Food Allergies & Food intollerances-Anyone help?

[Michaelangelica]

All my life I have had problems with the food I eat.

 

I have consulted many doctors and specialists with little effective help.

the best was an orthomolecular psychiatrist who put me on masses of vitamins and a strict diet

The second best was a doc who gave me a drug Nizoral..? to get me through a long overseas trip. I dissolved it in water before I ate. The English chemist that I purchased it from one day was most interested as he said it was primarily an asthma drug.

 

Can't afford all the vitamins and have reduced the diet to avoiding wheat ((hard wheat and unleavened bread seem not too bad).

The reactions vary are are diffuse and occur sometimes immediately after eating the food; sometimes 48 hours later.

 

The Immediate reaction i get to foods such as MSG is a very rapid heart beat, (120-140 pm),manic, shakey-ness,irritability, inability to sleep followed by collapse confusion,dirrahoeoa and a day long fuzzy head, Almost the same symptoms as taking amphetamines (hey I was a nurse in the 70'S) or a "panic attack" I need a fairly big dose for this to happen. Japanese BBQ restaurants are deadly and can steal 2 days of my life.

 

My energy and intellectual abilities are also affected. I am not a great speller but I can hardly spell anything when I am having an attack/reaction.

I find it hard to get myself moving and exertion leaves me breathless, heart pounding and sweating as if I had run a mile (never have never could). My ears ring (tinnitus) although they seem to do that most of the time unless I fast.

 

Recently someone told me that one way to test you-self for immediate allergies is to take your resting pulse, then your pulse after eating a particular food. This afternoon I ate an orange then shortly after an apple. I have been a bit suss of apples for a while. I do eat a lot of them. My pulse is usually around 80 it went up to 120. A bit like a little "flight or fight" adrenalin rush. I am certainly more snappy, cranky and intolerant of those around me.

 

I looked up apples and preservatives and it seems nicin is used (?) to prolong shelf life

Nisin

antibiotic derived from bacteria; found in beer, processed cheese products, tomato paste

Food Additives - Colours, Preservatives & Enhancers

 

234

E234 Nisin Antibiotic produced during the growth of bacterium Streptococcus lactis and is a polypeptide antibiotic used in food as a preservative. Found in beer, processed cheese products, tomato paste.

Food Additives Guide (200-290)

I must be the only Australian who doesn't drink their bodyweight in beer ever day

But could there be other reasons why our gut bacteria are so valuable? Perhaps. Over the last decade, IFR scientists have been working on nisin, a protein made by Lactococcus lactis, a harmless bacterium. Nisin kills other microbes by punching holes in them, so is good at preventing growth of nearby bacteria (which may be harmful). In fact, nisin is so effective, it is an approved additive in the food industry, used to inhibit food poisoning and food spoilage bacteria.

IFR Information Sheet - nisin and gut bacteria

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and facility modifications necessary to manufacture Nisin in-house.

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Nisin is a polycyclic peptide antibacterial with 34 amino acid residues used as a food preservative. It contains the uncommon amino acids lanthionine (Lan), methyllanthionine (MeLan), didehydroalanine (Dha) and didehydroaminobutyric acid (Dhb)

Nisin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sulphur dioxide and sulphites (E220-E227), can leave you with a weird aftertaste and they destroy the thiamin (vitamin B1) in foods. Sensitivity to sulphites, especially among asthmatics, is not uncommon. Dried fruit is usually treated with sulphur dioxide. Nisin (E234) is a bit of a “special case” among preservatives. It is the only antibiotic allowed for food preservation and is made from certain strains of the Streptococcus lactis, bacteria. Nisin occurs naturally in milk and some cheeses, and because it is a protein, it’s non-toxic. To us, that is.

Planet Science News Issue: 154

My mother had a bad allergy to sulfur anti-biotics; so I avoid them too; not that they are prescribed much now.

I do find I can't drink some cheap cask wines and preserved oranges juices. Sulphur di-oxide is often used in both. Old wine is better than new wine, fortified wine or spirits better still ( less of an allergic reaction I mean)

 

The allergic reactions also vary depending on on how well I am. If I'm tired or rrun down or over-eating my 'problem' foods the reactions are more common or greater.

 

Has anyone heard of the pulse test?

 

Has anyone similar problems?

 

Anyone know anything about Nicin causing people problems?

 

Do I need a psychiatrist or a good allergist?

[Michaelangelica]

Beware: brightly coloured foods

 

by Peter Lavelle

Chemical colouring in food and drinks can make even normal kids hyperactive, say researchers.

 

Published 13/09/2007

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Foods with chemical colouring are likely to make kids fidgety and hyperactive.

