Allergic to condoms?

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I read comments at an online sex shop for a certain brand of condoms and one user
wrote that the condoms are good and that he had issues with other condoms he used before.
He wrote that he has gotten allergic reactions to latex and non-latex condoms!
This sounded really concerning. I thought that people with allergies simply buy non-latex condoms
and that's it. But if you can even be allergic to them then what do you do?
How shall you find out if you're allergic or not!?
Imagine you want to use a condom over an anal sex toy and then stick it in your ass and then you're allergic
to it. This could be really dangerous right?
It's quite a difference if you only put the condom on your dick or wether you stick it in your ass there's much more
skin contact there.
I really dont know what to do now. This seems all very risky to me.

It would be extremely rare to have an allergy to latex and to another type of condom at the same time. It would have to be two separate allergies, or an allergy to something else, not the condom material.

You may have heard of very severe allergies that can be life-threatening, but most allergies aren't nearly as severe. A skin allergy, in particular, would just mean a rash would form. It wouldn't be life-threatening.

Is there a sure way to test if you're allergic to a certain condom or the lube on the condom?
For example if you were planning to use the condom on an anal toy then you'd have to be sure before inserting it.
Could you just test the condoms on the penis and if there are no skin reactions then it's safe?

I have also had a doctor stick his finger up my butt once and also do a prostate ultrasound. No issues there.
But I also don't know what kind of gloves he used and what he put over the ultrasound device.

Yes, you can just try it out.

But what if the reaction isn't the same on the entire body is this possible? For example nothing happens on the penis but
when you stick it in the butt suddenly it behaves differently?

I also don't know if it would be safer to buy non latex condoms. I mean in this case I only know they dont have latex but then they are made
of other materials. One could as well simply be allergic to whatever stuff they use instead.

Latex is more elastic than the other condoms (which are mainly polyurethane), which therefore need a more accurate fit. So you want to try latex condoms first. The great majority of people have no allergy to latex (those who do are actually allergic to the small amounts of rubber plant protein still present).

Allergies involve the whole body. The reaction in the anus might, perhaps, be stronger than on the penis, but not completely different.

Are condoms are really allergic?

Only if you have a specific allergy to a component in them (e.g. the rubber latex). Most people have no trouble at all.

I have an allergy against mites and also a few pollen.

I wonder are there blood tests for latex allergies? Or would a doctor simply rub latex on the skin and then see what happens?

I would think that if you had access to a latex condom, you could rub it on the underside of your arm and if you had an allergy to latex, it would show up there. If you don't have access to a condom, you could probably use a latex glove as well, but that might leave you with some doubts as to whether or not the latex in the glove and that which is in the condom are the same.

That's why I suggested you get ahold of a condom. Then you would know for sure, instead of worrying about it.

That's a good idea.

I wonder should I get dry condoms without lube or lubed condoms? What if your allergic to the lube and not the condom?

I think lubed condoms are more widely used. I think I'd go that route. That way you could eliminate both latex and lube as allergic reactions. Of course, if you have a reaction you would then have to try condoms without lube to decide which one is giving you the problem. My guess is that you won't have a problem.

But I also worry how safe are condoms? What if they contain harmful xenoestrogens which then get into the body?

At some points in life I think you just have to trust, take a deep breath and say, "I'm going for it."

Are condoms are really allergic????

@blackbee045 Welcome to A2A. Most, but not all, condoms are made of latex. If you have an allergy to latex, you should not use latex condoms, Luckily, there are other options such as polyurethane and natural. Be aware, though, that natural condoms do not protect against STI's.