Hi Bunny1999 and diynaturalbedding,
Thanks for both of your responses.
Diynaturalbedding, thanks for sharing that article. Oddly enough, I responded to site member OYEB regarding that exact article back in 2012 in post #2 here. While there is some good information contained in this lady’s blog, and I can’t speak to the sensitivities of the woman mentioned in the article who received an older used mattress from her Grandma’s guest bedroom, there are quite a few inaccuracies about passing FR guidelines that I point out in my post and some of her conclusions/assumptions are incorrect.
Bunny1999,
I would hold off on introducing any more latex into your sleeping environment until you see your physician. You mentioned your sensitivity to bananas, and you should read the part of my post where I discuss the latex-fruit syndrome. I copied it again here:
Strangely enough … there are certain allergies and certain conditions that can go hand in hand with latex allergies. Those with Spina Bifida for example have a much higher incidence and allergies to banana, pineapple, avocado, chestnut, kiwi fruit, mango, passionfruit, strawberry, and soy can all go hand in hand with it as well and is called the latex-fruit syndrome. There is a good Wikipedia article about latex allergies here and there is also a lot more information on various medical sites across the web.
Please read the Wikipedia article I linked to above, and I’ll be interested in learning about any results/advice you receive from your physician.
Phoenix