I have had on and off a small slightl painful lump/ bump on the right side near the tip of my tongue . Yesterday I ate a piece of dark chocolate and it felt like it exploded. I eat a piece or two of chocolate every couple of days and it hasn t happened. I went to the doctor and she said it is an allergic reaction to chocolate and to take Benadryl . By the time I arrived home the lump although still there was barely noticeable. I did not take the Benadryl. I woke up at 430 this morning in pain as the lump was back. Any ideas?
Hi, Thanks for your query. Yes your doctor rightly said that this is an allergic response. This response is known as acute urticaria that is giving you this red painful swelling on exposure to chocolates. What you have to do to prevent yourself in taking these chocolates further. You may have Allegra 150 mg or Atari 25 mg once daily for 7 days. Also, you can apply byte lotion over that painful area to receive pain. Consult an allergist and go for allergic skin test and specific serum IGE assay to identify the allergens in the chocolate or food and start immunotherapy may be sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) to prevent this reaction on further exposure to those allergens. Thank you.