 

That's the conclusion of UK researchers, who tested some common food dyes and preservatives on a group of toddlers and older children.

 

Over a six week period, they gave two groups of kids – one group aged three years and the others aged eight and nine – three sets of drinks.

 

Two of the drinks were cocktails of additives and colourings commonly found in sweets and drinks – compounds like sunset yellow (also called E110), carmoisine (E122), tartrazine (E102), ponceau 4R (E124), quinoline yellow (E104), allura red (E129) , sunset yellow, carmoisine, and sodium benzoate. The third drink was a placebo – it contained no colourings or additives.

 

They then compared the kids' behaviour using standard tests used to diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These tests were administered by teachers, psychologists and parents

 

The researchers found the children who drank the cocktails of additives and colourings were noticeably more hyperactive and had shorter attention spans than those who drank the placebo.

Beware: brightly coloured foods - Health & Wellbeing

[Monomer]

Has anyone heard of the pulse test?

 

Has anyone similar problems?

 

Anyone know anything about Nicin causing people problems?

 

Do I need a psychiatrist or a good allergist?

 

 

I don't think you need a psychiatrist, but an allergy specialist might be of use. I suffer from allergies and asthma, but my main problems are with grasses and moulds rather than food. I spent the last 3 years undergoing immunotherapy so that could be something to consider. It cost about $120 for 6 months worth of allergen but each visit was covered by Medicare.

 

Something that may be worth trying is the elimination diet. It's tough but will enable you to better assess which foods are a problem. The Elimination Diet & The Detection Diet | Foodintol.com

Elimination diet

[Michaelangelica]

Thanks Monomer i have tried to do the elimination diet but it is too hard.

I have been blood tested for lactose and I avoid wheat.

Strangely Medibank and Medicare would not cover 'the elimination diet' -this done with specialist and nutritionalist from Royal Prince Alfred ?(the hospital near Syd. Uni)

My gastroenterologist says I am not gluten sensitive. (By looking at cilia ? in stomach) how he can say this when I don't eat wheat I am not sure.

 

Food Allergy Hospitalizations Rise 400 Percent

 

An analysis of the rates of illness and death for allergic disorders other than asthma suggests that systemic allergic reactions, such as anaphylaxis (serious allergic reaction in several areas of the body) and food allergies, have soared in recent years.

 

The analysis looked at data from national surveys, consultations with primary care health practitioners, prescriptions, hospital admissions, and deaths.

 

600 Percent

 

Hospital admissions for anaphylaxis have risen by 600 percent, and those for food allergies have risen by 400 percent. Prescriptions for all types of allergy have also increased over the past 15 years.

 

Unknown Cause

 

The cause of the increase is not known, although it could be attributable to changes in the sources of allergic disease.

 

Thorax September 1, 2006

 

Science Daily August 31, 2006

 

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

 

The good news in the study was that eczema and hay fever rates seem to have stabilized. But food allergies are clearly soaring far beyond anything known in the past.

 

Some of the most allergenic foods out there are:

 

* Pasteurized milk

* Soy

* Wheat (gluten)

 

So if you think you're suffering from a food allergy, avoiding these foods is nearly always helpful. You can also be sensitive to food additives like artificial colors, preservatives and flavor enhancers (MSG), so avoiding processed foods may also help.

http://www.mercola.com/2006/sep/14/food_allergy_hospitalizations_rise_400_percent.htm

Sometimes I wish I did have anaphylaxis instedad of all these vague nagging symptoms and delayed reactions.

Avoiding wheat, MSG and sulfur in all processed foods is almost impossible.

[Drosera]

Hmm...

 

I'm a member of an anxiety disorders group, and the subject of food intolerances comes up frequently. I don't know enough to comment on your situation, but it seems to me that along with consulting an allergist, a visit with a gastro-specialist would be in order. They too can help you investigate possible causes.

 

If your problems cause you tension or anxiety, seeing a psyhiatrist, psychologist or therapist isn't out of order either. It could be a useful adjunct while you are trying to learn to cope with this issue. There are treatments and therapies that can help you cope with any discomfort until you get to the root of the problem. Even just talk therapy could be comforting and enlightening. (I am not suggesting you have a mental or emotional disorder. But such stresses can often become more than we can bear alone.)

 

Good luck!

[Monomer]

i have tried to do the elimination diet but it is too hard.

 

Yeah, I also tried it , but decided it was too difficult! But from what I've read it appears to be the most effective way of determining food allergies. The RPA offers a simplified elimination diet booklet, which you can buy for $7.70. Maybe that would be easier?

 

Here are some recipes for people with food allergies you could try:

Healthy recipes

Food Allergy Kitchen - Recipes

 

 

My gastroenterologist says I am not gluten sensitive. (By looking at cilia ? in stomach) how he can say this when I don't eat wheat I am not sure.

