Food Allergies Treatment

Question by : Could I have a food allergy?
I’ve had chronic headache(s) for 4 years. Last year, I went to a chiropractor for a while. She thought I may have food allergies. So, I got my blood tested, and it turned out I was allergic to: corn, tomatoes, dairy, soy, wheat, oranges, and peanuts. So I went a few months without eating these, but nothing happened. So, I gave up on that. Now, I don’t know if I was supposed to fast or not before the test, because she didn’t tell me, but I didn’t. Could that have affected the results? Also, we told my doctor about the allergy test, and her reaction was (I’m paraphrasing here) “no, that’s stupid.” But could I have one? Did I just not give it long enough for the foods to leave my body and stuff?

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Answer by S Harris
I have never known the doctor to test blood for allergic reactions. I though it was just skin. That’s what I got tested. Do you know if you have bad sinuses? If so you may have chronic sinus infections. Also, see if you are allergic to pollen.

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Question by flourpower: Could my little girl have a milk allergy?
My daughter is 5 months old now. She is bottle fed, and we have had her on just regular dairy based formula. Since she was about a month old she has always spit up quit a bit after every bottle. We talked to her ped. about it and she suggested that “we feed her too much at one time” so we cut back and it didn’t change anything. When I asked the ped. again she said the same thing. (Ugh.) So I started to think perhaps it was reflux. I switched her over to Enfamil AR, which has rice starch in it so it is thicker, supposed to help with spitting up. It seemed to help for maybe a day or two but the spitting up seems to be back to normal now. I am wondering if she might have a milk protein intollerance? She recently has been having lots of small diarrhea like bowel movements, usually when she is eating, her stool is mucusy, she seems to be in pain when she is eating (arching her back, kicking out her legs, crying, pulling bottle out of her mouth), and just today I noticed a small rash on her arm. I am wondering if these sound like a milk protein allergy to anybody, or if anybody has expirienced similar symptoms? I know I should cal her ped. and ask her but everytime I bring up a concern she just says the same thing, that I am feeding her too much too often or that I don’t burp her enough, etc. Any suggestions/ideas/input is very helpful! Thank you!!

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Answer by AnniesMama
My girl has a milk allergy and didn’t have any spitting up or rashes but was absolutely miserable, screaming all day and she did pull away, arch her back and have bloody/mucousy stools. The pulling/arching could have been anything related to discomfort, but the bloody diapers sealed the deal that it was an allergy. We switched her to Alimentum and she was a new baby in a few days.

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Question by shallan a: could this be a food allergy? HELP!?
I am having some trouble finding out what it is i am eating that is causing me problems. every once in a while i get really bad gas often accompanied by diarrhea and/or nausea. i suspect milk and cut a lot of dairy products out, and now drink enriched rice milk, but the last few days i have been obviously eating something else that has negative effects on me, i have been eating a lot of wheat so maybe gluten? and also the last 3 days or so Ive eaten a lot of strawberries, could this be a strawberry allergy that ive suddenly developed/noticed.

any information on: allergies, development of allergies in adulthood (im 22), personal experiences, irritable bowl syndrome, anything i would welcome. I’m just at a loss, i really don’t know what this could be.

oh! other then this i am healthy and active, don’t eat fast food etc so it isn’t just poor diet in general.

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Answer by Pj
Ok, I have lots of allergies, so I might be able to help. I would say to try different things, test different foods, and see what they do to you. Also, you need to keep in mind any and all environmental factors that could be aggravating our allergies. Bottom line, go see an allergist, and seek medical attention if your symptoms intensify severely.

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Question by Astafia: Could this be a sign of a gluten intolerance/allergy?
I don’t eat a lot of wheat anymore – I mostly eat legumes, fruits, vegetables, and nuts. However, I sometimes eat toasted wheat thins with hummus. It’s freaking delicious, okay? But I have noticed several times that when I eat it, my face swells up and looks really bloated. I always thought it was unrelated, but my face had been normal for weeks (I hadn’t eaten this or any other wheat really) and then as soon as I ate a fair amount of it tonight, my face swelled up and my legs are very itchy. Could this be a sign of a gluten intolerance/allergy or is it just a coincidence? I would like to know what this swelling/bloating is since it’s really ugly. Does anybody with a known gluten allergy experience facial bloating after consuming it?
I ate some more a few minutes after I posted this and my now my throat is getting really itchy…I’ve also been having trouble with milk – it causes pain in my stomach, and I just have stomach pain A LOT in general (but it’s fairly mild unless I eat ice cream or drink milk). Is there any grand way I can tie this all together or am I just really sensitive?)

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Answer by pelican
It is not unusual for people to have sensitivities or allergies to more than one food. You may be intolerant of both wheat and dairy. Or it could be something else. Discuss it with your doctor the next time you are there. My aunt has celiac disease, and had abdominal pain and diarrhea, but no swelling of her face. You may be different since according to the Mayo Clinic there really aren’t any truly typical symptoms of celiac disease..

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/celiac-disease/DS00319

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Question by Tara O: I am often congested – especially at night. I have never had allergies, but could it be due to an allergy?
I’m often congested. at night, I wear Breathe Easy strips on my nose and during the day, I blow my nose a few times every day. I have never had allergies and I’m not really taking any major medications. I’m 28 and am fairly healthy. someone yesterday talked about constant medication being possibly caused by a milk allergy. could this be in response to milk????
thank you for the replies so far! I actually started cutting out milk today, but boy is it hard!!! can I still take calcium tablets? someone mentioned that many tablets still have lactose in them. and does soy milk count as dairy, or can I have that? if milk surely is the problem.

the problem is during the day as well, I’m a little stuffy right now as a matter of fact! I don’t think it’s anything specific to my bed….although I’ll be more aware of that, since I never thought of it before!

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Answer by Sunshine
No clue, try a netti pot.

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