Banana is also known as Musa acuminate or Musa balbisiana. It is believed that banana can also cause alergy. The banana alergy may exhibit a couple of different forms like: one accompanied by to tree pollen, such as birch and other kind of allergy which may be linked with latex alergy.

The people having the birch-pollen allergy may generate symptoms either instantly or even within just an hour of eating fresh banana or any banana containing foods.

Such symptoms may often show local reactions in the mouth as well as throat with itching and inflammation usually known as oral alergy syndrome-OAS. Some of the drugs and some cosmetic products also contain banana as flavoring element. The symptom includes simplified urticaria, abdominal pains, vomiting and often life threatening symptoms.