Food allergies

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Great news!

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I now take an

occasional Alleve. I have my life back!

Ks Di

That is wonderful Di...

Love and Peace Always

Shaun and Barb

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How is one tested for food allergies?

On 7/21/06, psorsport <costello@...> wrote:

>

> I was diagnosed with a severe allergy to wheat. After three months

> off wheat, I was able to get off all Nsaids. I now take an

> occasional Alleve. I have my life back!

>

> Ks Di

>

> -- In

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> muddymeadows@... wrote:

> >

> > My problem is potatoes and tomatoes. I stopped eating them about

> a month

> > ago. The change has been dramatic. After 2 weeks I suddenly

> found myself

> > STANDING IN FRONT OF THE COPIER with no wheelchair in site.

> >

> > This week I've been totally wheelchair free for two successive

> days. I

> > can't believe how good I feel. From what I've gleaned from others

> here, there's

> > a possibility I'm allergic to these foods. I can hardly wait to

> WALK into the

> > doctors office for the first time since April 2005.

> >

> > Sandy swOhio

> >

> > [Editor's Note: YES!!! Go, Sandy. I sure hope this has been the

> missing link and that you will be much better from here on. Kathy

> F.]

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Blood tests. This can be done by any doctor. I knew I had a wheat allergy

years before--I just had no idea it could cause joint pain and swelling. I

just thought allergies were runny nose and sneezing.

Ks Di

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> How is one tested for food allergies?

>

> On 7/21/06, psorsport <costello@...> wrote:

>>

>> I was diagnosed with a severe allergy to wheat. After three months

>> off wheat, I was able to get off all Nsaids. I now take an

>> occasional Alleve. I have my life back!

>>

>> Ks Di

[Guest guest]

Not one doc has ever thought about blood work for food allergies, very

interesting... something to look into

On 7/22/06, Costello <costello@...> wrote:

>

> Blood tests. This can be done by any doctor. I knew I had a wheat

> allergy

> years before--I just had no idea it could cause joint pain and swelling. I

>

> just thought allergies were runny nose and sneezing.

> Ks Di

>

> Re: [ ] food allergies

>

> > How is one tested for food allergies?

> >

> > On 7/21/06, psorsport

<costello@...<costello%40mygalaxyexpress.com>>

> wrote:

> >>

> >> I was diagnosed with a severe allergy to wheat. After three months

> >> off wheat, I was able to get off all Nsaids. I now take an

> >> occasional Alleve. I have my life back!

> >>

> >> Ks Di

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Now I know PA isn't as simple as all that. But I would highly

> recommend anyone to get tested, because I see food allergies as

> another stressor hammering on the disease.

> Norell

I finally had a full panel scratch test at the allergist a couple of

years ago... I thought for sure I had a ton of allergies as I know *for

sure* certain foods that impact my PA... and nada. Not a single

allergy! My kids on the other hand, who scratch tested at the same

appoint, showed up a bunch of things I never would have thought of

(chocolate, for one).

Foods that exacerbate my PA include:

peppers of any kind (bell, hot, etc), pork, milk, coconut milk,

eggplant, too many potatoes (I can eat them about once a week with no

effect), ice cream, too many tomato products (again, once a week is

ok), too much beef (once a week) Hard cheeses doesn't seem to effect

me at all. Chocolate is iffy. It's pretty pathetic, as I'm down to a

fairly bland diet, which IS healthier, if tedious. Things that I can

ALWAYS eat with no problems are all sorts of beans, corn & wheat & rice

products, chicken, and every fruit out there. Thankfully my kids are

picky eaters as well, so I don't have to make complicated foods for

them and miss out myself.

My current pet peeve is the current trend of peppers in *everything*.

Even many pasta sauces add in bell pepper puree.

-Marietta

[Guest guest]

Hi Norell,

I do find it interesting that you have noticed a change in your

condition since changing what you eat. I've often wondered this

myself, my biggest favs are potatoes, and cheese. Those are two things

that may be causing my flares, I don't know. I'm really trying to cut

back on those, it's just so hard to sometimes...lol. Do you think that

wheat, or grains could be another food allergy? My husband gets gaut,

and that is a form of arthritis, and those things really mess him

up...also broccoli too. We love broccoli and it's hard to not eat it.

