Do your lips swell and mouth and throat get itchy after eating certain fruits and vegetables? If so, you may have developed a type of adult-onset food allergy known as oral allergy syndrome (OAS). People with OAS suffer from hay fever and experience an itchy mouth, scratchy throat, or swelling of the lips, mouth, tongue and throat after eating certain raw fruits, vegetables or some tree nuts. Read more about this type of food allergy on the Allergy and Colds page at
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