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  1. Skylark
    My shellfish allergy was uncomfortable but not dangerous. I would get some oral allergy itchy throat and then I would be noticeably lightheaded. It only took twice for me to pin the reaction to shellfish and then I stopped eating them on my doctor's advice. We were concerned that I would sensitize more. If your reaction was dangerous, it would be much...
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    Yes. During my elimination diet, I identified cow dairy, soy, wheat, and eventually gluten as problem foods. I am more sensitive to wheat than rye or barley, probably because I have some degree of wheat allergy as well as gluten intolerance. I had also been allergic to shellfish and had not eaten them for over ten years. After a while gluten-free, maybe...
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    May I suggest you read some of the very detailed immunological work on celiac disease? It is autoimmune and the mechanisms are reasonably well understood. As far as celiac triggers, it appears that things that cause a lot of cytokine production tend to trigger it. Once celiac is triggered, your body learns to make the antibodies and those are lifelong...
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    If you feel like caffeine might help, go for it! If nothing else, a favorite tea might be soothing. Red Bull has lots of B vitamins too and some people find it helpful for glutenings. I don't get crying jags often. For me it's a weird jumpiness, like suddenly I'll have this spurt of adrenaline and be super-worried over nothing. It will happen in...
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    Oh, yes. It can be gluten. Last time I got into a little gluten I had only a mild stomachache, and actually thought I got away with it. 24 hours later I suffered through three days of anxiety attacks. I wish I was as lucky as you to only feel bad for an hour or two! I have to remind myself it's the gluten for days on end. It can make me depressed...
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    And you think that's unique to SA? LOL! I've had people tell me I could eat pasta because it's made of "flour", not wheat. The expression they get when you ask what the flour is made of and they figure it out is genuinely funny.
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    You might not handle the sugars in legumes well. Have you tried Beanzyme? It's a gluten-free version of Beano.
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    I'll eat fries at In-n-Out Burger, but there is nothing on their menu that is deep fried other than the fries, which they make on the spot from fresh potatoes. They're good about keeping the lettuce wrapped burgers away from crumbs too, if you tell them you have a wheat allergy. Other than that, french fries are gluten roulette for me.
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