Just wondered what you thought.

Carla

[Guest guest]

> I do find it interesting that you have noticed a change in your

> condition since changing what you eat. I've often wondered this

> myself, my biggest favs are potatoes, and cheese. Those are two

things

> that may be causing my flares, I don't know. I'm really trying to

cut

> back on those, it's just so hard to sometimes...lol. Do you think

that

> wheat, or grains could be another food allergy?

There are certain foods that really inflame PA and not necessarily a

allergy to food. I know corn really bothers me but I was not tested

positive to a food allergy for corn. WHen I have any alcohol my joints

become swollen and more painful. I guess it would be a good idea to

keep a food diary but my brain fog won't allow it.

Janet

[Guest guest]

Another thing that most people forget on the food allergy diet is the rotation

part. You can develop reactions to foods that you do NOT rotate but eat every

day, so try to do a minimum of four days off each item, then rotate it back in.

Some doctors recommend a seven day rotation. It's hard but worth the effort to

not feel sick. My sister-in-law would binge on a food she could eat, then

developed a reaction to it sooner than later as a result of this. And yes, many

people are allergic to foods in the same families. There are wonderful books

out now about food allergies, cookbooks, etc. When your brain gets cleared from

the allergic reaction, then you can read them and absorb the info better.

Many of us have issues with the nightshade families (tomatoes, eggplant,

potatoes, etc.). Also, combining certain foods can be bad, too. I used to get

a reaction when I ate potatoes and eggs together. I have learned to keep my

foods simple and uncomplicated and very few at a time. This means I eat more

small meals during the day and graze a lot. Some feel this isn't good because

your stomach doesn't empty but I'm eating smaller portions so it really does.

When I eat too many things combined, it's a sure way of throwing up (at night

usually) because it just doesn't work for me.

You can do the food allergy elimination testing yourself but it's harder than

having the testing done. I was fortunate the insurance here in the USA covered

it by our employer but they do charge a lot. Dr. Dantini from Florida uses the

Sage Laboratories and they were the best I've had so far (three types of testing

done thoughout my lifetime).

in La Selva Beach CA

Re: YORK test

la,

The only thing I would say about food sensitivity tests is that if you have

leaky gut or something else that is causing these sensitivities they can change.

So you might have to keep testing. In the case of celiac, that one's a definite,

but I myself have been getting sensitive to more and more as time goes on so a

test a year ago has no significance today. I've developed " allergies " to the

nightshade family just in the past 6 months and cannot tolerate ginger or

cocoanut anymore either. On pins and needles to see what comes next, but am

busily trying to fix the leaky gut problem.

Good Luck, Edy

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Also, something I learned some time ago is that your allergies can flip-

flop. Here's what happened to me:

in late 80's, I got Epstein-Barr. After the initial recovery, I

developed allergies to everything food related - everything. (Had not

had any allergies before this). So I rotated my foods religously, ate

simply, fresh, whole foods and I ate a lot of rice since it was about

the only thing that I wasn't highly reactive to.

When I was re-tested 2 years later - my allergies to all the previous

foods were low or gone but I tested allergic to rice!

Marti Z.

>

> Another thing that most people forget on the food allergy diet is the

rotation part. You can develop reactions to foods that you do NOT

rotate but eat every day, so try to do a minimum of four days off each

item, then rotate it back in. Some doctors recommend a seven day

rotation. It's hard but worth the effort to not feel sick. My sister-

in-law would binge on a food she could eat, then developed a reaction

to it sooner than later as a result of this. And yes, many people are

allergic to foods in the same families. There are wonderful books out

now about food allergies, cookbooks, etc. When your brain gets cleared

from the allergic reaction, then you can read them and absorb the info

better.

>

[Guest guest]

> I have a son who is 3 and is on the spectrum. I just had the food

> allergy test back and OMG there are lots of thing that he has

> allergies: Rice(I can't believe this!), Chicken, Beef, Pork, Eggs,

> Turkey, Orange, and Blueberry....

> He is already on GFCF diet, how am I going to take all these other

> foods away? Is there any enzymes that I can use? Any suggestions are

> appreciated...

