Gluten Intolerance?

[tina a]

hello. i have recently been diagnosed as gluten intolerant, as well as wheat and dairy. i have two questions- my first is could reallu really hot sweats every hour be from gluten or another food allergy? just about once an hour, sometimes more, i sweat for about 5 min profusely. i thought it was hormones, as i am 45, but this has been happening for three years or so. i was on bio-identicaL HORMONES for all the three years and sometimes it helped, sometimes it didn't so i just stopped them and went to a new dr who diagnosed all these food allergies.

my second question is this- could a blood test even tell of a food intolerance? i hear otherwise now. and the one who told me so has had thirty years of experience. i am waiting to hear how if a blood test is not the way to know what is? any thoughts? thank you....tina a.

[butterfl8]

Hi Tina! Have you tried keeping a food diary to track the sweats and relate it to what you eat? I just challenged soy again to see if maybe I can tolerate small amounts, and it's a big no. Big, icky, no.

On your second question, I just went to an allergist, and she said that elimination and challenge is the best method to determine food intolerances. (I'm guessing skin testing will show quite well for anaphalatic reactions--like peanuts) I don't know about blood testing. We will have to see what I end up with, andif I can even get a word in edgewise!!

-Daisy