 

The cilia are the protrusions lining the gut which absorb nutrients, and gluten in a gluten sensitive person will destroy these cilia. If you don't eat wheat you could be consuming gluten if you eat rye, barley or oats.

 

 

Allergies certainly seem to be on the rise, and here's one suggestion why:

Today, people eat diverse and exotic foods, many containing artificial preservatives and additives; spend more time indoors, increasing contact with dust, synthetic materials, and household chemicals; are more likely to maintain pets indoors; and are exposed to more pollution. The exposure theory is supported by the increased prevalence of allergies primarily in developed countries, and mostly in urban environments, as opposed to rural communities

 

Pharmacy Times: Are Allergies on the Rise?

 

A popular suggestion for the rise in allergies is that we're too clean these days. I suffer from a number of allergies while my sister is virtually allergy-free. When I was little my Mum was obsessed with cleanliness but when my sister was little Mum had mellowed somewhat and didn't care so much about us getting dirty.

[Michaelangelica]

 

Pharmacy Times: Are Allergies on the Rise?

 

A popular suggestion for the rise in allergies is that we're too clean these days. I suffer from a number of allergies while my sister is virtually allergy-free. When I was little my Mum was obsessed with cleanliness but when my sister was little Mum had mellowed somewhat and didn't care so much about us getting dirty.

Maybe I need more indoor plants (see thread

 

Kids often eat spoonfuls of dirt. As just about ever interior surface of our body has its own antibiotics I guess only the useful "wee beasties" get to stay.

I have heard that by sterilizing our kitchens, hospitals etc we end up creating, by Darwinian Natural Selection, super-bugs that are resistant to our chemicals and heat.

 

An allergic reaction is identical to a panic attack Drosera (Do you eat flies?)

Get people to check out what they have eaten before they get the rapid heart beat, sweating & "fight of flight" response (Try the pulse test?)

 

I often wonder how many crimes might be committed by people having an allergic reaction. Adrenalin is certainly flowing uncontrollably into the body and people may get confused about what is causing this.

[Drosera]

Maybe I need more indoor plants (see thread :(

An allergic reaction is identical to a panic attack Drosera (Do you eat flies?:eek:)

 

I know it can be. Just like hyperthyroidism, drugs, air restriction, etc. can also promote anxiety and panic attacks. That's why I believe that therapy can be helpful in learning to manage or cope with the symptoms of anxiety, even though it may actually have a more physical cause in these cases. Obviously the first thing though, is to get checked out by the doctor, and pursue the medical issues as much as you can. Always best to deal with the root of the problem.

 

But then, I know you know this. Just mentioning it for the sake of others, in case it may help.

 

I only eat flies when I ride my bike too fast. That hasn't been for a couple of years now. :( My little plants on the other hand, prefer their meat on a regular basis! :eek:

[Michaelangelica]

 

But then, I know you know this. Just mentioning it for the sake of others, in case it may help.

Yes and no, probably both

I am also looking for answers for myself. I think I have exhausted what the medical profession has on offer to treat allergies, especially delayed reaction ones. I have had every blood test known to man . Apart from discovering bowel cancer, high BP and cholesterol nothing of any real help turned up :eek:

 

I might try a google alert and post what I find here.

 

I often wonder if some of Australia's problems (health, education welfare) with Aboriginal Nations is not food related. Aborigines had a high protein diet with little sugar (Small Native Bees and Sweet Ants only). Some Aust. Berries contain 10,000 times the Vit. C of oranges. A friend who owned a country pub used to sell a semi-trailer full of sweet-sherry flagons to the local aborigines each f/n?/ week? Now Aborigines seem to eat the worst junk food of our culture. Lots of sugar, alcohol, carbohydrates, yeast, MSG, cows-milk etc

A nutritionalist from SA took a group of diabetic Aborigines back to the bush for a month to eat "bush tucker". Their need for insulin dropped by 50% by the end of the month. She was amazed to see them eat 6-8 fish at a time/meal.

[Celeste]

Hello Michaelangelica,

 

Interesting topic. :)

I too, am a old time pulse taker when it comes to food sensitivity....and the older I get, the list of foods I am sensitive too, keeps growing.

 

My food intolerances and symptoms are:

MSG: bpm increases as high as 170, accompanied by panic, shakiness, dizziness, brain fog, arrhythmia's, nerve pain, migraines, indigestion.

Like you, it takes me 2 days or so to recover.

 

Salicylates in some foods: bpm goes from 70 to 120. Panic, indigestion, trembling, feeling cold, arrhythmia's.

