It really doesn't matter what I eat. I always have these hives on my tongue. They get worse when I eat certain things like. If I eat at fast food french fries..My tongue starts swelling and hurts. I am not sure exactly what is causing it. Long John Silvers makes my tongue swell and hurt very badly. Do you have any clue what could be causing this. I went and saw my doc around a year ago when I started noticing this. She said she had never encountered anyone with this issue. I am beginning to wonder if I need to be tested for food allergies. I am allergic to several antibiotics and have always been a little sensitive to all kinds of fabrics, earrings, perfumes, body lotions.
2007-08-18 07:24:41 · 11 answers · asked by ashley 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
I haven't eaten fries at home since I noticed this. I am really bummed out because it seems to occur when I eat my favorite meals.
2007-08-18 07:34:58 · update #1
I would like to thank everyone for their answers! I was surfing around the Health section and saw allergies and I thought I should ask about my tongue. See if anyone else had this issue since my doc said it wasn't common. Again Thank you. I will see my doctor again as soon as I get through my current medical issues. I haven't had too many problems with hives lately. I am on bedrest (I am 31 wks pregnant). I have had people bringing in homemade dinners. I haven't eaten fast food in a while.
2007-08-18 07:58:00 · update #2
Yes PLEASE get tested and treatment. Hives and swelling could occur in your throat and cut off your breathing. Don't play with this.
Your doctor sounds very ill-informed. Tell her to do a web search...this isn't a rare condition.
2007-08-18 07:29:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hives On Tongue
2016-10-06 03:25:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get allergy tested. I thought I was just allergic to cats and penicillin (BTW I have Athsma and Ezema) but they found out I was allergic to
Dustmites
Dust
Maple Trees
Sycamore trees
Dogs
Cats
Pennicilin
Molds
Eggs
So I would definatley get tested. Use numbing cream from over the counter, and you wont feel a thing. You might be allergic to fish or salt or something.
I hope this helps!
2007-08-18 07:32:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would guess it might be an allergy to the type of oils they are using in the fryers.
How does your tongue react if you eat french fries at home?
I would think an allergy specialist would be the kind of doctor you need to go to.
2007-08-18 07:30:38 · answer #4 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife has had chronic hives for 30 plus years, but not on the tongue. her family Dr. finally put her on a drug for hay fever. I think it's clariton that she takes, and that helps her a bunch. You might want to go to a specialist and have test run, if you have a food allergies it could be dangerous for you to eat certain things.
2007-08-18 07:35:56 · answer #5 · answered by Lionsdenfaith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you definitely have a sensitivity to something. It may not be the food itself, but something that's in it. Especially fast food...that stuff's full of nasty additives. Hard to tell what it might be because there's not enough info in your entry, but I would start by eliminating processed food of any kind. Yeah, I know, it's hard to do, but you'll be able to better assess what's causing it if you simplify your diet.
2007-08-18 07:36:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a food allergy. You should go to an allergist and get tested it could get very dangerous and life threatening eventually!
2007-08-18 07:30:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
gee,my heart goes out to you i too get hives,but my hives are caused by a drug allergy i think youve got food allergies.im also fragrance senstive,and i have seasonal allergies.
2007-08-18 08:37:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like you may be allergic to the oil they cook the fries in.
get checked out-could be serious.
Maybe you are allergic to potatoes....
2007-08-18 08:56:29 · answer #9 · answered by Aero-Smith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't eat don't sleep don't talk Don't breath let's just say don't live
2007-08-18 07:29:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