Allergies

Do any of you suffer with insane allergies to foods?  Its getting to the point where I cant eat anything anymore!  I just learned after my third attack of hives, relentless itching, weakness, and a pounding heart, that I'm either allergic to meat (the latest being beef roast) or possibly MSG.  I am so incredibly sick of this!!!!!!!!!!!!  What do I have left besides food that makes me feel decent?  I havent had a good nights sleep in so long that I'm cranky and irritable.... because of all the itching I do.  Its not meds because I am down to Tylenol and Advil.  I've cut out so much already because of the stupid pancreatitis, and now this!

Arrrgh!!!!   I just want to cry, except it will give me another three day headache.  I need a few good days to get me out of this.

 

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Victoria

 

Mother of four, full time Systems Analyst

 

Sjogrens, Crohns, suspected Lupus, Pancreatitis Dec. 2005

 

Meds:  Medrol injections; Darvocet, starting Plaquenil in Feb.

I linked an interesting article about food intolerances. Maybe it will give you some insight:

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2001/401_food.html

DH's cousin had many food allergies. She is young, 12 years old. Eventually what they had to do was eliminate everything and start with the basics... more a trial and error thing.

Hi Victoria:

I'm not going to be of much help here. As I suffer from no allergies, except to most narcotics. I'm sorry that you having to deal with this. I do however, have a child with horrible allergies. My daughter gets allergy shot weekly. I would suggest that you see an Allergist, and be tested to find out excatly what you're allergic too. They can mix a blend of what you're allergic to and begin giving you small doses of what your allergic to, and you'll build up a resistance to the stuff you're allergic to. I have to say it's a very long process and sometimes you can have a reaction, but you'll have it in the office, and they'll deal with it then and there. The overall process is TOTALLY worth it. It's made a world of difference for my daughter. Prior to the shots, she was living on antibiotics for sinus infections, now she's been antiobiotic free for over 2 yrs. She's been doing the shot for 4 years this August. Once you've reached maintenance level, you only need a shot once a month.

I hope that you get some relief soon, and I wish you the best always.

Take care,
Barbara

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dx fibro, SLE, glaucoma, cateracts, bells palsy, depression, migraine headaches, gastreopaersis, chronic anemia, MDS (Blood Cancer). Mediport and tons of meds.