allergy, intolerance or die-off symptom?

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Hi everyone,

I stir fried some organic green cabbage last night (i haven't tried it in about

4-6 mths) with olive oil and salt and pepper and a couple of hours after eating

it my hands were red, hot and a little itchy and i had little red bumps on the

inside of my wrists and down my arms a little. The bottom of my feet were itchy

also. I felt a little fluttering type feeling in my chest - maybe a little like

palpitations. The rash was gone this morning and i had a little gas this morning

but other than that my stomach felt fine. Could this be a sulfite allergy or

just an intolerance? As of last Thurs. i've only been eating low carb SCD to

fight candida so could it be die-off? I don't think it did this when i tried it

a while back. I didn't eat cabbage tonight but have a little of the itchy hands

and wrist rash again - mostly on my left arm. Hmm, maybe it's either one of the

few foods i'm eating or maybe a side effect of coming off of the liquid carafate

that contains illegal sorbitol. Any ideas?

Also, my plan was to eat only low carb SCD legal foods that i'm tolerating for 2

weeks and then start an antifungal (very little and maybe once a week to start

off) and i'll change the type of antifungal every 2 weeks. Does this plan sound

ok? At what point should i introduce a new low carb SCD food - after the first

2 weeks? Thanks for any info or help!

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wrote:"I stir fried some organic green cabbage last night (i haven't tried it

in about 4-6 mths) with olive oil and salt and pepper and a couple of

hours after eating it my hands were red, hot and a little itchy and i

had little red bumps on the inside of my wrists and down my arms a

little. The bottom of my feet were itchy also. I felt a little

fluttering type feeling in my chest - maybe a little like palpitations.

The rash was gone this morning and i had a little gas this morning but

other than that my stomach felt fine. Could this be a sulfite allergy

or just an intolerance?"-----------Hi ,This sounds A LOT like what I went through when I started fighting my systemic yeast (by restricting sugars at first, then with Diflucan in addition.)My symptoms were a hot, red, bumpy rash on my chest and trunk. It itched something awful and looked like something halfway between poison ivy and hives. I also had dizziness, weakness, swollen glands, dry throat, gas, upset stomach, & general malaise. Ultimately, I did wind up taking a hefty dose of Benadryl (antihistamine) which did NOT help. That's how I finally knew it wasn't allergic. I have a lot of serious allergies so am always keen to the possibility of reacting.My recommendation would be to try to notice what flares your rash/symptoms (foods/meds/other) and make notes on the symptoms if they progress. If you suspect a certain food or medication, stop the food and/or get in touch with your doc to get his/her input on

whether the med is causing problems. I hope that you start to feel better soon. Best, Nina in MA

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A few weeks into the diet, I had a rash like this. The dermatologist did not

identify it as allergy, and had no real idea what caused it. He gave me some

topical cream, and it went away after about a week. I don't know if yours is

allergy or not. I believe mine was related to die off. Keep a record of what you

eat and if it is related.

PJ

> " I stir fried some organic green cabbage last night (i haven't tried it

> in about 4-6 mths) with olive oil and salt and pepper and a couple of

> hours after eating it my hands were red, hot and a little itchy and i

> had little red bumps on the inside of my wrists and down my arms a

> little. The bottom of my feet were itchy also. I felt a little

> fluttering type feeling in my chest - maybe a little like palpitations.

> The rash was gone this morning and i had a little gas this morning but

> other than that my stomach felt fine. Could this be a sulfite allergy

> or just an intolerance? "

>

> -----------

> Hi ,

> This sounds A LOT like what I went through when I started fighting my systemic

yeast (by restricting sugars at first, then with Diflucan in addition.)

> My symptoms were a hot, red, bumpy rash on my chest and trunk. It itched

something awful and looked like something halfway between poison ivy and hives.

I also had dizziness, weakness, swollen glands, dry throat, gas, upset stomach,

& general malaise. Ultimately, I did wind up taking a hefty dose of Benadryl

(antihistamine) which did NOT help. That's how I finally knew it wasn't

allergic. I have a lot of serious allergies so am always keen to the possibility

of reacting.

>

> My recommendation would be to try to notice what flares your rash/symptoms

(foods/meds/other) and make notes on the symptoms if they progress. If you

suspect a certain food or medication, stop the food and/or get in touch with

your doc to get his/her input on whether the med is causing problems.

>

> I hope that you start to feel better soon.

> Best, Nina in MA

>

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