Experiencing swelling in my groin, upper lip, around eyes, is this a food allergy??
Yes, an allergy can cause all of that. So can the mumps. So can a variety of auto immune diseases So get to a doctor. Quicksmart, and get tested! I have a severe (anaphalactic) allergy to soil spores. This appeared out of the blue 4 years ago. It involves my body turning on itself, and within 2 minutes of the first symptom (dry cough) I am not breathing and only the use of adrenalin stops death occuring. I’m telling you this, because looking back the earliest sign of allergy was swollen itchy eyes. If you are truly allergic, every exposure can cause a more severe response, anaphalxis being the end of the line. You don’t want to get there without having life saving medication on hand, trust me. Finding out your allergy at that point is almost too late. Your lips are your external signal that your airways may already be involved to some extent. It could be a compound in the chocolate. It could be a particular process. You just don’t know. And if this is an allergy, you are crazy to muck
