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Reaction To Cheese?

Juliebove

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I know I am allergic to dairy and normally have an upset stomach if I accidentally eat some. Daughter is also allergic and for her it was ear and sinus infections in addition. I have also had a lot of ear and sinus infections over the years so perhaps dairy was the cause.

Last night we ordered some tacos, beans and rice at a fast food place where we've gotten safe food many times. We just went to a different location and apparently they were not so careful. I said, "no cheese" but they put the cheese on. My daughter spotted this and they made new ones, but we wound up getting 3 instead of 4 and when we got them home, there was a bit of cheese on there. I was very hungry and didn't have anything else ready to eat. So I picked off one tomato slice and all of the lettuce that looked like it had cheese on it. Ate them.

Not long after I felt very dizzy. BP was 91/71. Then my face began to feel weird. I got this sort of numb feeling between the sinuses and the eyes and it eventually went into sinus pain. Then my ears began watering. I felt so lousy I went to bed for an hour. Later I had a few stomach cramps. Then I went from the chills to sweating. I feel much better today, although more tired than usual.

Anyway... Has anyone ever had a reaction like this to dairy? I suppose it's possible it wasn't the cheese at all and I was coming down with something.

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Well, I guess I answered my own question. :( Daughter and I went out to eat tonight and had chili, salad and fries. A meal we've gotten at least dozens of times before with no problems. I said "Just onions" on the chili. But after eating a few bites of it, I noticed a yellowish gooey string hanging from my spoon. Saw another little shred of cheese nestled among the onions. I thought I picked it all off, but I must have ingested some. Could have even been melted into the chili. Gah!

Same symptoms as before only now I have a sore throat too. Felt dizzy. BP dropped to 90/70. Face felt numb around eyes and nose and now nose is all stuffy, runny and have sinus pain.

I will be sooo glad when school is out and dance is over for the year. We've been running around out and about so much that I'm not home to make dinner and we have to dine out or get takeout. Can't believe I am looking forward to cooking but I am!

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To me that sounds like a true allergic reaction (instead of an intolerance reaction)... Especially the drop in BP. You need to be careful with this, allergic reactions can get worse with repeated exposure.

Pauliina

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To me that sounds like a true allergic reaction (instead of an intolerance reaction)... Especially the drop in BP. You need to be careful with this, allergic reactions can get worse with repeated exposure.

Pauliina

Thanks! That's what I was afraid of.

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Yes, I have had a reaction like that to dairy. Even the tingling thing...

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