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If i eat fish and the lip balm on my lips became mixed with the fish that i swallowed, will i develop an allergy to the fish because there were harmful ingredients from the lip balm that were mixed with the fish that i ingested?

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Dr. Stanley Katz answered

Highly unlikely: would use balm after eating and at bedtime to avoid this problem.

Answered 2/8/2018

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A member asked:

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A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stanley Katz answered

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