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Severe Allergies

Mother of Jibril

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Mother of Jibril
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About two weeks ago... out of the blue... I had a severe allergic reaction to something. Hives, diarrhea, vomiting, terrible itching all over my body... I ended up calling 911 and going to the hospital. Very surprising, because I had some allergy testing (IgE) back in August and nothing turned up.

So here's what turned up today: almonds, peanuts, four types of mold, and celery. Unlike the last time I was tested, just about everything left a welt on my arm... those were just the ones that were big enough to be considered "positive." Interestingly, I looked up the foods that are related to celery (umbelliferae family) and several of them were in the soup I was eating about twenty minutes before the reaction started:

- Celery

- Carrots

- Parsnips

- Parsley

- Lovage

I also had some beans in the soup (legumes) which are related to peanuts. Plus, parsnips are a new food for me... I tried them for the first time about three months ago. The soup from H%&#!!! :blink: I won't be making that again.

Does anyone else have allergies to these foods? Are there any websites as good as this one that concentrate on allergies? :unsure:

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Jaimepsalm63 Rookie
Jaimepsalm63
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My oldest son is allergic to All molds (mushrooms in this category), nuts, legumes (which includes as you know peas, peanuts, and beans), corn, soy, oats, garlic, coconut, and cauliflower. I haven't found a website that is awesome like this one. I just make everything by hand and check references in books that I have about what is in each family group before I cook. My youngest son can't have molds or dairy.

(I'm thankful that my middle son and husband can eat anything!!! I'm not complicated either...I'm on gluten free liquids :rolleyes: )

If anyone knows of a good website, I will be one of the first people on it.

Let me know if you find anything out.

Thanks,

Jaime

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EliseP Newbie
EliseP
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Two forums about allergies that are quite good:

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OptimisticMom42 Apprentice
OptimisticMom42
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Good Morning Mother of Jibril,

Thank you for posting! I was recently diagnosed with celiacs plus allergy to celery (dairy protein, soy, wheat, brewers yeast, sweet potatoes). I had removed bread, cheese and vinegar from my diet long ago because they gave me headaches (mold allergy?). Last summer I had to remove all dairy. This winter all gluten was gone. I was starting to get angry! So I started experimenting with gluten free corn chips, rice chex, chocolate bars, new veggies and fruits including parsnips. I've been sick for a week. Thought is was the corn chips. Reduced my diet to meat and veggies. LOL, I'll take the parsnips out now.

Thanks again and I hope you are feeling much better.

OptimisticMom42

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Mother of Jibril
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Good Morning Mother of Jibril,

Thank you for posting! I was recently diagnosed with celiacs plus allergy to celery (dairy protein, soy, wheat, brewers yeast, sweet potatoes). I had removed bread, cheese and vinegar from my diet long ago because they gave me headaches (mold allergy?). Last summer I had to remove all dairy. This winter all gluten was gone. I was starting to get angry! So I started experimenting with gluten free corn chips, rice chex, chocolate bars, new veggies and fruits including parsnips. I've been sick for a week. Thought is was the corn chips. Reduced my diet to meat and veggies. LOL, I'll take the parsnips out now.

Thanks again and I hope you are feeling much better.

OptimisticMom42

Welcome to the group :)

Cool! I'm sorry you're having problems with allergies too, but you're the first person I've "talked" to that also has a celery allergy. Unfortunately, I'm still having some problems. I had another anaphylactic reaction two weeks ago. At this point, my theories are: 1) that I have a problem with all the "umbelliferae" (celery, parsnips, carrots, fennel, dill, anise, parsley, cilantro, cumin, etc...), or 2) that I'm also sensitive to other members of the legume family (beans, peas) and the combination of umbelliferae + legumes is what sets me off <_< I went back to the allergist last week and she ordered a bunch of tests.

My diet is getting REALLY restrictive. Even the nurse was like, "What can you still eat?" It is strange to be in a position where maybe 80% of your diet is fruits and vegetables... and yet you still have to watch your diet like a hawk. :rolleyes: Hopefully a solution will turn up soon! What kind of symptoms have you been having?

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annabell Newbie
annabell
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About two weeks ago... out of the blue... I had a severe allergic reaction to something. Hives, diarrhea, vomiting, terrible itching all over my body... I ended up calling 911 and going to the hospital. Very surprising, because I had some allergy testing (IgE) back in August and nothing turned up.

So here's what turned up today: almonds, peanuts, four types of mold, and celery. Unlike the last time I was tested, just about everything left a welt on my arm... those were just the ones that were big enough to be considered "positive." Interestingly, I looked up the foods that are related to celery (umbelliferae family) and several of them were in the soup I was eating about twenty minutes before the reaction started:

- Celery

- Carrots

- Parsnips

- Parsley

- Lovage

I also had some beans in the soup (legumes) which are related to peanuts. Plus, parsnips are a new food for me... I tried them for the first time about three months ago. The soup from H%&#!!! :blink: I won't be making that again.

Does anyone else have allergies to these foods? Are there any websites as good as this one that concentrate on allergies? :unsure:

There a many things that cause moderate to severe abdominal pain especially in a 14 year old girl eg irritable bowel, food intolerance, pelvic inflammatory disease, cystitis, cystic ovaries, peritontitis, low grade intermittent pancreatitis, etc. She needs to be referred to a specialist. eg gastroenterologist, allergist or pediatrition. GPs are good but they are not specialists. It is still possible to have a allergy without having a positive blood test. It is actually well know that the blood tests are unreliable.

Good Luck :)

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There a many things that cause moderate to severe abdominal pain especially in a 14 year old girl eg irritable bowel, food intolerance, pelvic inflammatory disease, cystitis, cystic ovaries, peritontitis, low grade intermittent pancreatitis, etc. She needs to be referred to a specialist. eg gastroenterologist, allergist or pediatrition. GPs are good but they are not specialists. It is still possible to have a allergy without having a positive blood test. It is actually well know that the blood tests are unreliable.

Good Luck :)

Hmmm... I'm 33 years old :huh:

I skin-tested positive (at a certified allergist's office) to peanuts, almonds, celery, dust mites, and four kinds of mold/fungus. From what I've read, this is more reliable than a blood test (at least for IgE... there's no other way to check for IgA/IgG allergies). My gynecologist said everything looks perfect. I had a swollen lymph node taken out of my neck, but it wasn't cancerous or full of mast cells (a sign of mastocytosis)... it was perfectly normal. I even had an appointment with a rheumatologist and an endocrinologist. No ideas there.

So... my next stop is the gastroenterologist. I have an appointment next month. I really hope something turns up! I've been dealing with abdominal pain for more than a year now. The gluten-free diet helped a LOT... corn-free helped even more... but I'm back to having mild abdominal pain pretty much every day. Once a month it turns into a full-blow anaphylactic reaction with wicked head-to-toe hives, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, dizziness, and nausea (sometimes vomiting) :(

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