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A woman ended up in thehospitalemergency room when her faceswelled upafter eatingpicklesin various forms at a food festival.
After the festival, the 28-year-old noticed that one of her eyes appeared swollen.
Concerned about the possibility of having anallergic reactionto something she ate, Nicole went to the hospital.
The video, which has been viewed over 24 million times, piqued viewers curiosity.
One user wrote, you oughta tell us if it was anallergyor sodium overload.
You got yourself in a pickle, another joked.
How am I not dead?
The sodium overload diagnosis from the internet physicians is crazy, another added.
Cucumber is a recognized food allergen.
Not a very common occurrence but still real, Dr. Garcia-Lloret explained.
However, swelling after consuming a certain food isnt necessarily an indicator of a food allergy.
Treatment starts by identifying whether this was a true allergic reaction (IgE mediated).
In that case, antihistamines are the first line of treatment for mild reactions .