 

Pizza Sauce: bpm increases from 70 to 120. Sense of anxiety, indigestion, arrhythmia. (salicylates???)

 

Strawberries, cherrry tomatoes, kiwi fruits (if not washed well);

bpm increases to 110 or so. Hives in mouth, itching, headache. I figure this must be an true allergy to the fuzzy stuff on the leaves.

 

Heavy Glutens: bpm around 120. Bloating, indigestion, horrible heartburn, nausea, flu like symptoms. Brother has full blown Celiac disease as confirmed by genetic testing (Celiac Sprue).

 

Certain Sulfa's, both foods and drug: bpm around 120. Urticaria hives, anxiety, indigestion.

 

Chocolate: bpm 110 and above. Heartburn.

 

Touching the actual shells on shell fish: itchy, blistery hands and mouth.

 

I'm really surprised that more doctors don't use the pulse as in indicator of food sensitivities. Back in my days, it was often the first line of detection used and allergy testing is way to painful!

 

Hope your well!

[Michaelangelica]

Hello Michaelangelica,

 

Interesting topic.

I too, am a old time pulse taker when it comes to food sensitivity....and the older I get, the list of foods I am sensitive too, keeps growing.

 

My food intolerances and symptoms are:

MSG: bpm increases as high as 170, accompanied by panic, shakiness, dizziness, brain fog, arrhythmia's, nerve pain, migraines, indigestion.

Like you, it takes me 2 days or so to recover.

 

Salicylates in some foods: bpm goes from 70 to 120. Panic, indigestion, trembling, feeling cold, arrhythmia's.

 

Pizza Sauce: bpm increases from 70 to 120. Sense of anxiety, indigestion, arrhythmia. (salicylates???)

 

Strawberries, cherrry tomatoes, kiwi fruits (if not washed well);

bpm increases to 110 or so. Hives in mouth, itching, headache. I figure this must be an true allergy to the fuzzy stuff on the leaves.

 

Heavy Glutens: bpm around 120. Bloating, indigestion, horrible heartburn, nausea, flu like symptoms. Brother has full blown Celiac disease as confirmed by genetic testing (Celiac Sprue).

 

Certain Sulfa's, both foods and drug: bpm around 120. Urticaria hives, anxiety, indigestion.

 

Chocolate: bpm 110 and above. Heartburn.

 

Touching the actual shells on shell fish: itchy, blistery hands and mouth.

 

I'm really surprised that more doctors don't use the pulse as in indicator of food sensitivities. Back in my days, it was often the first line of detection used and allergy testing is way to painful!

 

Hope your well!

 

WOW! A fellow traveler almost identical. I'm OK with shellfish. Strangely I have a good friend who is VERY allergic to fish but NOT shellfish weird. She has the anaphalactic shock/asthma attack type! her son is madly allergic to eggs. His grandma beating eggs in the kitchen is enough for him to break out in spots. He once said to me he was happy he had the immediate allergy rather than my "delayed action" ones as at least you could pin-point the offender immediately.

 

My health seems to have deteriorated a lot in the last few years- not yet 60.

I have been suffering from incredible heartburn, gastric reflux, depression, bloating, flatulence like a brass band, Irregular and unpredictable bowel movements, sweating and breathlessness on exertion. It is very depressing and debilitating.

 

I have Irish ancestry, where gluten sensitivity is very common. Possibly also some aboriginal genes?? I have put myself on a gluten free diet. That's why I was surprised that the gastroenterologist said my stomach cilia was OK. I had a nutritionalist say you would need to eat 4 slices of bread daily for 3 months for the stomach cilia to respond. (by falling over). So who was right?

The Genetic test has not hit here yet and is still probably very expensive ie not subsidized by the Govt. If they only knew what undiagnosed coeliac disease was costing them!

 

My daughter has exercise asthma and is madly allergic to kiwi fruit. She breaks out in hives. It took along time to figure that one out as all fruit when into a big fruit bowl which the kids would graze on. She would react even to other fruit in the bowl that had just touched a kiwi fruit!

 

Fortunately I get no migraines. Although my other daughter does. Both I an my younger daughter get what we call "bulging eyes" and feel "Off". My doc mumbled something about "painless migraines" once ??? As a result we both had our eyes tested. fortunately they picked up glaucoma in mine. I thought thats the answer to "bulging eyes" but no glaucoma is symptomless (until you go blind). My daughter has 20/19 vision

A few years ago I had an operation for bowel cancer. fortunately it was not a very nasty variety. I sent an email about it to my recently discovered half-brother (long story) and his wife was shocked as he had just had a few feet of bowel removed with diverticulitis. I suspect he gets some of the same symptoms as me. He was going to go off wheat.

