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Can Over-eating Of Spinach Cause Swollen, Itchy Lips, Am Allergic To Nuts, And What Is The Treatment?

I have extremely itchy lips quite puckered little bit swollen, the more closer to the inside of my mouth, I've have put chap lip ointment on and zinc ointment hoping the itch would go away its very uncomfortable, I think it may have something to do with spinach, I've been eating a lot last 6 days, that's kind of strange though, and my lips were similar to this yesterday, but this is more extreme today, I do not have any antihistamine in the house and its getting late to visit a GP, my tongue is not swollen and I am breathing fine, this started approx. 1130 this morning sort of went away and by 1430 I noticed itchiness and later around 1600 the itch was back on, not eaten anything after 1130. I have allergy to nuts, I had can peas yesterday, corn today but don't have allergy to corn, peas don't usually cause a reaction.
Sat, 18 Jan 2014
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Hi,
- There is chance of being allergic to spinach, specially,if the reaction( though milder) has started from beginning. It also can be due to fertilizers/insecticides sprayed on it.
-Allergy might be to out door pollens,
- insect bites
- It can be due to dryness of lips,infection either bacterial,viral .
Treatment consists of-
- stopping the suspected allergen ( here spinach)
- keeping the lips clean/moist
In case of allergy, anti allergic drugs is the only answer, please take levocetrizine pill twice a day for5-7 days. apply betamethasone with neomycin cream .
In case of infection you need to take oral medicine (antibiotic/anti viral)after doctor' advice.
Thanks.
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Can Over-eating Of Spinach Cause Swollen, Itchy Lips, Am Allergic To Nuts, And What Is The Treatment?

Hi, - There is chance of being allergic to spinach, specially,if the reaction( though milder) has started from beginning. It also can be due to fertilizers/insecticides sprayed on it. -Allergy might be to out door pollens, - insect bites - It can be due to dryness of lips,infection either bacterial,viral . Treatment consists of- - stopping the suspected allergen ( here spinach) - keeping the lips clean/moist In case of allergy, anti allergic drugs is the only answer, please take levocetrizine pill twice a day for5-7 days. apply betamethasone with neomycin cream . In case of infection you need to take oral medicine (antibiotic/anti viral)after doctor advice. Thanks.