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Old 01-05-2008, 03:57 PM
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My boyfriend started going through a peanut butter and honey sandwich phase, which I joined in with him this past Wednesday. Later that night I noticed one of my toes felt like it had a blister on it. Thinking nothing of it, I've had about three sandwiches in the past few days. Last night, Friday, all of my toes were swollen. I don't recognize any hives, however there are about four small white dots, flush with the skin. I can't fit my foot into any of my shoes and it feels like I'm walking on a huge blister. It doesn't itch, however if I scratch it it feels better. It hasn't spread either.

Has anyone ever heard of this? Can a food allergy cause your feet to swell? This is the only reason I can think of. Advice?
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Old 01-28-2008, 01:45 PM
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Hmm... I've never heard of just the feet swelling, but it could be? If you are worried you had a problem with peanut butter, heres something you can try.

Sit down resting for about 15 minutes and then take your pulse.
Eat something with peanut butter in it (but stay sitting, don't get up and move or it wont work)
Take your pulse in another 15 minutes after eating the peanut butter.

If there is a noticable increase (a few beats per minute is normal, anything over 10-15 is what you are looking for) you may have an allergy to it. I'm not entirely sure why this works but it does. It has something to do with the body responding to an allergen so your pulse rate increases.

Or you could go to your doctor and get an allergy test. Nut allergies are one of the worst ones, so you want to make sure if you have it so you can avoid it
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It's the honey. I eat peanut butter, or a peanut product at least once a week. I have eaten honey in the past, but never in the amount that I did that week. My mother is allergic to the bee pollen too. Most people's hands swell, but with me, it just went to my toes. Needless to say, I watch my honey intake and I took my mother's cautions about using any Burt's Bees products.
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