Don't get me started on MSG (See the hypography thread "MSG Chain letter meme"). I don't know how the Japanese can eat it. It seems to be in nearly every food as "yeast extract" or some other name

 

Pizza Sauce

usually a lot of natural MSG from tomatoes. how are you with other solanaceae plant family?

 

Strawberries, cherrry tomatoes, kiwi fruits

- probably sacilates. How are you with aspirin? A good WWW data base is "Dukes" you can look up all the chemicals in many plants.

One young Australian promising ballerina was getting arthritis at a young age 24?. A herbalist told her to cut out solanaceae plants and she slowly recovered (3-4 months).

I had another friend (40YO)who was very anxious and depressed. She had nursing training and knew she was getting severe debilitating and painful arthritis. She had three young children and was worried about how she would cope. I asked her what she was eating, she replied:-

"O, nothing much really, I'm on a diet"

"What does the diet consist of?"

"Tomatoes"

"Tomatoes! Just tomatoes!"

"Yes"

On my urging she gave up the diet and was fine in a few months.

 

Someone once said the problem is we are not eating fruit and vegetables seasonally. You eat tomatoes in summer; then have nine months for the body to get rid of any plant toxins, and then start again. Now we can eat almost anything at any time of the year (Esp if you include cans, sauces etc)

 

I too, am a old time pulse taker when it comes to food sensitivity.

So glad to know I am not imagining this. Doctors just give up and refer you to a psychiatrist (Who put me on anti-depressants and I discovered the wonderful escape antidepressants+ alcoholl. Wow! So this is what happens to people when they drink! Before that I drank for the taste. It usually had little other effects on me. I had a wonderful cellar which I drank completely in a year. (because yeast can be a problem I rarely drink beer.) (With some help from 'friends.' I was having a stressful time with my business in the process of slowly going belly up and my health deteriorating)

Lovely to hear I have a fellow traveler. Thanks for your post. It has cheered me enormously ( Um that sounds off doesn't it 'I am happy you are as sick as I" um well thanks)

 

Ironically my main joy in life is eating. I will try anything (Ok not Chines Jellyfish soup and duck feet). there are some wonderful restaurants in Australia and I have spend a house mortgage or two on them. Including a wonderful time in France. I love the respect they have for food. No wonder they don't want Macdonalds. Getting, growing, shopping, selling, & eating food is a cornerstone of their culture.

God is cruel.

Maybe we are the canaries down the mine shafts?

[Michaelangelica]

It is amazing what google can find

 

Remember my wondering if crime was linked to allergy?

 

Look at this:_

The Shipley Project: Treating Food Allergy to Prevent Criminal Behaviour in Community Settings

Authors: C. Peter; W. Bennett Ba Ma Mba Leonard; M. Mcewen Ma Bm Bc Helen; C. Mcewen Mb Bs Eunice; L. Rose

DOI: 10.1080/13590849862311

Publication Frequency: 4 issues per year

Published in: journal Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine, Volume 8, Issue 1 March 1998 , pages 77 - 83

Subjects: Food Chemistry: Nutrition; Bioscience: Nutrition;

Number of References: 14

Formats available: PDF (English)

 

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Abstract

Nine children with persistent anti-social, disruptive and/or criminal behaviours were assessed and treated for food intolerance and allergy. All were found to have a number of food allergies or intolerances and mineral imbalances, particularly in zinc.

Three showed marginally raised cadmium while one had considerably raised cadmium.

The children remained at home in the care of their parents while undergoing a restrictive dietary regime with the avoidance of identified problem foods.

The health and behaviour of all nine subjects improved both physically and psychologically.

However, three children abandoned the dietary regime, two of whom re-offended and were placed in care while the third moved home and accepted enzyme-potentiated desensitization (EPD) treatment.

He and the other six continued to improve in health, behaviour and school performance over 6 months.

In the following 18 months, two more re-offended but with much reduced frequency and violence than before the project.

After 2 years, five of the nine had not re-offended. The feasibility of applying nutritional and biochemical assessment and treatment in the community to divert young offenders and disruptive schoolchildren from criminal behaviour was demonstrated.

Criminal justice, education and health agencies could incorporate and develop this approach in furtherance of their statutory objectives.

Keywords: Criminality; Young Offenders; Food Intolerance; Allergy; Minerals; Toxic Metals; Oligoantigenic Diet; Nutrition; Biochemistry; Hyperactivity; Hyperkinesis; Enzyme-potentiated Desensitization

The Shipley Project: Treating Food Allergy to Prevent Criminal Behaviour in Community Settings - Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine

never heard of Enzyme-potentiated Desensitization sounds promising

This was aclear no-nonsense web site with some good info

FOOD ALLERGY AND FOOD INTOLERANCE

Timing

 

Allergic reactions are quick. They usually occur within 30 minutes and are often easy to identify.

