apples and headaches.

[Zee.]

I was wondering if you get headaches when you eat apples.
I made the mistake of eating an apple today and got the worst headache i've had in a long time.

I've noticed that i only get them when i eat the shiny apples. The ones that look quite waxy ( which is about 99% of all apples that exist )

The only apples i can eat and not get a headache afterwards are these

http://www.edupic.net/Images/Plants/golden_apples694.jpg

golden apples.

I really don't understand it. I've done some research and there is absolutely nothing on the subject - except for one other person who reported to have it too. The headaches aren't just bad, they're absolutely awful, and very sharp.

Anyone else get this?

[Bakiryu]

maybe you're sensitive to pesticide residue. apples are one of the Dirty Dozen after all. and some of these things can really mess with you.

[Zee.]

Yeah i thought about that - but i eat a lot of different fruits and vegetables and i never get anything from any of them

[Bakiryu]

well, apples DO have a higher concentration than any other fruit and very thin skin.
what about malic acid sensitivity or an allergy?

is it all apples or just a certain kind?

[Zee.]

most apples. red and green ones, but they're worse when they are the shiny/waxy kind - especially the green.

the ones that aren't shiny - and are yellow, the golden ones, they're fine

[Bakiryu]

well, i found out that a lot of stores spray their apples with msg but it could also be a pigment based sensitivity.

look at this :http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ab-headaches&tid=12357

[Maryd.]

Actually Limajean, I hear that the apples in my area are gassed to allow them to last up to six months. It may be an item in the gass used, that triggering of the headaches.

[Zee.]

hmm yeah possibly

maybe i'm allergic to a natural component of the apple? looking at your link now baki,

[Bakiryu]

ok. I'm going to sleep now! :yamwb: But if you have really bad migranes be careful of aspartame, it always triggers the worst migranes for me, and i'm talking about almost seizing and fainting.

[Zee.]

it's hard to find anything on them because it seems really odd - and it is i guess. it's really frustrating though.

[kasie]

Have you tried peeling the apples, limajean? If you are sensitive to something that has been sprayed onto the fruit, insecticide or preservative, removing the peel would also remove the residues. If you still et the headaches, then it could well be a sensitivity to malic acid. Can you drink apple juice?

[Dirtbag]

I think it's a birch tree pollen allergy.

"OAS sufferers may have any of a number of allergic reactions that usually occur very rapidly, within minutes of eating a trigger food.

"Birch pollen: almonds, apples, apricots, avocados, bananas,[5] carrots, celery, cherries, chicory,[6] coriander, fennel, fig,[7] hazelnuts, kiwifruit, nectarines, parsley, parsnips, peaches, pears, peppers,plums, potatoes, prunes, soy, strawberries, wheat; Potential: walnuts

However, it should be noted that reaction to one or more foods in any given category does not necessarily mean a person is allergic to all foods in that group."

-wiki


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_allergy_syndrome

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/n/non_food_allergy_birch_tree/intro.htm#whatis

Most of the wax and junk on apples is alright.

[magzarelli]

pollen allergy maybe?

[MrMojoRisin]

I don't get headaches from eating apples, but I do happen to accrue some wonderful toothaches.

[prendrelemick]

Funny, When I drink the fermented juice of apples , I get headaches the very next morning.

[kasie]

That's got nothing to do with apples, fermented or otherwise, p-mick, it's because you are oop there in Yorkshire - leave the strong stuff to the natives, the West Countrymen.

(Well that's what my Dorset-born husband would have said.... kasie runs for cover......)

[prendrelemick]

Scrumpi. Such a nice name.

[Janine]

Limajean, I do think it could be insecticide that is causing your headaches. I recently watched on Hulu a great documentary on "The Future of Food"...it was quite alarming just how much they use pesticides and other toxic ingredients on our crops. They said now in the US most apples are not grown here but come from China. I was really surprised to hear that. You should watch that documentary. It's quite interesting.

I would probably suggest what others here did...be sure and peel the apple. I used to be big on eating the skins of all veggies and fruits but now I am quite leary. The toxic junk they spray them with is truly disgusting and compromises our health.

[slyparrot]

This has happened to me too. Within 24 hours of eating an apple, I will get a lighting jolts thru my head. This needs to be researched.

[Buh4Bee]

Haha!