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Originally Posted by brassmonkey a rash/hives is a sign. my son ate some pineapple within like 5 minutes he was covered in the hives

Cause - effect. A food allergic reaction. That make sense.
So, no one asked this guy in the Bronx what he ate? That could be possible.

But was your son unable to breath or going into convulsions? In other words some life threatening reaction. Hives alone might be scary but not fatal if that is the entire scope of the reaction.