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I've suffered from allergies/intolerances all my adult life.

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patricia92454
patricia92454

Allergies/intolerances make me feel absolutely exhausted, and 20 years ago when I went to the doctors thinking it might be ME it was suggested I needed a psychiatrist. Since then I have done my own research, starting with an allergy test. Now I have it under control, but my life still is decidedly odd!  For instance, I've discovered I can't eat the same food two days running, so I wait for it (say cheese) to go through my system, then I can eat it again.  Puffy bloodshot eyes I discovered were caused through the powder I washed my bed linen in, so I changed that routine.  I'm quite happy to share my experiences over the last twenty years to get me back to health if anyone is interested.

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  • care4health
    care4health patricia92454

    Posted

    Hi

    What did the allergy test show? Are you allergic to dairy?

    Thanks for sharing

    • patricia92454
      patricia92454 care4health

      Posted

      Hi, yes I am allergic to dairy, although as I say, I can eat it for one day, wait three and eat it again. I had several tests with the same person, and they showed different allergies at different times, and I suppose this would be because I had eaten a lot of a food over the last few days.  For instance I love fruit, and have eaten a lot of it over the years, but I have discovered I'm allergic to quite a few fruits, for instance apples!  I bought a machine which cleans your mattress of mites, and that has been helpful too. I'm very careful how I wash my clothes and bedlinen, and that has helped.
  • marion31442
    marion31442 patricia92454

    Posted

    I know exactly how you feel, I too have suffered. With a wheat and lactose intolerance for the last 12 years. Since last October I have been unable to tolerate sucrose and was referred to see an Immunologist. I had that appointment today and I could tell he did'nt believe me and that I was talking through my hat. It took 10 months for me to be diagnosed with the wheat and lactose intolerance and at the end, I was very ill. I was passed from pillar to post. Keep a food diary for a couple of weeks and then go and see your GP.
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