fruit allergy

[2hamsters]

can anyone please tell me why it is that when I eat bananas or kiwi fruit I get a terrible stomache ache about 1hr later?! It doesn't make me need to the loo and it doesn't give me wind, just these awful cramping pains that last for an hour or so. I try to eat healthily and know that bananas are a really good energy booster so it's so annoying that I can't eat them without suffering this pain afterwards. Could I be allergic to the potassium in them??

[JustSia]

In all honesty I don't know it's best if you see your doctor. However, I used to suffer from gallstones, and eating bananas made it much worst. The pain would start after about 30min-1hour after I had a meal.

See your doc, it's an easy test to do.

S.

[Lollyhoney]

Irritable bowel symdrome?

[andrea_h]

I have an allergy to Kiwi's, but Banana's are fine - I only developed the reaction in my 20's and used to love them before that!!........Don't really have an effect on my stomach but make my tongue hurt for about 2/3 days, this seems to have got progressively worse over the years so I avoid them completely now!!!

Just rememered, got a slight reaction to tomatoes/tomato sauces etc -these give me stomach cramps similar to how you've described.

Go to your GP and ask for a referral to your local Allergy Testing Unit xXx

[2hamsters]

thanks very much for all the answers. Guess it's a trip to the doctors for me then! Thanks again anyway.