Allergy Tip:

CONCOMITANT FOODS

A concomitant food is one, which provokes a reaction in a susceptible individual when another allergen (such as a pollen) is present. This means that you can be more reactive or have more symptoms following the ingestion of specific foods during certain pollinating seasons. For example: under normal circumstances you are able to eat beans without any adverse reactions, but when the air is filled with grass pollens, you find that you experience reactivity to beans. This is because legumes and grass pollens are concomitant. You may not even have obvious pollen sensitivity, but can exhibit symptoms when this concomitancy is present.