My son's rice and corn intolerances were much worse than gluten or

casein. I added back wheat with HNI enzymes, and removed rice and

corn, and he had a major improvement.

Dana

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>

> Dear Bee,

> Do you know how blessed I feel to have found your site. Thank you

> and others for all the work and sharing you've done to help us in

> this. I love the new website, there is so much informatin there.

==>Hi . Thank you so much!

>

> I have suffered with health problems most of my life, some easily

> named like fibromyalgia, MS, sinus infections, migraine, and

vaginal infections as well as pelvic infections. I mostly have gone

the holistic route and astonded my doctors with the progess I have

had in overcoming these. Yet the one that has caused me to worst

suffering overall I would say has also been the most eluding. It

wasn't until recently the mostly vague and often mysterious

symptoms that the doctors could not help me with has found a name.

Candida.

<snip>

> So I am working hard now, two steps forward, one step back

> sometimes, at inplementing this way of eating. I have two

questions I hope you can answer for me. the first is do you think I

am really allergic to eggs? I love them and miss them and your diet

is rich in them. That is why I asked the question about the

vegetable smoothies, I need something quick and nutritious in the

mornings.

==>No I do not believe you are allergic to eggs, and you should try

to add them back into your diet again. But do start with small

amounts and gradually increase them in order to minimize healing

reactions. You can even start with just the egg yolk and add the

egg white later on.

>

> Then my second question is as my body heals from the Candida can I

> change the foods I eat a bit?

==>Yes you can change foods, but do not add those that feed candida

until you're totally cured. Of course you'd never want to eat foods

that are damaging like soy, bad oils and fats, etc.

Bee

[Guest guest]

ghee is fine. I can't tolerate casein either, but ghee works for me.

greg

>

> This is a bit off the topic of Candida, but it does affect my

> gastrointestinal terrain.

>

> Because I'm allergic (not intolerant) to casein, I can't eat butter.

> Does anyone know if this would include ghee? It's my understanding

> that ghee is pure butterfat, and all casein and milk solids have been

> removed.

>

> Since I'm allergic to casein, can I take colostrum to heal my leaky

> gut?

>

>

> I'm also allergic to egg albumin. Does this mean I can eat egg yolks?

> Isn't albumin just in the whites and not the yolks?

>

>

> Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Is it possible to be allergic to cauliflower?? I have only had it

once, ages ago, and had some tonight for something different. As soon

as it hit my mouth, my mouth got all sore like it does when I eat

something I'm allergic to (chocolate, apples, nuts, turkey, peaches,

apricots, bananas, anything with cottonseed, I could go on...). It

just seems like such an odd thing to be allergic to.

==>Hi . Cauliflower does contain antifungal substances too.

Was it organic or certified organic? The human body cannot

be " allergic " to good God given foods from nature, however IF your body

requires it, it will create healing reactions. Healing reactions are

the same long list of signs/symptoms as allergic reactions. See the

articles about how false the food allergy theories are, and how the

antibody theory on which they are based are also false:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/menu4_1.php

I'm wondering if it has anything to do with the pizza I ate at

lunchtime. Maybe that messed me up somehow. Actually, I KNOW that

messed me up, because I napped from 4 - 6 today and couldn't even get

out of bed until about 8 tonight. I was just useless for hours. Now I

know without a doubt that my exhaustion is food related.

==>More than likely it was the pizza that caused the problem. Good for

you on spotting it.

Bee

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure if it was organic cauliflower - my husband bought it. So I'm

guessing it wasn't. (He tends to buy whatever is cheapest.)

I just found my old IgG food allergy list. It says I am mildly " allergic "

to yogurt, grapefruit, oranges, alfalfa, mushrooms, turkey, corn, corn

gluten (but not " gluten " , anyone know the difference?), oats, pecans, rice,

chocolate, coffee, honey, and sesame. It says I am VERY " allergic " to yeast

and cane sugar. Then on my scratch test, which I had earlier than the blood

test, it says I am " allergic " to cottonseed, soybeans, hazelnuts, almonds,

cashews, almost every kind of tree and animal, dust, bugs... Interesting.

