At 11:30 AM 1/30/1998 -0500, you wrote:
> If anyone else has allergies to melon,
>I'd like to know what kind of symptoms they have.

I have recently identified melon (honeydew and cantaloupe) as a real
allergy.  My milk and wheat problems fall into the 'intolerance' category.
The melon symptoms are cold symptoms within 20-30 minutes:  sore throat,
headache, runny nose, coughing, sneezing, achy feeling.  Lasts a few hours
and then I'm tired.  This allergy has been a recent development for me.
I'm 32.  At 30 I would have said no ill effects.  The worst experience was
just a week or so ago.  Caused me to miss my morning classes, so no more
melon for me.  I will test watermelon when I have the time to spare for a
possibly unpleasant reaction.