Allergy medication recommendation

[Acacia Voynar]

Can anyone recommend allergy medicine that is both gluten free AND dairy free? I've found a few off brands that are labeled gluten free, but they all have lactose in them. I've a very sensitive Celiac + have an extreme intolerance to all dairy.  Thanks!  

[Scott Adams]

You can search this site for prescriptions medications, but will need to know the manufacturer/maker if there is more than one, especially if you use a generic version of the medication:

To see the ingredients you will need to click on the correct version of the medication and maker in the results, then scroll down to "Ingredients and Appearance" and click it, and then look at "Inactive Ingredients," as any gluten ingredients would likely appear there, rather than in the Active Ingredients area.

• https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/ 

 

[shadycharacter]

10 hours ago, Acacia Voynar said:

Can anyone recommend allergy medicine that is both gluten free AND dairy free? I've found a few off brands that are labeled gluten free, but they all have lactose in them. I've a very sensitive Celiac + have an extreme intolerance to all dairy.  Thanks!  

Perhaps look for capsules or liquid form. I imagine they are less likely to contain lactose.

[Wheatwacked]

I would suggest getting your vitamin D level checked.   Vitamin D is essential for the immune system.  Estimates of vitamin D deficiency in the US, Canada, UK and Ireland is estimated around 40%.  Vitamin D deficiency is still prevalent in the United States, especially in non-Hispanic blacks, women, individuals aged 20–29 years, and during the season of winter.  As a bonus, higher levels of vitamin D may help modulate your sensitivity Celiac Disease.

     Placebo controlled trial of vitamin D supplementation in allergic rhinitis   The levels of Vitamin D correlated with the severity of disease. There was highly significant reduction in the total nasal symptom score after supplementation. Thus Vitamin D supplementation alters the course of Allergic Rhinitis towards clinical improvement.

     Allergies and Vitamin D    research shows that vitamin D can activate certain regulatory immune system cells that prevent the release of chemicals that cause and worsen allergic diseases.  So a deficiency in vitamin D may inhibit this regulatory mechanism, which may worsen or trigger allergic disease.

     Daily oral dosing of vitamin D3 using 5000 TO 50,000 international units a day in long-term hospitalized patients: Insights from a seven year experience   During this time, we have admitted over 4700 patients, the vast majority of whom agreed to supplementation with either 5000 or 10,000 IUs/day. Due to disease concerns, a few agreed to larger amounts, ranging from 20,000 to 50,000 IUs/day. There have been no cases of vitamin D3 induced hypercalcemia or any adverse events attributable to vitamin D3 supplementation in any patient. 

     Possible Role of Vitamin D in Celiac Disease Onset  studies have investigated possible roles of vitamin D as a key modulator of inflammation and immune mechanisms and of the intestinal mucosa barrier. In this regard, vitamin D has been considered as a factor that affects different conditions such as immune-mediated diseases. 

 

[Acacia Voynar]

8 hours ago, Wheatwacked said:

I would suggest getting your vitamin D level checked.   Vitamin D is essential for the immune system.  Estimates of vitamin D deficiency in the US, Canada, UK and Ireland is estimated around 40%.  Vitamin D deficiency is still prevalent in the United States, especially in non-Hispanic blacks, women, individuals aged 20–29 years, and during the season of winter.  As a bonus, higher levels of vitamin D may help modulate your sensitivity Celiac Disease.

     Placebo controlled trial of vitamin D supplementation in allergic rhinitis   The levels of Vitamin D correlated with the severity of disease. There was highly significant reduction in the total nasal symptom score after supplementation. Thus Vitamin D supplementation alters the course of Allergic Rhinitis towards clinical improvement.

     Allergies and Vitamin D    research shows that vitamin D can activate certain regulatory immune system cells that prevent the release of chemicals that cause and worsen allergic diseases.  So a deficiency in vitamin D may inhibit this regulatory mechanism, which may worsen or trigger allergic disease.

