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Originally Posted by Snake Vargas Kiwifruit huh. How did you find that out? |
Snake, it was in the mid 1980's, I was at an ice cream restaurant with my family. I had eaten kiwifruit occasionally when I was young but didn't have any problems with it. On this particular day I ordered my desert and there were two slices of kiwifruit on the side of my plate, after I ate my icecream, I ate the two slices of kiwifruit. After about 2 or 3 minutes my neck and lips started to "tingle", my tongue became very dry and it felt like I had something caught in my throat.
I excused myself from the dining table and went to the WC, I drank some water from the tap hoping to clear my throat. When I saw myself in the mirror, I saw that my face was looking puffy, my eyes and lips particularly, were starting to swell up. It sounds funny, but when it happens to you, it is very scary.
I walked out of the WC and back to the table - my mother immediately saw what was happening, by this time I was having difficulty swallowing and my breathing was becoming restricted - I was taken directly and quickly to hospital - I was given a shot of adrenaline.
It took about 2 days for the swelling to go down. If I had not received medical attention, it might have killed me - needless to say, I am very careful to always avoid anything that looks even vaguely like kiwifruit -
