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Allergic to exercise?

Posted on Jul 23rd 2008 8:14PM by Martha Edwards

Ever had someone tell you they were allergic to exercise? I bet you rolled your eyes and thought, 'yeah, right!.' But it just so happens that some people do have an allergy to exercise--it's extremely rare but it does happen.

According to Fitsugar, It's called exercise-induced anaphylaxis, and it's symptoms include feeling itchy and hot within the first few minutes of exercise, followed by more pronounced symptoms like hives, fainting, vomiting, difficulty breathing and swollen lips, throat and eyes. But before you go self-diagnosing yourself, remember this: There's only been 1,000 documented cases in nearly 40 years, so it's pretty rare.

Want to know more about exercise-induced allergies? Head over to Fitsugar for more info.

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czschack 7-25-2008 @ 10:07PM

People don't believe me when I tell them my daughter has exercise-induced anaphylaxis, but every time she eats certain foods that she is not normally allergic to and exercises, she's had anaphylactic reactions. If she eats these same foods and doesn't exercise, she's fine.

Jaime 7-26-2008 @ 1:04AM

czschack...are you my mom??
seriously that was my exact same situation!!!!

I found out that the only way I could go running was on an empty stomach or close to it.

If I had tomatos or apples or kiwi, and went running an hour or less later..GIANT hives. the dangerous ones that make your throat swell! My eyes swelled shut and my lips were HUGE (kinda in fashion these days)

Perhaps that is what is going on in the 1,000 documented cases, not actually allergic to exercise, but perhaps a mild allergy to certain foods that is is escalated by heavy exercise!

maybe not as rare as they think..