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To an allergist: question about raisin allergy i had a severe reaction to raisins (unprocessed) i ate while on vacation in the dominican republic but the processed raisins from california never caused a problem. why did one type of raisin cause urticaria

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Dr. Marvin Den answered

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Raisins : Raisins are not a natural product. What is meant by unprocessed? How did they make the grapes into raisins? There-in likely is the answer.

Answered 10/3/2016

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A member asked:

To an allergist: question about raisin allergy i had a severe reaction to raisins (unprocessed) i ate while on vacation in the dominican republic but the processed raisins from california never caused a problem. why did one type of raisin cause urticaria

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Marvin Den answered

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