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Hives And Rashes On The Leg, Cough Post Having Mango Shake. No Relief With Cough Suppressants. Am I Allergic To Mango?

Good Afternoon. I have a problem of allergy with mangoes: mostly skin contact allergy until recently. Never a problem with eating mangoes. However, this time, it appears that a mango must have touched my leg since I have developed hives and rashes on this spot and I drank a mango lassi (never gave me a problem in the past), but also I have developed a cough w/o any other symptoms of runny nose , fever or body ache which lead me to believe it is not the flux or a cold. Could mango bring on a cough in addition to hives/rash? I am taking cough suppressants but is there anything else I could do to alleviate this cough. Thank you for your advice.
posted on Tue, 24 Jul 2012
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THE ALLERGIES INCREASE WITH TIME AND AGE
IT CAN BE DUE TO MANGO BUT CAN OTHER THING ALSO RECT TRIGGERED BY MANGOES
YOU NEED TO GET BLOOD SERUM TESTS FOR FOOD ALLERGENS YOU SUSPECT
YES YOUR SECOND ANSWER IT CAN CAUSE COUGH
YOU NEED NOT REQUIRE ANTIBIOTICS BUT ANTIALLERGFICS AND NOT NORMAL COUGH SYP
START WITH MONTELUCAST 10 MG BD FOR 3 WK
SYP CODEINE+CPM 1 TSF BD
ADD BRONCHODILATOR SYP 1 TSF BD
ANDLIQUID ANTACID
CALAMINE LOTION APPLICATION OVER SKIN AND IF EXCESS CAN USE LOCAL TOPICAL LIGHT STEROIS CREAMS
IF MORE ITCH CAN TAKE EBATINE 10 MG SOS
3 WEK ARE REQUIRED AFTER THE EXPOSURE TO SUBSIDE ALLERGIES
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Hives And Rashes On The Leg, Cough Post Having Mango Shake. No Relief With Cough Suppressants. Am I Allergic To Mango?

THE ALLERGIES INCREASE WITH TIME AND AGE IT CAN BE DUE TO MANGO BUT CAN OTHER THING ALSO RECT TRIGGERED BY MANGOES YOU NEED TO GET BLOOD SERUM TESTS FOR FOOD ALLERGENS YOU SUSPECT YES YOUR SECOND ANSWER IT CAN CAUSE COUGH YOU NEED NOT REQUIRE ANTIBIOTICS BUT ANTIALLERGFICS AND NOT NORMAL COUGH SYP START WITH MONTELUCAST 10 MG BD FOR 3 WK SYP CODEINE+CPM 1 TSF BD ADD BRONCHODILATOR SYP 1 TSF BD ANDLIQUID ANTACID CALAMINE LOTION APPLICATION OVER SKIN AND IF EXCESS CAN USE LOCAL TOPICAL LIGHT STEROIS CREAMS IF MORE ITCH CAN TAKE EBATINE 10 MG SOS 3 WEK ARE REQUIRED AFTER THE EXPOSURE TO SUBSIDE ALLERGIES