 

Food intolerance reactions can be delayed up to 48 hours or more. Identification of reactions can be difficult. When problem foods are consumed frequently, symptoms can appear to be a chronic condition rather than a food reaction.

 

Dose

 

Allergic reactions can be to the tiniest amount of an allergen.

 

Intolerance reactions to food chemicals are dose-related. Some people are more sensitive than others. In theory, everyone will react to food additives if they consume enough and one study on MSG confirmed this, although a few of the subjects reacted to very high doses which were unlikely to be consumed in one sitting.

 

Symptoms

 

Allergic reactions can be itching, swelling, rash, spreading hives, vomiting, diarrhea, breathing difficulties and in the most severe of the allergic disorders, anaphylaxis can lead to collapse and death. By definition, anaphylaxis is an allergic reaction which involves two of the body's systems (eg respiratory and gastrointestinal or skin). Anaphylactic deaths as a result of insect bites or penicillin are usually very quick - within minutes - and due to cardiac arrest, anaphylactic deaths due to food allergies are usually due to suffocation (breathing difficulties).

 

Food intolerance reactions can be the same as above, as well as:

 

skin (rashes, swelling)

 

airways (asthma, stuffy or runny nose, frequent colds and infections)

 

gastrointestinal tract (irritable bowel symptoms, colic, bloating, diarrhea, vomiting, frequent mouth ulcers, reflux, bedwetting, 'sneaky poos', 'sticky poos')

 

central nervous system (migraines, headaches, anxiety, depression, lethargy, impairment of memory and concentration, panic attacks, irritability, restlessness, inattention, sleep disturbance, restless legs, moodswings, PMT).

 

Symptoms of food intolerance can come and go and change throughout life.

 

Food intolerances: an elimination diet with challenges to pinpoint the culprits, gradual reintroduction of certain chemicals to ascertain tolerance, and subsequent avoidance to that limit. The elimination diet we recommend is Failsafe, meaning Free of Additives, Low in Salicylates, Amines and Flavour Enhancers. For an occasional antidote to a reaction, try a pinch of soda bicarb in half a glass of water, or half to one Caltrate plain white 600 mg calcium supplement tablet.

FOOD ALLERGY AND FOOD INTOLERANCE

I loathe bicarb but when I am drinking a lot of soda water I feel a bit better

[Celeste]

Originally Posted by Michaelangelica

 

WOW! A fellow traveler almost identical.

 

You are too funny! And you know what's ironic, I'm of Irish (maternal) decent also.

 

Originally Posted by Michaelangelica

I'm OK with shellfish.

 

Me too. Oddly enough, I can eat it, I just can't touch it....

Don't know what's in the shells, but as long as the fish is shucked and washed well, I do just fine. I wonder what is in the shells that causes the problem??

 

Originally Posted by Michaelangelica

My health seems to have deteriorated a lot in the last few years

 

Another common trait, although I am 43.

3 years ago, I came down with Pertussis (whooping cough) that hung on for almost 6 months and left my lungs with apical pleural scarring. Since then, it's been a down hill slippery slope that I battle constantly.

Right now, I'm battling the tail end of a nasty case of Adult onset Croup that seems to want to stick around (on day 24 now). The steriods I took in the beginning wrecked havoc on my overall health (I slept an average of 2 hours a day and was wired for sound for 8 days) and now it seems I can't get enough sleep. I slept 10 hours last night and had to fight my way out of bed. I also can't eat much. Everything I eat seems to want to come back up and my BP is jumping all over the place. I find it really crazy that I'm getting all these childhood diseases all of the sudden. I'm beginning to wonder if I'll end up with a 3rd round of chickenpox!

 

Originally Posted by Michaelangelica

I have been suffering from incredible heartburn, gastric reflux, depression, bloating, flatulence like a brass band, Irregular and unpredictable bowel movements, sweating and breathlessness on exertion. It is very depressing and debilitating

 

Your symptoms sound very much like my brothers when his celiac reached it's full blown status, except the breathlessness. Could the breathlessness be caused by a possible hiatal hernia?? How's your FEV1? and have you had any lung x-rays or had a heart check-up?. How much exercise do you get?

Both my brother and I have hiatal hernia's. Mine was bad enough to be seen on a simple chest x-ray. When mine is acting up, I get slight breathlessness that is relieved by pushing in and then down where my sternum ends at the stomach area. I also get breathlessness when I'm anxious and I hyperventilate.

