Salicylate, the main ingredient in aspirin, is also found
in certain foods. If you are allergic to aspirin or your doctor
thinks you have a food allergy, he may recommend a
low-salicylate diet.
WHAT YOU SHOULD
DO
Do not take any medicine that contains aspirin. Avoid
foods you suspect you may be allergic to. You may eat meat,
milk, and other dairy products, but you should
not eat the foods listed below.
FRUITS to
Avoid
Apples
Apricots
Berries
Cherries
Currants
Grapefruit
Grapes
Lemons
Melon
Nectarines
Oranges
Peaches
Plums
Prunes
Raisins
BEVERAGES to
Avoid
Beer
Bubbly drinks (such as soda
or sparkling water)
Cider
Distilled drinks (such as
whiskey, vodka, bourbon, or gin)
Tea
Wine
VEGETABLES to
Avoid
Cucumbers
Green peppers
Tabasco peppers
Tomatoes
DESSERTS and SWEETS to
Avoid
Mint or wintergreen products
(such as mint candy or peppermint sticks)