I might as well just live in a bubble. LOL

[ ] Re: Food allergies

>

>>

>> Is it possible to be allergic to cauliflower?? I have only had it

> once, ages ago, and had some tonight for something different. As soon

> as it hit my mouth, my mouth got all sore like it does when I eat

> something I'm allergic to (chocolate, apples, nuts, turkey, peaches,

> apricots, bananas, anything with cottonseed, I could go on...). It

> just seems like such an odd thing to be allergic to.

>

> ==>Hi . Cauliflower does contain antifungal substances too.

> Was it organic or certified organic? The human body cannot

> be " allergic " to good God given foods from nature, however IF your body

> requires it, it will create healing reactions. Healing reactions are

> the same long list of signs/symptoms as allergic reactions. See the

> articles about how false the food allergy theories are, and how the

> antibody theory on which they are based are also false:

> http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/menu4_1.php

>

> I'm wondering if it has anything to do with the pizza I ate at

> lunchtime. Maybe that messed me up somehow. Actually, I KNOW that

> messed me up, because I napped from 4 - 6 today and couldn't even get

> out of bed until about 8 tonight. I was just useless for hours. Now I

> know without a doubt that my exhaustion is food related.

>

> ==>More than likely it was the pizza that caused the problem. Good for

> you on spotting it.

>

> Bee

[Guest guest]

>

> I'm not sure if it was organic cauliflower - my husband bought it.

So I'm

> guessing it wasn't. (He tends to buy whatever is cheapest.)

>

> I just found my old IgG food allergy list. It says I am

mildly " allergic "

> to yogurt, grapefruit, oranges, alfalfa, mushrooms, turkey, corn,

corn

> gluten (but not " gluten " , anyone know the difference?), oats,

pecans, rice,

> chocolate, coffee, honey, and sesame. It says I am VERY " allergic "

to yeast

> and cane sugar. Then on my scratch test, which I had earlier than

the blood

> test, it says I am " allergic " to cottonseed, soybeans, hazelnuts,

almonds,

> cashews, almost every kind of tree and animal, dust, bugs...

Interesting.

> I might as well just live in a bubble. LOL

==>Yes , if a person believes their allergy tests are true it

can mislead them a great deal, and to their detriment. I started

researching allergies, the antibody theory, etc. 3 years ago when my

friend died of cancer. She had been having a very rough time,

physically and emotionally, and I was certain she had candida.

However, she wouldn't listen to me. In February that year she had

allergy tests and she was allergic to almost every food under the

sun. If she avoided all of those foods she'd barely be able to

sustain her body.

She finally decided to do this program that month, but unfortunately

it was too late. She died of cancer May 10th.

Dr. Simoncini, in Italy, believes that cancer is actually candida. I

do not think all cancer is candida but candida is present in all

cancer patients. My sister is a hospice nurse and can attest to that

fact. Here's Dr. Simoncini's website:

http://www.curenaturalicancro.com/

While Dr. Simoncini is saving lives with bicarbonate of soda

treatments, he clearly states that baking soda should not be used as

a preventative to cancer, and I agree. Baking soda is high in sodium

which will throw off minerals balances and cause a lot of problems if

too much is taken. In any case, anyone who has cancer or candida

must build up their immune system.

Bee

[Guest guest]

Hi Esella,

I sent you a copy of the welcome e-mail, and in a moment I will send you some posts form this site that I have saved regarding allergies.

Welcome to the group

Aletha

[low dose naltrexone] Food Allergies

I have severe food allergies and "leaky gut".

I've tried allergy shots that didn't work very well.

Now I've been prescribed low dose naltrexone.

Would like to have contact with others who have had the same experience

and are now or have used low dose naltrexone.

Thanks!

Esella

esellat

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[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Regarding the food allergy question, I just wanted to add that I too have

fasted only on water and had my symptoms completely disappear, then return

when I started eating again. Elimination diets were a major nuisance and

rarely seemed to help for very long. I am now doing food rotation, and I

find it helps TREMENDOUSLY!!!! I have decided to rotate only my proteins,

since they seem to be the main offender. Chicken one day, then tuna the

next, then eggs the next, then probiotic dairy the next etc... I also eat NO

sugar, grains, etc. (the Yeast free diet). As many green veggies as possible

each day. I am a completely different person when on this diet. Even on this

I still develop an odd hives type thing on my forehead after eating- so I'm

still having a minor reaction to the foods, but it's still the best thing so

far!

