Have Allergies evolved into IBS?

milk products have never bothered me, sorry I can't be of more help.

Hi Deez,

about a year ago I came down very sick with bathroom visits from 15-25 times a day! Couldn't stay awake more than a few hours at a time...

Doc started out saying it was IBS...I was taking 6-9 immodium a day and it wasn't helping. After many tests with no answers and one test that showed my IGE antibodies were off, I went on a wheat free diet. Things started to get better....little by little I went off other things like, milk, cheese, artifial colors and flavors. And have made it a very long way since a year ago.

Don't let my situation scare you...I think my case is extreme! But, I do think it would be a good idea to start with wheat and grains.

As I think back...there were some other syptoms that I had before I got extremely sick and one of them was a rash on my face that my doctor shrugged off and gave me antibiotics for. Needless to ssay the rash didn't clear up for awhile and I actually still get a very small amount on my face every once in a while.

If you have an INTOLERANCE to a certain food, the only way to find out is by taking it out of your diet for awhile and see if you feel better. You obviously don't have an ALLERGY to it or you would have had to be taken to the hospital with breathing problems, etc.
An Allergist can't diagnose an INTOLERANCE by testing. Only if you are ALLERGIC to something will it show up.

Good luck and keep me posted!

shellchap

Good Morning All!

I just wanted to share something that my allergist shared with me many years ago and I'd completely forgotten about it till I was looking back at some of these posts.

He told me he wasn't surprised when I developed GERD, he said in some cases (perhaps not mine) but in many, that even heart disease was brought on by allergies and the inflammation that it was caused by in the arteries. He also said that it could follow that IBS being another type of inflammation could follow as another form of an allergy. He did write a paper on this he told me, though I never questioned him at the time where it was published...but I think it makes sense, as allergies cause inflammation.

Hugs, Teri tongue

I will see what I can do! I no longer see him, but can probably find that out...

Shelley, I do wish you all the best of luck!! Please let me know how you're doing!? And I have mentioned this inflammation/allergy stuff before, perhaps that's why it sounded familiar?, also, it is becoming more widely accepted today!

Hugs, Teri