I am 24 years old and since childhood I cannot eat bananas. As soon as I swallow a small chunk of banana I vomit and there is a very weird kind of feeling in my mouth that I have quickly rinse it with water. Why is that so?

Suggestions offered by doctors on Lybrate are of advisory nature i.e., for educational and informational purposes only. Content posted on, created for, or compiled by Lybrate is not intended or designed to replace your doctor's independent judgment about any symptom, condition, or the appropriateness or risks of a procedure or treatment for a given person.