Itchy nose, heavy limbs, etc.

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Yes. When I eat a food to which I know I'm allergic,

my nose does itch, and my ear (usually left!), deep

inside. When my allergy was at its worst, my nose

would also bleed, which was really pretty).

Here's my personal (usual) pattern:

Eat offending food (by accident!)

1. Itching in my eat

2. Nose itches

3. Get a little stuffed up, especially high on left

side

4. Feel " tingly " and flush starts

5. Ears ring

6. Neck and jaw may feel " stiff "

7. Big flush,

8. Eyes get dry, scratchy feel and look bloodshot.

They also itch and I get the urge to tug on my lashes

looking for a " loose " lash.

9. Pulse races for a while

10. I MAY get itchy skin on my body, an itchy bump

under my lower lip, itchy cheeks and jaw, etc.

11. I sometimes get canker sores in my mouth, on my

tongue, etc.

When this eases, I feel the wobbly, wiped-out, sort of

feeling that follows an adrenaline rush, like after

riding a roller coaster. I think that " heavy limbs " is

one way to describe it, although I also feel a little

shakey sometimes.

Later, depending on the severity of the reaction, I

may:

* get a screaming headache (took migraine meds for

years). This can be the next morning/day.

* get hearburn, a " sour stomach " , or sudden-onset

diarrhea. Conversely I may also have constipation that

doesn't ease until the headache goes away completely.

Can happen immediately or in the next few hours.

* Large, hive-like bumps that take many days to go

away follow anywhere from a hour to 72 hours later. I

find that the bumps can continue to be appearing a

couple of days later, which makes it really hard to

make a direct connection.

(This is why I recommend a food diary).

The bumps show up in the same spots over and over, and

left untreated (by diet and antihistimes), they'll

form " island " shaped patches that become big areas of

red -- itchy, swollen, peeling, cracking areas that

also get little pustules in them.

Hope this helps.

Suzi

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