Comprehensive A–Z

Allergies

212 allergens and triggers, grouped by type.

212 shown
Severity: Severe — can cause anaphylaxis Moderate Mild Varies
ACE inhibitors
Drug
Moderate
Acrylates
Occupational
Moderate
Adhesives / plasters
Contact
Mild
Air pollution particulates
Environmental
Mild
Almond
Food
Severe
Alpha-gal (red meat)
Food
Severe
Alternaria mould
Environmental
Mild
Amoxicillin
Drug
Severe
Anticonvulsants
Drug
Moderate
Apple
Food
Varies
Apricot
Food
Varies
Aspergillus mould
Environmental
Mild
Aspirin
Drug
Severe
Aubergine
Food
Varies
Avocado
Food
Varies
Balsam of Peru
Contact
Mild
Banana
Food
Varies
Barley
Food
Varies
Bedbug bite
Insect
Varies
Bee sting
Insect
Severe
Beef
Food
Varies
Benzocaine
Contact
Mild
Birch pollen
Environmental
Mild
Bird
Animal
Mild
Brazil nut
Food
Severe
Buckwheat
Food
Varies
Carrot
Food
Varies
Cashew
Food
Severe
Cat
Animal
Mild
Celery
Food
Severe
Cement
Occupational
Moderate
Cephalosporins
Drug
Severe
Chemotherapy agents
Drug
Moderate
Cherry
Food
Varies
Chestnut
Food
Severe
Chicken meat
Food
Varies
Chickpea
Food
Varies
Chilli / capsicum
Food
Varies
Chlorhexidine
Drug
Severe
Christmas tree
Environmental
Mild
Chromium
Contact
Mild
Cinnamon
Food
Varies
Citrus
Food
Varies
Cladosporium mould
Environmental
Mild
Clam
Food
Severe
Cobalt
Contact
Mild
Cockroach allergen
Environmental
Mild
Cocoa / chocolate
Food
Varies
Coconut
Food
Varies
Cod
Food
Severe
Codeine
Drug
Moderate
Coffee
Food
Varies
Colophony (rosin)
Contact
Mild
Coriander
Food
Varies
Corn (maize)
Food
Varies
Cosmetics
Contact
Mild
Cow dander
Animal
Mild
Cow's milk
Food
Severe
Crab
Food
Severe
Cranberry
Food
Varies
Crayfish
Food
Severe
Detergent enzymes
Occupational
Moderate
Dog
Animal
Mild
Duck meat
Food
Varies
Dust mites
Environmental
Mild
Egg
Food
Severe
Epoxy resin
Occupational
Moderate
Erythromycin
Drug
Moderate
Essential oils
Contact
Mild
Feathers
Environmental
Mild
Fennel
Food
Varies
Ferret
Animal
Mild
Fig
Food
Varies
Fire ant sting
Insect
Severe
Fish
Food
Severe
Flaxseed
Food
Varies
Flea bite
Insect
Varies
Flour dust (baker's asthma)
Occupational
Moderate
Formaldehyde
Contact
Mild
Fragrance (airborne)
Environmental
Mild
Fragrance mix
Contact
Mild
Garlic
Food
Varies
Gelatin
Food
Varies
General anaesthetics
Drug
Severe
Ginger
Food
Varies
Gluten
Food
Varies
Goat's milk
Food
Severe
Gold
Contact
Mild
Grain dust
Occupational
Moderate
Grape
Food
Varies
Grass pollen
Environmental
Mild
Guinea pig
Animal
Mild
Hairdressing chemicals
Occupational
Moderate
Hamster
Animal
Mild
Hay
Environmental
Mild
Hazelnut
Food
Severe
Henna (black)
Contact
Mild
Heparin
Drug
Severe
Honey
Food
Varies
Hornet sting
Insect
Severe
Horse
Animal
Mild
Horsefly bite
Insect
Varies
House dust
Environmental
Mild
