IgE antibodies.
Brehler-R; Theissen-U; Mohr-C; Luger-T. Allergy. 1997 Apr; 52(4): 404-10
...Serum of 136 patients with immediate-type hypersensitivity against natural rubber latex had IgE antibodies to fruits in 69.1% of samples. IgE antibodies reacting with both latex and fruit allergens (papaya, avocado, banana, chestnut, passion fruit, fig, melon, mango, kiwi, pineapple, peach, and tomato) were found by RAST-inhibition tests. Of our patients, 42.5% reported allergic symptoms after consuming these fruits, in a total of 112 intolerance reactions. But fruit-specific IgE antibodies were found only in serum samples from 32.1% of the patients who noticed symptoms due to these fruits. Blood tests seem to be poor at predicting symptoms these foods in someone with latex allergy.

Answer 4

"Commonly eaten foods which contain some of the same proteins as latex include: bananas, avocados, chestnuts, kiwi, passion fruit, papaya, figs, peaches, nectarines, plums, tomatoes, and celery."

Answer 5

only the bouncy ones!!

Answer 6

yes and they make great condoms

Answer 7

What?!!! Are you just askin this to be funny?

Answer 8

Nope,and neither do I(-;

Answer 9

Only if its put in a condom..:)

Answer 10

i hope not lol