What are the symptoms of okra allergy?

Okra is a food with extremely high nutritional value. Most people will not experience allergic symptoms when eating it, but if you have an allergic constitution, the risk of allergies will be very high. Common symptoms include rash, diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, etc. In this case, seek medical attention immediately. In fact, if you want to eat okra without being allergic, you can use salt to clean the villi, blanch it in water to remove mucus protein, etc., and the risk will be reduced to a minimum. However, it should be noted that people with weak gastrointestinal tract, kidney stones, and high uric acid are not suitable for eating this food.

1. Will eating okra cause allergies?

You may be allergic to okra.

Okra contains a lot of mucus protein on its surface. This mucus contains certain foreign proteins, and the surface also has a lot of villi. These two substances are allergens. For people with allergies, eating okra raw has a greater risk of allergies.

2. How to eat okra without allergies

1. Use salt to clean the fluff

Take some okra with dry and waterless surface and put it in a basin. Add appropriate amount of salt. Use the roughness of the salt to rub off the fluff on the surface of the okra one by one. Then wash it repeatedly with clean water to remove the fluff and stains on the surface and prevent the fluff from causing allergies.

2. Blanching to remove mucus protein

The mucus protein contained in okra is an allergen. Before cooking, blanch the okra in boiling water. The high temperature can denature the protein in the okra, making it lose its allergenic activity, thereby preventing protein allergies.

3. Precautions for eating okra

1. There is a risk of allergies when eating okra raw. Therefore, people with allergies are advised not to eat okra raw. Okra that is fully cooked generally does not cause allergic reactions.

2. Okra is a cold food. Therefore, people with cold constitution and women during menstruation are not suitable to eat okra, so as to avoid symptoms such as spleen and stomach deficiency, uterine cold and dysmenorrhea.

4. People who are not suitable for eating okra

1. People with gastrointestinal coldness

Reason: Okra is cool in nature. People with weak spleen and stomach will aggravate the coldness in their body and cause symptoms such as diarrhea, which is not good for their health.

2. People with kidney stones and high uric acid

Reason: Okra is a green vegetable and contains calcium oxalate, which can have adverse effects on kidney stones and uric acid.

3. People with colds

Reason: Colds are caused by cold. Okra will aggravate the cold in the body and is not conducive to recovery from the cold.

4. People with allergies

Reason: There are fine hairs on okra fruits, and people with allergies may experience allergic reactions such as erythema if they take it.

In addition, it is reminded that although there is no contraindication for pregnant women to eat okra, pregnant women who are prone to diarrhea should still avoid eating it.