Emma

[Guest guest]

That is great to hear that they disappeared when you fasted. How long

did it take for your symptoms to go away when fasting?

Also, when you eat a problem protein or what have you, how long before

the symptoms return?

What are your symptoms if you dont mind?

>

> Hi all,

>

> Regarding the food allergy question, I just wanted to add that I too

have

> fasted only on water and had my symptoms completely disappear, then

return

> when I started eating again. Elimination diets were a major nuisance and

> rarely seemed to help for very long. I am now doing food rotation, and I

> find it helps TREMENDOUSLY!!!! I have decided to rotate only my

proteins,

> since they seem to be the main offender. Chicken one day, then tuna the

> next, then eggs the next, then probiotic dairy the next etc... I

also eat NO

> sugar, grains, etc. (the Yeast free diet). As many green veggies as

possible

> each day. I am a completely different person when on this diet. Even

on this

> I still develop an odd hives type thing on my forehead after eating-

so I'm

> still having a minor reaction to the foods, but it's still the best

thing so

> far!

>

> Emma

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Lucy, great testimony.. Thanks for sharing!

From: rheumatic [mailto:rheumatic ] On Behalf

Of resa@...

Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:53 AM

rheumatic

Subject: rheumatic food allergies

Sorry, I have not had time to join in this topic a bit earlier, busy here

I've had RA since about 20 years ago, and I have been able to recover quite

well thanks to the diet.

I found out that I am mainly allergic to wheat and dairy, I do NOT eat these

two, and then I also have other minor allergies to shrimp, citrics, banana,

plus..... I have never liked sweets so I do not have too much sugar either.

I do keep in mind all the foods that are in the possible allergic causing

list, such as grren shades, red meat, lamb,chocolate, plus, and I have these

once or twice a month at the most. White Potato is one of the night shade

products, I have no problem with it, but I also make sure NOT to eat any

that may

have a green tint on the potato, if you find these, please peal that away

totally. I do not eat too many processed foods either, I do make most of my

meals, but I also eat out, so don't think I deprive myself too much either.

I found out of my allergies through a RASS test that was done for me by a

naturalistt - Dr in Torrington CT close to where I used to live at

that

time. This is a simple blood test, they take a couple of vials and send them

to specific labs (I believe there are three in the country that do these

tests). you decide how many foods will be tested at the beginning. If you

are

lucky the tests will be covered by your insurance, I had that at that time,

but my current insurance does not cover them any longer. The test showed

dairy in the top allergic category and the wheat in the secondary. I had not

eliminated the wheat totally, I kept bread, well it proved to be a mistake.

I

finally gave it up totally last year.

It took about 6 plus years for the inflammation to decrease to where I am

now, I was so very swollen when the RA started, and the natural way is slow.

I

took n-saids, (did poorly with plaquenil, relafen) but took them also to not

damage too much my joints. I now only take Advil. I walk a couple of

miles, swim, and basically you cannot tell that I have the disease at all.

From

having to crawl down stairs on all fours because of the severe pain in my

ankles and barely able to walk one block, it is wonderful to be back. I am

sure

there is still some low inflammation going around, that is why I do take

Advil, one capsule or two a day depending on how I feel and what I ate. It

is

not easy, but you get used to not even wanting the foods you cannot eat and

you

learn to eat others.

Well, I wish you all the best, and hope you will do well also. Love to all

Lucy

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[Guest guest]

Hi:

I have dealt with food allergies (myself and my daughter) for many, many

years.

Check out:

http://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/

It's an online support group for parents of kids with food allergies, But I

am sure you can get some information for yourself there as well. There is a

lot of discussion of multiple food allergies, recipes, nutritional

supplements etc.

www.foodallergy.org has a lot of information too.

Also, http://www.celiac.com/ has a information on Gluten free foods.

You need to make a distinction about what you are intolerant to and what you

are truly allergic to. A lot of people use the words interchangeably, but

they should not. A true allergy involving the immune system can lead to

anaphylaxis, which can land you in the hospital and in rare cases can lead

to death.

