# Local honey, allergies, and the digestive system

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-honey-allergies-and-the-digestive-system/954841
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [November 24, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-honey-allergies-and-the-digestive-system/954841 "2021-11-24T02:58:25Z")
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### Author: ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-honey-allergies-and-the-digestive-system/954841/9 "2021-11-25T13:59:02Z")

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> [@So I picked up a $27 bottle of bee pollen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-picked-up-a-27-bottle-of-bee-pollen/952363/14):
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> A smattering of studies have shown no benefit. here’s an [article on honey for allergies](https://ro.co/health-guide/honey-for-allergies/) reviewing the claim and some studies on it. It too finds no real effectiveness overall in most investigations.

Here’s the post i was thinking of.

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