A woman ended up in thehospitalemergency room when her faceswelled upafter eatingpicklesin various forms at a food festival.
HighlightsA woman’s face swelled after eating diffeent pickle dishes at Picklesburgh festival, including pickle pizza and pickle cannoli.Nicole dismissed initial swelling as a stye, but later went to the hospital when her symptoms worsened.Doctors couldn’t pinpoint the cause of the swelling; Nicole has an appointment with an allergist for January.
After the festival, the 28-year-old noticed that one of her eyes appeared swollen. She initially downplayed it as a stye, something she often experiences, and carried on with her day, going on a 2-mile (3 km) walk with her boyfriend.
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A pickle lover ended up in the hospital after eating several pickle dishes at a themed food festival
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Then, her entire face began to swell. Concerned about the possibility of having anallergic reactionto something she ate, Nicole went to the hospital.
Doctors were unable to pinpoint the cause of the swelling but told her it was likely a one-time reaction, the content creator toldPeople Magazine.
“I’m a huge pickle lover, and I’ve been looking forward to Picklesburgh for years because I couldn’t attend in the past,” she explained.
“I was planning to make a video about the event because I love pickles, but the whole situation took a turn when I ended up in the hospital.”
Nicole shared her reaction on TikTok, highlighting the contrast between what her face looked like before and after Picklesburgh.
The video, which has been viewed over 24 million times, piqued viewers’ curiosity. One user wrote, “You need to tell us if it was anallergyor sodium overload.”
“You got yourself in a pickle,” another joked.
“What sodium overload? How am I not dead?” somebody else asked.
“The sodium overload diagnosis from the internet physicians is crazy,” another added.
“I’m allergic to pickles, too, well, actually everything that has vinegar in it,” a separate netizen shared.
Nicole ate spicy pickle pizza, pickle egg rolls, and a pickle cannoli, and drank pickle lemonade
Virtually any food can cause true allergies, including pickled fruits or vegetables,Dr. Maria Garcia-Lloret, who works in the Division of Pediatric Allergy and at UCLA School of Medicine, toldBored Pandavia email.
“Cucumber is a recognized food allergen. Not a very common occurrence but still real,” Dr. Garcia-Lloret explained.
However, swelling after consuming a certain food isn’t necessarily an indicator of a food allergy. “Adverse food reactions are not always ‘allergic’, in other words, an individual can experience symptoms that include swelling or itchiness of the mouth or abdominal pain for reasons that have more to do with the characteristics of the food (alcohol, capsaicin, anisakis, etc) than with an allergic reaction.
Her Picklesburgh experience took a turn when her face began to swell after the festival
The pickle lover has an appointment scheduled with an allergist in January, hoping to gain clarity on whether she’ll be able to continue eating one of her favorite snacks.You May LikeJack The Ripper’s Identity Revealed After 130 Years Thanks To DNA TestingLei RV"It Will Cause Casualties": Scientist Addresses The City-Leveling Asteroid Threat For 2032Lei RVHusband Defends “Incredible Mother” Who Shot Her Four Daughters And Then Herself: “Sick And Wrong"Lei RV
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