For example, someone intolerant to milk can still have milk products; they

can have Lactaid milk or take a Lactaid pill before eating. A person truly

allergic to milk cannot have it at all. Someone with an intolerance to

cow's milk can often drink goats' milk because it has less lactose; but the

proteins are very similar & a large majority of those allergic to cows'

milk are also allergic to goats' milk. Someone intolerant to milk can use a

moisturizer with milk in it. Most people with a food allergy would break

out from it.

Also some people can eat foods they are intolerant to in small amounts

occasionally; while a small amount of food can set off a reaction in

someone allergic. One of my daughter's first reactions was to Chinese food;

the dish she ate didn't have peanuts in it (her most severe allergy) it had

been cooked in the same pan as an peanut dish.

If you have true allergies, you should probably carry around an epipen in

the event you accidentally ingest something you are allergic to.

Be aware that blood work is not always accurate and there are false

positives all the time. (see NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/health/research/12allergies.html) The

best way to determine what you can actually eat is to remove everything from

your diet and add them back one by one. If you have had a severe

reaction to something and you know what food it is, then you can be pretty

sure that you are allergic to it. But if you have tested positive for

something that you have eaten all the time, it may be a false positive.

Depending on the severity of your symptoms, this many be done at home or you

may need to do it in a doctor's office. A good allergist can help you with

this.

If you have a doctor that insists that the blood test is 100 percent

accurate, find another doctor.

You can have both - allergies to some food and intolerances to others (both

my daughter and I have food allergies and an intolerance to milk).

Also, you may want to consider being checked for Celiac disease.

Feel free to email me directly with any further questions.

Ellen

elle920@...

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf

Of bridget

Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 12:04 AM

Subject: [ ] food allergies

So I had bloodwork done to check for food allergies/intolerances. and came

back positive for ALOT of foods and spices. I don't know what to do, what

the heck can I eat??? Do they make a nutrition shake that has everything in

it but is hypoallergenic????

I am allergic to dairy and dairy products, lettuce, green veggies, carrots,

wheat, whey, gluten, sugar, and a whole lot of others.

Thank you

Bridget

[Guest guest]

Usually the dairy, wheat and gluten have to be rid. But, look up

about cooking the rest of the foods that you are allergic to. I have

heard that if you cook what you are allergic to, then you can eat it.

It doesn't make sense to me because I feel that if it is true, then why

don't they also do allergic tests for cooked foods. But, whatever,

mainstream medicine leaves a lot to be desired.

Love and prayers,

Heidi N

So I had bloodwork done to check for food allergies/intolerances. and

came back positive for ALOT of foods and spices. I don't know what to

do, what the heck can I eat??? Do they make a nutrition shake that has

everything in it but is hypoallergenic????

I am allergic to dairy and dairy products, lettuce, green veggies,

carrots, wheat, whey, gluten, sugar, and a whole lot of others.

Thank you

Bridget

[Guest guest]

On Aug 17, 2010, at 8:41 33AM, allrpossible@... wrote:

> Usually the dairy, wheat and gluten have to be rid. But, look up

> about cooking the rest of the foods that you are allergic to. I have

> heard that if you cook what you are allergic to, then you can eat it.

> It doesn't make sense to me because I feel that if it is true, then why

> don't they also do allergic tests for cooked foods. But, whatever,

> mainstream medicine leaves a lot to be desired.

>

> Love and prayers,

>

> Heidi N

>

>

> So I had bloodwork done to check for food allergies/intolerances. and

> came back positive for ALOT of foods and spices. I don't know what to

> do, what the heck can I eat??? Do they make a nutrition shake that has

> everything in it but is hypoallergenic????

>

> I am allergic to dairy and dairy products, lettuce, green veggies,

> carrots, wheat, whey, gluten, sugar, and a whole lot of others.

> Thank you

> Bridget

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Also note that some food allergies will reduce or even go away if you simply

avoid that food for a while.

I have an allergy to wheat that got much better when I got off the stuff for six

or eight months. After that, I found I could eat it occasionally without too

much in the way of symptoms. I still don't eat it often, but I don't have to

pass up birthday cake any more. What my body needed to deal with it was just a

good long rest, followed by a lot more restraint. Once, long ago, I tested

positive to rice; that one went away entirely with a six-month rest, and I've

had no issues with rice since.

