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Honey is a natural sweetener made by honeybees using nectar from flowering plants. Though mostly made of sugar, honey also contains amino acids, vitamins, and antioxidants. These ingredients make honey a natural healing treatment. It’s a common remedy for coughs.

While honey has some natural health benefits, it’s also possible for some people to develop an allergic reaction to it. When honey is produced, it can possibly be contaminated with bee pollen and pollen from other plants and trees, including: buckwheat, tulips, sunflowers, eucalyptus, willow, oak, hackberry, other plants in the area. If you’re allergic to pollen, it’s possible that you may be allergic to some types of honey. In many cases, this makes pollen the allergen, rather than the honey itself.

Honey is a natural anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. However, it’s common pollen and other plant allergens to contaminate honey. Symptoms from a honey allergy may resemble common pollen allergy symptoms, such as: runny nose, sneezing, swelling, watery eyes, itchy throat, rash, hives, bumps on the skin.

Symptoms may vary depending on the severity of your allergy. Eating honey or skin coming into contact with honey can trigger an allergic reaction. In more severe cases, symptoms may include: headaches, wheezing, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fainting, irregular heartbeat, anaphylaxis.

If you begin to experience irregular symptoms after consuming honey, schedule a visit with your doctor. As with many allergens, not receiving treatment can cause serious complications.

• Postpone the process of testing immediately after paraclinical studies (roentgen, TC, MRI) and physiotherapy procedures. They can affect test results.

• We recommend avoiding physical activity prior to your examination.