     Daily oral dosing of vitamin D3 using 5000 TO 50,000 international units a day in long-term hospitalized patients: Insights from a seven year experience   During this time, we have admitted over 4700 patients, the vast majority of whom agreed to supplementation with either 5000 or 10,000 IUs/day. Due to disease concerns, a few agreed to larger amounts, ranging from 20,000 to 50,000 IUs/day. There have been no cases of vitamin D3 induced hypercalcemia or any adverse events attributable to vitamin D3 supplementation in any patient. 

     Possible Role of Vitamin D in Celiac Disease Onset  studies have investigated possible roles of vitamin D as a key modulator of inflammation and immune mechanisms and of the intestinal mucosa barrier. In this regard, vitamin D has been considered as a factor that affects different conditions such as immune-mediated diseases. 

 

Thanks for the suggestion.  I do already take 12,500 IU of Vitamin D daily.  I still experience allergy symptoms and would like to take something OTC for some relief. 

[Wheatwacked]

Banophen - active ingredient:Diphenhydramine HCL 25 mg by Major Pharmacueticals.  available on Amazon.

I got it from my medicare provider.

inert ingredients listed on the package in my cabinet:

corn starch, D&C Red #27, alluminum lake, dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, magnesium steatate, microcryteline cellulose, polyethythylene glycol, polivinyl alcohol, silicon dioxide, stearic acid, talc, titanium dioxide.

If I might ask, what is your 25 hydroxy vitamin D. ng/ml or nmol/L?  At 10,000 IU and with 2 hours a week shirtless, no sunscreen, mowing the lawn This Sept it was 96 ng/ml.  The mowing is new this year.  Been taking 10,000 iu a day since 2015 and only finally got to 80 in 2021.  In Sept 2018 it was only 47 ng/ml. It as been steady at 80 ng/ml for the last few years at 10,000 IU but no sun.  Sunshine. Doctor is fine with it.

 

Edited October 24, 2023 by Wheatwacked

[Acacia Voynar]

2 hours ago, Wheatwacked said:

Banophen - active ingredient:Diphenhydramine HCL 25 mg by Major Pharmacueticals.  available on Amazon.

I got it from my medicare provider.

inert ingredients listed on the package in my cabinet:

corn starch, D&C Red #27, alluminum lake, dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, magnesium steatate, microcryteline cellulose, polyethythylene glycol, polivinyl alcohol, silicon dioxide, stearic acid, talc, titanium dioxide.

If I might ask, what is your 25 hydroxy vitamin D. ng/ml or nmol/L?  At 10,000 IU and with 2 hours a week shirtless, no sunscreen, mowing the lawn This Sept it was 96 ng/ml.  The mowing is new this year.  Been taking 10,000 iu a day since 2015 and only finally got to 80 in 2021.  In Sept 2018 it was only 47 ng/ml. It as been steady at 80 ng/ml for the last few years at 10,000 IU but no sun.  Sunshine. Doctor is fine with it.

 

On 8/25 it was 65 ng/ml, compared to 26 back in May, which lead to my dr prescribing a 10k iu daily dose of D3. 

[shadycharacter]

Found this guide to lactosefree antihistamines:

https://www.chemist-4-u.com/guides/advice/hayfever/lactose-free-antihistamines/

[Wheatwacked]

I fixed my lactose intolerance by eating salt fermented pickles.  99% of the pickles in the stores are quick pickled with vinegar.  Gives that sour pickle taste but not the nutritional value.  I made my own, Naturally Fermented Pickles [The Complete Guide] they are ready in a few days but now I buy either Batampte or Bubsies.  The lactobacillus from the pickles sets up housekeeping in our gut and in exchange for room and board excretes lactase into our gut.  I also switched to 100% Pasture fed milk, tastes like the milk I drank as a kid when the milkman delivered it to the front door.  The difference is commercial dairies feed palmitic acid to increase milk volume and fat content but the fats increased are all C:16 fatty acids, inflammatory but not the C:18.  Omega 6:3 ratio in commercial milk is 5:1; Organic Milk is 3:1; 100% grass fed is 1:1.  Grass-fed cows produce healthier milk.  Have you ever seen the old sitcoms where the husband has to go out in the middle of the night in a snow storm to buy pickles and ice cream for his pregnant wife's cravings?  Seems we've forgotten.

Smart doctor.