suth_n_belle Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Ok. Soy is everywhere. As is corn. And the others are things that I love. I need to know what I am allergic to, so that I can avoid it. In medications, at restaurants, in makeups and creams... The potential for exposure is endless. I need to know, to protect myself. Otherwise I have vague symptoms that I don't know what to attribute to, and I continue to have them, because I don't know I should be avoiding them. This is not my first rodeo; I understand some foods are harmful to me, and I don't plan to eat them, everyday. Of course I will limit soy. But I also don't wish to alienate my family by refusing to ever eat out or eat something their grandmother fixed or whatever, if I don't have to. This is why I need to *know* which foods I am intolerant to, and to what extent. Everybody happy with my decisions, now, even if you don't agree? People want to cook for me, people want to invite me out, I don't want my health screwed just to be polite. If I know I am allergic and can just say so, it's at least easier on the relationships, than if they think I can eat x item, but choose not to. I'm just here for feedback on the process. You don't have to approve of what I do or don't eat or reintroduce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 I'm doing corn, today... Just had organic blue corn chips, and immediately itching on my arms. I think corn (and perhaps the peanut butter) is my most violent reaction, yet. Which, I believe my thyroid medication may contain cornstarch. So I really need to find a way to get on a different medication; one which doesn't contain corn. Do you kind of see why it is so important to me to *know* what I should be avoiding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Good golly! Itching all over!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Now I have abdominal pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bet Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 You will probably have to introduce peanut butter and corn separately to be sure. I just had eggs for the first time. I'm going to gauge how it goes without adding anything else. My dairy reintro was uneventful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 This is corn day. I did introduce corn seperately. I had corn chips with the cleanest ingredients I could find, and canned corn. I'm not introducing peanut butter separately, but I will introduce peanuts, separately. I've had a similar reaction just to cornstarch on my skin, with the immediate itching and redness, as with a makeup product. That's actually why I suspected a corn allergy. So I do feel the corn is pretty conclusive... I just don't know yet how to completely avoid it; I think it's in more things than gluten 0_o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 I actually had a little itchiness with the canned corn, but not quite as much as the chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Anyhoo, I don't think I'll bother with a third serving of corn, today. I feel I know what I need to know on that, and I don't wish to torture my body further. Just wish the other food results were more clear-cut. That's what confuses me, when the symptoms are nebulous or barely detectable. Although I guess that does give me some leeway about eating them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Now I have a rash on my forearm, after eating... watermelon? What?! I tell ya, it makes no sense! The whole process is baffledworthy and confusing. Not because the process isn't straightforward, but because my reactions are weird. And no, I hasn't even been avoiding watermelon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 These do seem weird. I think we asked this before, but is there any chance this could be something other than food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Something wrong with that watermelon. It tasted okay, but now I feel very nauseated. Right now I'm thinking spoilage or something. My mom gave it to us, and he was throwing up earlier this week... Didn't realize he'd gotten spoiled food when he was at her house? I can believe I react to a lot of stuff, but I didn't think I'd ever reacted to watermelon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 I mean, the toddler was throwing up earlier this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 Well, I was sick in bed all day. So maybe the toddler and I have a stomach virus. Or maybe something wrong with the watermelon my mom gave us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 Well, now I am itching all over, and I didn't eat anything. I took my thyroid meds a bit ago, but haven't eaten anything very recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 All I can say is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Well, the thyroid meds are suspected to contain cornstarch. That's the best hypothesis I come up with, so far. Other thought was that I was at work, and reacting to something in the patient's home (I'm in home health). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Ok, I am definitely not allergic to peanuts. I ate roasted peanuts twice, today, uneventful. Then I decided to try a diff brand of peanut butter, tonight. Very slightly itchy, then my tummy hurt a little. I couldn't be having issues with an oil used in the pb, could I? Or in the corn chips, for that matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Peanut butter made me very nauseous in the middle of the night. But peanuts, themselves, seemed fine. Weird, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 I bought iced coffee from WF, this New Orleans brew I thought it was cold brew, to be lower acid; but now I realize it doesn't actually say it's a cold brew. I bought it because I seem to tolerate this brand okay. I passed up the French vanilla (containing "natural flavors") for the traditional brew... Just bought some vanilla beans in case I decide I want the flavor. Plan to try it, tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 Yeah, I would've bought a different one, had I realized this isn't a cold brew... ah well... It is one I've tolerated okay in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 Oh man, I am horribly nauseated after just one 16 oz serving. I may try the Bulletproof coffee at some point, like, their actual brand. Otherwise, I don't think I can do coffee. So sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 I'm not even going to have any more, today. I feel too awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 I live the taste and smell of coffee.. wish I knew of some alternative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 *love, not live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suth_n_belle Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 One more try on coffee, today... Just in case it was the chicory in the brew, this morning. Sbux Cafe Verona, my favorite everyday coffee to have on hand. Loads of coconut milk for cream, stevia, and vanilla beans. Tastes good. But I've drunk 1/2 cup, and already I feel my body telling me to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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