Allergy to mint gum

I have exercise induced asthma but it doesn't really affect me since i do a lot of sports but recently i have been having shortness of breath and a closed throat feeling. It happens every time i eat any type of mint gum but only when i first start chewing it. I think its like that first burst of juiciness that makes my throat act funny because after the first minute or so the feeling goes away. I don't know if im allergic to mint since i brush my teeth with mint toothpaste and nothing happens then. I don't want to go to the doctor and have him think im crazy. So, does anyone know why this happens? and should i see a doctor to find out? does it have anything to do with my asthma? thanks!

[SassyLassie]

First, do not be embarrassed about seeing a doctor about ANY allergy or suspicion of such, this is YOUR health and you have a right to know. As to the symptoms, well, it may not be the mint, but, the additives that give the gum the mint flavor, most of the flavors in gum are artificial and you could be allergic to those.

[ChitChatNine]

a long long time ago all gum had latex in it!  But not anymore .. I don't think any gum has it anymore so that isn't the cause I bet!

Can you eat Tic Tacs ,etc.

Wish I could help .. SassyLassie gave some good advice

I am thinking maybe it is causing your asthma to flare with the minty taste and you could even be experiencing a laryngospasm .. I'd ask your doc .. just a wild thought

C~