New Food Issues

[CRB]

Hi! I haven't been here for a while, though this is my favorite place to read. Hubby is gluten and soy intolerant. We just moved to manitoba, Canada from the Philippines and now he is having major problems again. his gut seems to be feeling "OK", but he isn't sleeping many nights andis having terrible postnasal drainage and coughing. He has also started throwing up again after several months of being free from this.

at first we thought it was the wool comforter, but we changed that almost 2 weeks ago and he is still bad.

he's been gluten-free for just over a year, soy-free for 10 months. any thoughts or ideas of threads that might be helpful?

thanks-- you guys are the best!

cynthia

[Mother of Jibril]

I have a couple of thoughts...

1. Dairy can be a mucus-forming food

2. How long have you been in Manitoba? Have you been there during the summer to know if the higher humidity helps? When it's extremely dry the sinuses can have a hard time keeping up. Thick drainage down the back of your throat can cause coughing and vomiting. You could try using a cold-mist vaporizer to see if that helps.

[wowzer]

It does sound like the climate. You can also use the saline nasal spray or gel. That is a big help too.

[frec]

Could he be allergic to some environmental allergen? Since you are in a cold climate now with the furnace going dust or dust mites seem the most likely. Or is there a food you didn't eat much of in the Philippines and now are eating more in Canada?

Hope he feels better soon.

[CRB]

thanks, all! I'll try some humidifying and cut down on dairy. from there I guess we'll change one or the other back and see which it is or if it's actually both. But I'm just tired of this losing his food!

I don't think his diet has changed significantly since we got here, though I do notice there are different oils in things. and he is eating more dairy:).

has anybody else had this problem?

thanks,

cynth

[chatycady]

Has he taken antibiotics lately for anything?