Note, too, that what the test regards as an " allergy " may not produce that much

of a reaction for you. You should take some time off of all the foods, but then

start to add them back one at a time to see exactly how you react to them. You

may well find that some of them really don't create an annoying reaction; or if

they do, it's a small one. And knowing this, you may decide that it's OK to eat

them sometimes.

Cooking may help with some of them; others may be better prepared other ways. My

most serious food allergy is soy, which cripples my entire body with arthritis,

asthma, and other inflammations; but a little soy sauce is usually tolerable

because the sauce has been fermented. This seems to reduce the reactivity.

(Also: I don't use much.) It's also notable that I've had food allergy testing

done three times in my life, and have never come up positive for this one --

which makes me wonder a bit about the reliability of the tests, because there's

absolutely no doubt about the devastating reactions I get from soy.

In short: don't take this as gospel. You may have only minor reactions to some

of these items. Others may go away entirely, or become manageable, if you simply

take a few months off from eating them. And yet others may be better if you

prepare them differently. In the end, it's likely that there's only a handful of

these things that you turn out to be the most seriously reactive to over the

long run; and those are the ones you need to put your energy into making serious

accommodations on. The first step is weeding through the list and figuring out

who the *real* bad guys are.

It all looks pretty dramatic now, but this isn't a final pronouncement by any

means. It's just a starting place; from here, it's up to you to explore each of

these foods on its own terms, and figure out what kind of relationship you're

going to have with it.

Sara

On Aug 17, 2010, at 8:41 33AM, allrpossible@... wrote:

> Usually the dairy, wheat and gluten have to be rid. But, look up

> about cooking the rest of the foods that you are allergic to. I have

> heard that if you cook what you are allergic to, then you can eat it.

> It doesn't make sense to me because I feel that if it is true, then why

> don't they also do allergic tests for cooked foods. But, whatever,

> mainstream medicine leaves a lot to be desired.

>

> Love and prayers,

>

> Heidi N

>

>

> So I had bloodwork done to check for food allergies/intolerances. and

> came back positive for ALOT of foods and spices. I don't know what to

> do, what the heck can I eat??? Do they make a nutrition shake that has

> everything in it but is hypoallergenic????

>

> I am allergic to dairy and dairy products, lettuce, green veggies,

> carrots, wheat, whey, gluten, sugar, and a whole lot of others.

> Thank you

> Bridget

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Regarding the question you asked. Ironically, I have just started a diet (to

lose weight....my RA is totally under control using just 100mg of minocycline

per day) which stresses keeping the body ALKALINE and also removing all elements

that are common allergenics. My friend is on their diet and has lost 25 pounds

in about 9 weeks...steady and noticeable. The diet appears to be a combination

of the Atkins/low carb diet PLUS a low calorie intake. But two of the things it

stresses is a complete removal of all foods that can be commonly allergenic

(even tho they do not cause a noticeable allergic reaction.) That means

absolutely no DAIRY PRODUCTS (even yogurt), no GLUTEN, no products containing

VINEGAR, and basically outlaws all simple carbohydrates (white rice, breads and

pasta, wheat products, anything with any sugar,) and also NO artificial

sweeteners except for Stevia. You eat small amounts of protein (a deck-of-cards

sized serving of chicken, fish, or meat, or two eggs) twice a day, drink a

whey-based protein shake once a day, eat a minimum of 3 times the protein

serving in non-carbohydrate-heavy vegetables (green leafy stuff, cauliflower,

carrots, cabbage, green beans, broccoli, zucchini, etc.). You drink 1/2 your

body weight in ounces of liquid every day. The diet will make your body more

alkaline. The foods removed will cause you to lose a lot of water that was there

due to inflammation because of food allergies. The program is called Cambiati -

it is online as well. You do the diet for one week, then add an herbal/mineral

cleanse for the next two to three weeks to remove toxins (again, I bought one

online instead of theirs). Anyhow, you don't need to sign up, I just told you

what you need to eat and drink. I also have added green powder (I bought one

online, not theirs, and I am using a protein powder that I bought at a local

drugstore, not theirs, because their stuff is expensive.). Try it. I have been

on this (probably more atkins-y and not quite as calorically restrictive as

their diet) for just four days now, and my energy level is really remarkably

improved.