A member asked:
I have health anxiety. my fear is food allergy and that my tongue is going to swell because of the food i eat. have no food allergy or other allergies?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Allergies: Look at family history, is anyone else have any allergies? Then get yourself tested by a physician for any allergic reactions to all foods.
Answered 5/11/2013
5.1k views
Bad Information: Tongue does not swell. It is a muscle. Its size cannot react to any food that you eat.
Answered 10/4/2016
5.1k views
ERP Can Help!: Excessive anxiety related to physical symptoms or a medical condition, sometimes referred to as "health anxiety" or "hypochondriasis" is typically thought of as a type of obsessive compulsive disorder: People are tormented by repeated, unwanted thoughts of their health fear: http://psychcentral.com/lib/ocd-and-health-anxiety/ It responds to Exposure and Response Prevention treatment -a form of CBT
Answered 10/23/2017
1.1k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Have no allergies whatsoever, no diseases in tongue. What are the chances that the tongue is going to swell?I have health anxiety. Will it ever happen?
5 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
A member asked:
I have a fear that my tounge, face, throat and lips will swell up and die. But I dont have any allergies to food or anything else. Is this anxiety?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Allergy test i took to nuts, fish, milk, soy, was negative. This means, there is no reason for the tongue to swell, and kill me? I have health anxiety
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Can i trust my doctor when she says, that all my allergy tests are negative, and that i can eat everything? Without my tongue to swell? Have anxiety.
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
Are afraid of tongue swelling, but it have never happened, and i don't have food allergies, or any other allergies. So it's an irrational fear? Phobia?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
I have health anxiety. My fear is food allergy and tongue swelling because of the food i eat. I have no food allergy, or other allergies. Phobia?
Hi. Can a tounge just swell for no reason? I have no allergies, mouth diseases or anything else. But I fear that my tounge will just swell. Anxiety??
Took a food allergy test & nuts, it was negative. This means i can eat everything? Afraid of swollen tongue. All this fear? Never had swollen tongue!
I don't have food allergies, or other allergies. How likely is it that my tongue will swell? Afraid of tongue swelling. This fear came out of the blue.
I have health anxiety. Never gotten swollen tongue. I'm afraid of tongue swelling. How likely is this to occur? No food allergies, or other allergies!
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Get the HealthTap app
Video visit and message your doctor
