I tried organic (avoiding pesticides, etc.) to no avail. My chicken consumption was low and turkey consumption was near non-existent. I had high red meat consumption.

18 months ago, I got into eating healthier, exercise, and spending more time outdoors. For the most part, eating healthier meant practically cutting out fast food, eating much less fatty foods (not necessarily low-fat stuff, just much less or no fatty foods such as sausages), and eating more of a balanced diet (a good balance of carbs/protein/fat). Interesting enough, this also includes a big increase in eating ground turkey instead of ground beef. So, my poultry consumption has increased and my red meat consumption has decreased. In perspective, I would say my diet is balanced across all the meats as well.

Exercise is interesting as well since I was fairly active up into my late twenties when I started an office job (and the allergies started). Finally, spending time outdoors in the sun which is known to cause our body to generate Vitamin D.

My only conclusion is living my life like we should (balanced diet, exercise, outdoor activities) has made me much more energetic, happier, and with no more fruit allergies. The specific contribution to the elimination of my fruit allergies is unknown. However, I hope my experiences help others especially those not keen on becoming a vegan (I love my meat).

-Doug

I’m sorry to hear about your severe allergies… However, there is hope! If I was able to get rid of my fruit allergies completely, I do believe that you can too. There is zero doubt in my mind that my fruit allergies were 100% caused by something in my diet. The hard part is figuring out what specific item(s) caused the allergies.

As I mentioned in the post, the most dramatic change I made to my diet during the first 6 months of eating vegetarian was to stop eating poultry, but my gut instinct is that poultry in itself was not the cause of the allergies. I think it’s much more likely that something IN the poultry was causing my allergies. Perhaps it was all the antibiotics that are used to keep the animals healthy while they are being raised?

My recommendation, short of switching to an all-vegan diet, is to switch to an all-organic diet. If all the poultry and dairy you consume from now on is raised without any hormones or antibiotics and is not preserved with any chemicals, I think you’re making a step in the right direction. See if there’s any improvement after 6 to 12 months.

My diet these days is quite strict by most standards. I eat a very large amount of fresh fruits, veggies, and greens. I eat no dairy, no meat, no poultry, and very small amounts of fish. I eat very little amounts of processed foods, but I do eat a small amount of bread, some tofu and other soy products, as well as some grains and legumes, but not a ton. Overall my goal is to eat as much as possible in its unmodified form. Virtually all my shopping is done in the produce section at the organic market. I buy almost nothing that comes in a box, can, or jar. However, I want you to know that my fruit allergy was long gone before I ever went to such a strict diet. The allergy disappeared simply after stopping eating all meat and poultry. I didn’t really increase my raw/whole foods until well after the food allergy had already disappeared.

Good luck! Please follow up with me if you have any success with these suggestions or others.

-Doug