allergy tests

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Hi Everyone,

I hope you all are doing well and not too itchy, swollen, or

drugged-up.

I just spoke to my allergist on the phone today. I had put myself

on the no salicylate diet a little over a month ago, with great

success, at the suggestion of several people here.

My allergist was very happy to hear that I've been off drugs and

had no hives for the last two weeks except for once - the one

time I didn't prepare the food. I ate a brownie at a cafe, felt

immediately itchy while eating it, so I only ended up eating about

1/3 of it, and had several hives an hour later. He asked me to call

the cafe and ask for the recipe, and he would schedule blood

tests for tomorrow. (The recipe was margerine, semi sweet

chocolate, unsweetened chocolate, sugar, egg, flour, baking

powder, and walnuts.)

None of these foods are particularly high in salicylates, from

what I understand. Perhaps in my low salicylate diet, I have

eliminated some other allergen? I have been eating all types of

grains (including corn) and beans, celery, cabbage, green

beans, shallot, scallions, sesame seeds, garlic, peeled pears,

soy sauce, miso, chocolate soy ice cream, and salt with no

hives.

I kind of doubt he's going to find anything I'm allergic to in that

brownie, though he has never tested my blood or skin for

allergies before - he seemed to think in CIU, this was useless,

though I seem to have somehow managed to get this !@#$%

under control with diet, so now he wants to run tests, especially

for nut allergies.

Another random piece of information: two weeks ago, I was at a

wedding, with nothing but celery to eat, so I ate about five

brownies there, too. This one was without nuts. I felt very itchy,

but didn't get hives that time. However, chocolate soy ice cream

doesn't bother me at all.

What do you all think about this? Am I just food intolerant? Am I

actually allergic to something ? Does salicylate sensitivity make

sense with this brownie thing?

Best wishes,