 

Originally Posted by Michaelangelica

usually a lot of natural MSG from tomatoes. how are you with other solanaceae plant family?

 

I love tomatoes and can eat them when fresh by the dozens as long as they are washed well. It is only when they are cooked that I react, which goes against the norm that cooked foods usually cause less of an reaction or no reaction at all.

I also do fine with potatoes, eggplant, green peppers and capsicum's.

Albeit, now that I think about it, green peppers have caused me indigestion, heartburn and a rapid pulse when cooked also.

I remember reading something about cooked tomatoes....but I can't seem to find the article. Could it be a chemical reaction that takes place when things are heated?? :::just thinking aloud::::

 

Originally Posted by Michaelangelica

- probably sacilates. How are you with aspirin?

 

I rarely take aspirin but in July, I was treated in the ER for a possible heart attack and the first thing given to me was 4 baby aspirins. I felt terrible anyway, but I don't remember having anything like an allergic reaction...

Perhaps I'm not sensitive to Salicylates at all?? and I should look to other chemical compounds in the foods?!!

The main reason I thought it was salicylates is because it's common finding in these foods that I react too....Water chestnuts, canned mushrooms, green olives, radishes, guava, pineapple, raisins, strawberries, blackberries, cumin powder, mustard, rosemary, and sage. I also have problems with wines and most teas. If anyone wanted to see the awful effects during a week long hang-over, give me a bottle of good wine.....

 

Originally Posted by Michaelangelica

Lovely to hear I have a fellow traveler. Thanks for your post. It has cheered me enormously

 

The feeling is mutual friend. So glad that the bout with cancer was short lived and all is well as far as that goes.

 

Here's wishing you the return of good health! Be well!

[Michaelangelica]

You too are decended from the great Kings of Ireland!? Mine was the O'Rourke clan.

From memory Irish? Celtic and Jewish people have a higher incidence of coeliac disease?

Although as the east starts to take up western habits of eating I am sure we will see more of it.

Coeliac disease is uncommon in populations of non-European origin. Two English born West Indian children with coeliac disease are presented. The diagnosis should be considered in children of West Indian origin with chronic diarrhoea.

Abstract;Intestinal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), especially the T-cell type, is well known to be associated with celiac disease (CD), an enteropathic disorder with a propensity for certain racial and genetic backgrounds. CD is typically characterized by gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, anti-transglutaminase antibodies in the sera, and microscopical findings of the intestinal mucosa, which resolve with a gluten-free diet (GFD). In Asian populations, including the Japanese, CD and the associated NHL have been supposed to be quite rare, and studies concerning the frequency of CD or its relationship with NHL are scarce. We describe a Japanese middle-aged man with intestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma associated with CD. Following multi-combined chemotherapy, the patient's lymphoma has been in a state of complete response, and his GI symptoms have improved with a GFD. This case suggests that the possibility of CD and its association with intestinal NHL should be kept in mind, even in Asian populations. (author abst.)

Science Links Japan | Intestinal Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Associated with Celiac Disease: A Japanese Case

Interesting abstract. A bit technical:

Background: The catchment population of our hospital is ethnically diverse and we have seen a number of patients of South Asian origin with coeliac disease. We have suspected that there are differences compared with white Caucasian coeliacs, especially with respect to iron-deficiency anaemia and vitamin D deficiency at presentation. Abstract:

Background: The catchment population of our hospital is ethnically diverse and we have seen a number of patients of South Asian origin with coeliac disease. We have suspected that there are differences compared with white Caucasian coeliacs, especially with respect to iron-deficiency anaemia and vitamin D deficiency at presentation.

European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology - Abstract: Volume 17(5) May 2005 p 541-545 Coeliac disease in South Asians resident in Britain: comparison with white Caucasian coeliac patients.

An interesting coeliac web site

Celiac disease: advice info

Coeliac disease - allergy, intolerance, or what?

Excerpt from Gluten-free Friends Fall 1996 (Vol. 2, No. 3) R. Jean Powell, editor Montana Celiac Society 1019 So. Bozeman Ave. #3 Bozeman, MT 59715.

 

Allergies, intolerances, and coeliac disease are all different, Cleo Anderson explains. Allergies affect 7% of children and 2% of adults, and usually involve one or more of: milk, eggs, wheat, soybeans, nuts, and peanuts (legumes). Allergy reactions include asthma, arthritis, runny nose, itching, and rashes; and sometimes persistent diarrhea.

 

Most children outgrow allergies within a few years, and a number of adults report that allergies can disappear if they stay away from the offending foods for a year or more. Allergies are potentially fatal if they trigger an anaphylactic reaction. Allergy reactions are caused by the immune system. [Allergies involve IgE antibodies, which are different from the antibodies involved in CD--editor.]

