ate coconut in pregnancy and had some similar symptoms

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I realise more and more, when I was pregnant 8 yrs ago, I had certain cravings,

green apples was one, and the other, I ate these delicious organic coconut

macaroons daily, sometimes 2. Ingredients were org coconut, organic egg whites

and organic honey.

I had the worst rashy back and itching throughout my pregnancy. I had to limit

showers to only about 1 minute because it would bring out the itching so so

severely, I couldn't stand it. For me being a hot water lover, hot tubs, enjoy

the heat, it was not fun.

Finally my allergist said, Tina you are allergic to tree nuts (historically from

skin prick tests), stop eating them! So, I did and then I took Claritin for

about a month to break the cycle.

And the insane back itching and rashes went away.

So now, fast forward, I am getting very very itchy all over again in the same

hive/eczema type itch feeling plus picky itches under my skin etc when I get to

be on th evco for about 2 weeks.

Could it be that the coconut I was consuming was the culprit for the itch years

ago? is there enough caprylic acid in a large cookie sized amt of coconut to

detoxify and heal?

I had this itchy rash for about 10 months and after my pregnancy too, it never

went away until i stopped coconuts and used antihistamines.

Thanks for your input.

Tina