Re: Food Allergies caused my Asthma

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

This such positive news, good onya for making such a huge jump, I have

just recently in the last week swapped the whole family over to a

lactose free milk called Zymil, it tastes great its dairy with all the

good nutrients but lactose free so now I'm looking for a lactose free

cheese but it seems the only place I can find it is the Atherton

Tablelands here in Australia, but I " m keeping my fingers crossed it

helps my daughters asthma.

Unfortunately here for us to see an Allergerist it's a 6 month waiting

list to a guy 4hours away or a 2 year wait for our city hospital but I'm

so glad diet has made such an impact on your life.

Simone

>

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I haven't posted for some time but I am still here. I had a

> bronchoscopy last week due to nodules on my lungs found in a CAT scan

> but they were gone when they finally did the scope. Te CAT result

> said " Collagen Vascular Disease " or less likely Neoplasia.

> Sarcoidosis is a posssibility, nodules come and go with that and a

> neurologist was testing me for autoimmune disease last year but I

> didn't want a spinal tap so we didn't go further. At least it isn't

> cancer!

>

> One thing that may have caused these is food allergy and resulting

> inflamation! I was tested years ago, 1998 for food allergies and just

> ignored it because I thought it was silly and I didn't want to deal

> with it. Well I am now and this past few months that I have gone

> Gluten Free I can breath and am off nearly all meds! I still use one

> puff not two of flovent and the occassional Albuteral but no

> Serevent, Xopenex, Xolair, prednesone (I was on that off and on). It

> took a bout of pheumonia last May to end up with the CAT due to the

> pain. The Chest Xray before the scope showed a fractured rib, I

> couphed so hard I fractured a rib, now I know why so much pain!

>

> I wish I had taken the allergies seriously sooner, maybe I would

> still have my hearing that I lost in one ear due to meds I believe,

> some of you know my story.

>

> I thought I would have to find a new home for my little dogs, that

> spurred me to try this. Also, I didn't eat my whole wheat bagel one

> morning and felt better, that was a red flag. My next allergy to

> address is the dairy. I already switched to Better Than Milk Soy

> Drink made from Tofu so the phtoestrogens are not a problem. I have

> been using it for many years. I have let go of yogurt mostly but the

> cheese with Mexican food is really tough! Well I don't eat it often.

> I do have an occassional fast food thing with gluten but it is not

> enough to kick the asthma back in much. I still have real butter on

> my toast which is gluten free bread. I like Sami's best but also

> Energy White Rice and Flax. They will send samples if you ask. I made

> gluten free cookies last night and my husband likes them too! Uh Oh.

>

> Well my guilt for not posting this is now gone. I have taken the time

> to let you all know what has happened to me and I hope it helps some

> of you. I just can't believe it was so simple and I complicated it.

>

> Good Breathing,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Simone,

Actually, lactose intolerance is not an allergy. It's due to a

missing enzyme in the small intestine that digests lactose. When the

enzyme is missing, the lactose goes undigested and unabsorbed into

the colon where bacteria digest it, producing gas and varying degrees

of abdominal discomfort. Lactose intolerance does not trigger

allergic symptoms, including asthma.

If you're concerned that milk may be a cuprit in your daughter's

asthma, you can switch to rice milk (Rice Dream in the U.S.). Don't

go to soy since about 50% of people allergic to cow's milk are

allergic to soy as well. Or you could try soy, knowing that if her

symptoms don't improve, the next step would be to go to rice milk.

The trial off cow's milk would need to include avoidance of cheese,

yoghurt, ice cream. Did she test positive to cow's milk on a skin

test? If not, it is still worth a trial off it since skin tests do

miss some allergies.

Best of luck with all this,

Fran

> >

> > Hi Everyone,

> >

> > I haven't posted for some time but I am still here. I had a

> > bronchoscopy last week due to nodules on my lungs found in a CAT

scan

> > but they were gone when they finally did the scope. Te CAT result

> > said " Collagen Vascular Disease " or less likely Neoplasia.

> > Sarcoidosis is a posssibility, nodules come and go with that and a

> > neurologist was testing me for autoimmune disease last year but I

> > didn't want a spinal tap so we didn't go further. At least it

isn't

> > cancer!

> >

> > One thing that may have caused these is food allergy and

resulting

> > inflamation! I was tested years ago, 1998 for food allergies and

just

> > ignored it because I thought it was silly and I didn't want to

deal

> > with it. Well I am now and this past few months that I have gone

> > Gluten Free I can breath and am off nearly all meds! I still use

one

> > puff not two of flovent and the occassional Albuteral but no

> > Serevent, Xopenex, Xolair, prednesone (I was on that off and on).

It

> > took a bout of pheumonia last May to end up with the CAT due to

the

> > pain. The Chest Xray before the scope showed a fractured rib, I

> > couphed so hard I fractured a rib, now I know why so much pain!

> >

> > I wish I had taken the allergies seriously sooner, maybe I would

> > still have my hearing that I lost in one ear due to meds I

believe,

> > some of you know my story.

> >

> > I thought I would have to find a new home for my little dogs, that

> > spurred me to try this. Also, I didn't eat my whole wheat bagel

one

> > morning and felt better, that was a red flag. My next allergy to

> > address is the dairy. I already switched to Better Than Milk Soy

> > Drink made from Tofu so the phtoestrogens are not a problem. I

have

> > been using it for many years. I have let go of yogurt mostly but

the

> > cheese with Mexican food is really tough! Well I don't eat it

often.

> > I do have an occassional fast food thing with gluten but it is not

> > enough to kick the asthma back in much. I still have real butter

on

> > my toast which is gluten free bread. I like Sami's best but also

> > Energy White Rice and Flax. They will send samples if you ask. I

made

> > gluten free cookies last night and my husband likes them too! Uh

Oh.

> >

> > Well my guilt for not posting this is now gone. I have taken the

time

> > to let you all know what has happened to me and I hope it helps

some

> > of you. I just can't believe it was so simple and I complicated

it.

> >

> > Good Breathing,

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I didn't mean lactose intolerance. It is an ELISA reading of antibody reactions

against individual foods Antigens. The summery of antibody reactions provides a

summary as to the body's reactivity Allergy to individual foods. There are

values which show the amount of reactivity. Mine antibodies are high to Gluten

and Dairy plus a few other things.

It reads: No Reaction 0-250, Low Reaction 251-450, Moderate Reaction 451-650,

and High Reaction 651-3000.

I am in the high range for the things I mentioned. This test was done by the

National BioTech Laboratory in Seattle WA. 206-363-6606. I don't know if they

are still in business but for those interested I am giving the info.

In Hope,