We had picked up a small jar of Black Sage honey a couple weeks ago, excellent flavor by the way my Wife and I love it. But to get to the point we figured out she is allergic to it, everytime she had some her arms would break out in a bumpy,itchy rash. Has this ever happened to anyone else on here?
DAve
check with a dermatologist. she may be allergic to the pollen in the honey and not the honey it's self. you may ask about a allergy test and could be something else entirely. or talk to him about a desensitizing treatment program.
there are so many variables that it could be. talk to the professionals
Processed honey uses high heat and pasteurization in processing honey for mass maketing in grocery stores.
john
I'm not convinced that the average 'professional' really knows more about this than a person could find out themselves by careful trial and error. One can be allergic to honey itself (from the specific proteins that the bees add to honey), one could be allergic to black sage honey but not honey in general, or there might be something in that particular batch. The standard tests do not include black sage honey (which may not be a pure mono-floral honey) and the average doc is likely to speculate and tell you to avoid all bee products.
I get hives on my arms from fresh beets and tomatoes but not to pickled beets or tomato sauce. I did half of the DIY 'rush desensitization' protocol described in the link below, but got busy and didn't finish it (haven't tested myself by eating beets to see if it provokes a reaction yet).
The person who has problems with math is advised to keep clear from trying this, as is the person who does not do their due diligence and prep with an antihistamine and have access to a epi-pen. I'm not telling anyone to try it, but I personally am inclined to favor a quick method of overcoming allergies using a cheap oral solution I prepare myself as opposed to years of expensive injections. But that is just me - and I am also a biologist willing to read the medical journals and live with the risks. From other studies, it seems around 1-2% of people have an allergic reaction requiring a nebulizer or epi-pen... There is a risk of provoking a reaction with such a protocol, but there is also a risk of living with an untreated allergy.
http://www.jiaci.org/issues/vol16issue03/12.pdf (http://www.jiaci.org/issues/vol16issue03/12.pdf)