Anyone have a reaction to banana's

[Barb]

I know that they are on the latex list of no-no foods but C has never had any problems with them. Now all of a sudden he won't eat them. I thought it was just a normal picky eater kids thing but I am wondering if they are making him feel sick
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[qk2jdge]

when i took add/adhd meds, bananas would cause horrible dreams. they contain small traces of hallucinogen but to small to affect most people but in some of those medications there is something that boosts it.

[Barb]

That is so interesting. I never knew that. Maybe that is why I feel so much better after eating one (LOL). I think we are just going to avoid them from now on to be safe.

[kali]

thats something new for me. my son loves bananas, I never thought they could affect him? Is it something that can affect him in the future? as for latex he has never had a reaction. Im the one who hates the smell and makes me nauseated.
kali

[Barb]

There is a cross reaction for those who have a latex allergy and certain foods like banana and avocado. BUT, I am not sure if the reaction can occur if you are not allergic to latex. C is allergic sp that was why I thought the banana might be bothering him

[DancinDingo]

regrading hallucinogen properties, i have only heard that with some of the gourmet banana's but not 'cavendish' which is the variety found in grocery stores. i know that some people, a very small percentage have shown signs of allergies to ethylene gas (a harmless FDA approved chemical) which is used to speed ripen all bananas sold in stores.

as far as latex, all bananas produce it in quantity. the next time I cut a leaf off one of mine I'll snap a pic of it oozing out. natives in the tropics use this latex for daily survival - anything from stomach pain, a remedy for skin chapping and sunburn to sealing the bottom of boats. it is also used to make a popular gum.

[DancinDingo]

i should add, for anyone to hallucinate from bananas you would need to eat one before bed. the elements that cause this are of very small quantity and when the body is active take no affect. you would need to be in a restful state to experience anything, and all that might be is a strange dream but nothing in the true form of a hallucination.

now that being said i am not up on all the medications, especially those for adhd and it is possible something could trigger an effect.

[kali]

very interesting dancing dingo

[qk2jdge]

i like scientific stuff like that, thanks dancing dingo! post more!

when i was on a host of different adhd and epilepsy medications, i would have these sititations where i would see random flashes of light out of the corner of my eyes, especially when i focused on something up close sort of like seeing something move in the distance. i didn't have them all the time, now granted i did have a lot of other side effects to those drugs but this was different and in the later stages of taking those drugs. no one could figure where they came from, they weren't known side effects to those drugs at the time and after a zillion tests my diet came into play and it was found out that i had these after eating bananas.

[printemps]

I have a reaction to them . My reaction is " Yuck " I hate em LOL I do drink lots of juces with potassium though to help with the cramps I'm prone to. Speakin of meds a wacky drams Has anyone ever had Trazadone ? I was on it for sleeping and I had the most vivid drams it was fun ...

[Dee1971]

Hi
I use to be able to eat bananas but now if I eat them my lips blister and tongue goes tinglerly. so I aviod them.
Dee

[ChrisinGA]

My reaction to bananas is more of a digestive nature. They tend to give me intestinal gas and, occasionally diarrhea. I know it is bananas doing this because it always happens whenever I eat them.

[bcain]

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I missed this thread back in 07. Barb you're funny, and I agree I feel better after eating one too! Love them! Especially with icecream! I think I'll try one before bed now.....:)

[Gymp]

Ha, interesting,reading about the hallucinogenic properties of bananas,way back in the day (the early 1970's) when I was a teen there was a rumor going around about getting high smoking dried banana peels.I guess it had some merit LOL.

I love eating bananas as is or sliced and mixed with some sour cream with a dash of sugar.I've eaten them plenty of times before bed but haven't noticed any good dreams from them,I'll have to pay closer attention next time I eat them as a bedtime snack.

Gymp

[sradz]

I'm so glad someone posted this. I developed an "allergy" to bananas a few years ago. I was having one at work and started itching. When I went to the restroom I had some big hives on my face. I thought it was just a coincidence until a co-worker brought it banana pancakes and I got hives again. I didn't go near bananas for a couple of years, but I've tried banana bread twice in the past year with no visable reaction. I read somewhere that when they are greener, there is less of the chemical that causes reactions in them and it gets more as the skin gets browner. I don't have a latex allergy as far as I know.

[Canteau24]

The latex precautions and banannas are all intresting in themselves ... my son personally is a latex precaution which is banannas chestnuts kiwi avacados, they said the more he exposed to it the worse it can progress, he has had no reaction. BUT his good friend who also has sb goes into respitory attack if hes around latex balloons or was to have a bananna .... crazy i know !

[sean]

Interesting, hallucinogenic properties in banannas and the sap is ??latex??
I also remember the rumours of ???smoking banana peel, back in the 70's.lol!

I grow bananas, Lady Fingers. Love the plant (it's a herb), love the fruit.
As a kid I remember throwing up bananas and feeling sick with the smell.
As an adult bananas are like a staple food, unfortunately my wreck of a digestive system limits me to a couple in a day, too many constipate me.
For me bananas are a feel good food, an energy boost.
Perhaps on some level I'm medicating (hallucinogenes) myself with a banana. More often eating a banana thinking this will get me through the next few hours, confident.
Bananas are so packed with goodness they're almost a complete food.
Wonder if the term 'going bananas!' has to do with hallucinogenes.
Wonder if regularly eating bananas has me bananas lol.
Here in OZ in the tropical north there is a comonly understood condition known as Mango Madness. I've seen it, felt it. Heat and humidity add to it, but it's mostly from overdosing on tropical fruits, ???nutrient overload. Bananas probably in the top ?5 of most eaten fruits
Love bananas!

[Lifeisgood]

Wonder if regularly eating bananas has me bananas lol.


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