Ibuprofen / NSAIDs
Drug
Severe
Insulin
Drug
Severe
Iodinated contrast dye
Drug
Severe
Isocyanates
Occupational
Moderate
Kidney bean
Food
Varies
Kiwi
Food
Varies
Laboratory animal proteins
Occupational
Moderate
Lamb
Food
Varies
Lanolin
Contact
Mild
Latex (contact)
Contact
Mild
Latex (medical)
Drug
Severe
Lemon
Food
Varies
Lentil
Food
Varies
Lobster
Food
Severe
Local anaesthetics
Drug
Severe
Lupin
Food
Severe
Macadamia
Food
Severe
Mackerel
Food
Severe
Mango
Food
Varies
Melon
Food
Varies
Metalworking fluids
Occupational
Moderate
Methylisothiazolinone (MI)
Contact
Mild
Midge bite
Insect
Varies
Morphine
Drug
Moderate
Mosquito bite
Insect
Varies
Mould spores
Environmental
Mild
Mouse
Animal
Mild
Mugwort pollen
Environmental
Mild
Mussel
Food
Severe
Mustard
Food
Severe
Naproxen
Drug
Severe
Neomycin
Drug
Moderate
Nettle
Contact
Mild
Nettle pollen
Environmental
Mild
Nickel
Contact
Mild
Nutmeg
Food
Varies
Oak pollen
Environmental
Mild
Oats
Food
Varies
Olive pollen
Environmental
Mild
Onion
Food
Varies
Orange
Food
Varies
Oyster
Food
Severe
Paprika
Food
Varies
Parabens
Contact
Mild
Paraphenylenediamine (PPD)
Contact
Mild
Pea
Food
Varies
Peach
Food
Varies
Peanut
Food
Severe
Pear
Food
Varies
Pecan
Food
Severe
Penicillin
Drug
Severe
Persulfates
Occupational
Moderate
Pine nut
Food
Severe
Pineapple
Food
Varies
Pistachio
Food
Severe
Plane tree pollen
Environmental
Mild
Plum
Food
Varies
Poison ivy (urushiol)
Contact
Mild
Poison oak
Contact
Mild
Poison sumac
Contact
Mild
Poppy seed
Food
Varies
Pork
Food
Varies
Potato
Food
Varies
Propylene glycol
Contact
Mild
Quinoa
Food
Varies
Rabbit
Animal
Mild
Ragweed pollen
Environmental
Mild
Raspberry
Food
Varies
Rat
Animal
Mild
Rice
Food
Varies
Rubber accelerators
Contact
Mild
Rye
Food
Varies
Salmon
Food
Severe
Scallop
Food
Severe
Sesame
Food
Severe
Shellfish
Food
Severe
Shrimp / prawn
Food
Severe
Silica dust
Occupational
Moderate
Smoke
Environmental
Mild
Solder flux (colophony)
Occupational
Moderate
Soy
Food
Severe
Spider bite
Insect
Varies
Squid
Food
Severe
Statins
Drug
Moderate
Storage mites
Environmental
Mild
Strawberry
Food
Varies
Sulfites
Food
Varies
Sulfonamides (sulfa drugs)
Drug
Severe
Sunflower seed
Food
Varies
Sunscreen chemicals
Contact
Mild
Tetracycline
Drug
Moderate
Tick bite
Insect
Varies
Timothy grass pollen
Environmental
Mild
Tomato
Food
Varies
Tree pollen
Environmental
Mild
Tuna
Food
Severe
Turkey meat
Food
Varies
Turmeric
Food
Varies
Vaccine component
Drug
Severe
Vancomycin
Drug
Severe
Vanilla
Food
Varies
Walnut
Food
Severe
Wasp sting
Insect
Severe
Watermelon
Food
Varies
Wheat
Food
Varies
Wood dust
Occupational
Moderate
Wool
Contact
Mild
Yeast
Food
Varies
Yellow jacket sting
Insect
Severe
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