 

Intolerances are unlike allergies in that they have nothing to do with the antibodies our immune systems produce. A food intolerance is a non-immune reaction to food or food additives. Gluten intolerance causes difficulty digesting gluten and exhibits mild symptoms ranging from runny noses and wheezing to digestive upsets such as abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea.

 

CD, also known as gluten enteropathy, is neither an allergy nor an intolerance. Gluten enteropathy causes damage to the lining in the small intestine, which interferes with the absorption of nutrients. Neither allergies nor intolerances lead to this sort of intestinal damage.

 

 

A friend who just visited Ireland said the streets were full of ME. Men with grey hair ruddy complexion (just like Santa). She was amazed.

I went to an Irish Music Guinness concert one night and saw from the dress circle a sea of grey hair. My ortomolecular specialist (Chris Reading in Dee Why -A Sydney suburb) said grey hair was a sign of you liver slowly going south. The way the Irish drink that may be correct.

 

I was healthiest when being treated by Chris Reading. Most of the medical profession think he is nuts (He is a little- not that much more than most psychiatrists). The government won't pay for his weird, very expensive, pathology tests and they have tried to kick him out of the medical fraternity. He has several degrees including one in agriculture so my sessions with him were often long and discursive. He talks like a machine gun. He has a 12month waiting list to see him. I have often wanted to ask him if I could sit in on all his cases and write a book about what he does. I can't afford his treatment now (Which involves mega doses of Vitamins).

He often comes up with interesting throw away lines"

No you can't have natural vit E you need synthetic".

(Have you ever tried to buy synthetic Vit E? A chemiist around the corner from him is making a fortune.

Also he said if you put Down's syndrome ( trisomy 21) kids on a wheat free gluten free ? diet from birth they will not have any intellectual impairment.

I guess it is statements like that that get him into trouble. What if he is right?

If true you would think mother's ( milk placenta) would also need to go on wheat free diet.

Chris has written a book about the genetic factors in allergy and intolerance.

 

Before Chris Reading once went to another,so called, orthomolecular specialist at Bondi. He suggested I start every day with a smoothie of milk, yeast, whet gearm, fruit nuts etc. I did this and then felt so sick I spent the next 2 days in bed!

hiatal hernia?? How's your FEV1? and have you had any lung x-rays or had a heart check-up?. How much exercise do you get?

Well that is interesting.

About six months ago I found a big lump under my right chest about 4-5" in radius. When I eventually mentioned it to the doc ( who I am sure despairs every time I enter his office) he said it was a hernia. He said I didn't need it operated on at once but will need an operation to fix it. He also said one day when it become strangulated I will fell intense pain like someone is spinning me around by the balls. Sounds like fun?!

I have a fear of winter operations so left it. It now seems to have gone.

My Santa "logo" is not by chance. I am overweight for the first time in my life. A dose of Zyprexa and a goodly amount of alcohol probably.

 

What please is FEV !

Funny now the"lump" seems to have gone. Although it may have just merged into the bigger lump which is my svelte "waist"

An x-ray is overdue. Although I have been inoculated for TB having worked as a nurse in a TB ward

 

Exercise? yes It is a 2K walk to and from the bottle shop.!

 

Not nice to hear about your chest problems. Do you smoke?

26 years ago I smoked constantly pipe, cigarettes etc.

Every winter I would go down with 2-3 weeks of debilitating flu.

Now I rarely catch the flu I think probably because my immune system is on "red alert" all the time.

 

Have you thought about some herbal remedies? like echinacea? I am a bit loathe to suggest it as it may stimulate an already over active immune system. You could try the lozenges with zinc ( a very small dose of echinacea) or grow your own.

 

You could also grow your own teas. Lemon verbena is my favorite. A few leaves fresh in a cup. (It is a small deciduous shrub) I do drink a lot of strong tea. I am a bit of a caffeine addict (Interestingly my migraine-suffering-daughter was given caffeine tablets for her migraine- as it is she drinks lots of strong coffee).

 

I am trying to replace some tea with peppermint and chamomile together (I can't stand chamomile alone). Peppermint is anti-spasmodic and chamomile is anti-inflammatory, healing and soothing. A Valium is also helpful. It seems to calm both me and my musical bowels.

 

Someone once told me that you are allergic/intolerant to the things you crave. Possibly true. I think you crave them because they give you a boost (flight or fight adrenalin rush) and you feel OK for a short while.

 

The first thing to go when I am sick is my ability to spell. My teachers used to despair of me. What part of the brain does spelling come from I wonder? I always know how well I am by the number of spelling mistakes I make. There were lots in this post; thank God for spell check.

 

Thanks again