Food Allergies - Anybody Have Them?

**Back In Black** · 03-25-2013, 11:06 AM

If so, what food is the allergy from and what symptoms do you get?

Not really looking at intolerances but straight allergies.

I occasionally suffer from an eczema type skin complaint that sometimes flares up horrendously. I have never concerned myself with finding out if it is food related but am now going to try a bit of an exclusion diet and see what transpires.

From tomorrow I will be excluding eggs, nuts, peanuts and bread. I'm leaving the small amount of milk and cottage cheese I have in my diet, for now.

**austinite** · 03-25-2013, 11:25 AM

Interesting topic. I actually got a full panel done and my results were all negative. (dang it's an expensive panel!)

Sucks you have to exclude eggs.

**Back In Black** · 03-25-2013, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by austinite

Interesting topic. I actually got a full panel done and my results were all negative. (dang it's an expensive panel!)

Sucks you have to exclude eggs.

We're you having symptoms or was it just for a belt and braces approach?

TBH I don't really eat many eggs and I only reintroduced them a few weeks ago. That's when I got this flare up. But I also got a virus about the same time and started eating more bread (making my own). My PB intake went up a little too. I also stated a new gym which isn't particularly clean (which is where I suspect my virus came from).

It may be nothing to do with food but if I go for a blood panel my Doc is gonna wanna see a food diary an then recommend an exclusion diet before he will pay for a test anyway. So I wanna go armed and ready.

**--->>405<<---** · 03-25-2013, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by Back In Black

It may be nothing to do with food but if I go for a blood panel my Doc is gonna wanna see a food diary an then recommend an exclusion diet before he will pay for a test anyway. So I wanna go armed and ready.

WHAT KIND OF MEDICAL DO YALL HAVE THERE? free or something??

also if u find out eczema can be food related let me know cuz i get it too. have since i was a kid.. pain in the ass!

also whats the latest with team sky?? wont be long!

**austinite** · 03-25-2013, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by Back In Black

We're you having symptoms or was it just for a belt and braces approach?

TBH I don't really eat many eggs and I only reintroduced them a few weeks ago. That's when I got this flare up. But I also got a virus about the same time and started eating more bread (making my own). My PB intake went up a little too. I also stated a new gym which isn't particularly clean (which is where I suspect my virus came from).

It may be nothing to do with food but if I go for a blood panel my Doc is gonna wanna see a food diary an then recommend an exclusion diet before he will pay for a test anyway. So I wanna go armed and ready.

I was very frustrated. Probably wasn't necessary but I was crashing every single day between 2 to 3 pm. Not just crashing... I'm talking falling asleep while driving kinda crashing. I even scheduled an appointment with my doc around that time to duplicate the issue so they believe me. Which I did. After testing one thing here, another there, I pulled just about every panel possible and I threw in the allergy panels. My problem was extreme cortisol drop around that time.

I'm very interested in your results, however and glad to hear you wont be missing eggs much.

**Windex** · 03-25-2013, 11:47 AM

I'm allergic to all nuts (except Almonds which I grew out of a year ago), fish, and sesame seeds. Up until a year ago I was also allergic to all seafood. It use to be hell getting good fats in. One can only stomach so much EVOO and eggs. I long for the day of being able to eat fish and take fish oil pills. Consuming any of these mentioned allergens either would put me in the hospital or in the grave, depending on quantity consumed.

**Back In Black** · 03-25-2013, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by --->>405<<---

WHAT KIND OF MEDICAL DO YALL HAVE THERE? free or something??

also if u find out eczema can be food related let me know cuz i get it too. have since i was a kid.. pain in the ass!

also whats the latest with team sky?? wont be long!

Ha ha, free medical to a point yes. Our NHS appear reluctant to spend money on anything other than emergencies or the obese! I'll need to do my work before I get my freebie!

Eczema can be food related. Don't no quack to tell me that. I just wanna know if that's why I get it or some other reason.

I suspect that Sir Bradley won't be spearheading the tour this year.

**gbrice75** · 03-25-2013, 11:58 AM

I don't know that I necessarily have any food 'allergies' per se, but I've found beyond a shadow of a doubt that I have issues with carbs, all sorts. When I run a low/no carb diet, bloating goes down (not just water retention), I'm not at all gassy, etc. As soon as I have a carb up day (even with 'clean' carbs), literally 30 mins later I'm farting like an animal, bloated and gassy, sitting on the bowl for 15 mins at a clip. I used to think I had lactose issues, but have since given up milk (and lowered dairy intake in general) and still suffer these issues only when consuming carbs.

**RaginCajun** · 03-25-2013, 12:17 PM

BiB, are you eating the whole egg or the whites?

**austinite** · 03-25-2013, 12:20 PM

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**Back In Black** · 03-25-2013, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by 00ragincajun00

BiB, are you eating the whole egg or the whites?

Whole egg mate. From my understanding its the whites of hens eggs that are more likely to cause the allergy.

**Back In Black** · 03-27-2013, 12:11 PM

Bump, any more food allergies?

**RaginCajun** · 03-27-2013, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by Back In Black

Whole egg mate. From my understanding its the whites of hens eggs that are more likely to cause the allergy.

I was thinking it was more of an enzyme in the yolk.

**jimmyinkedup** · 03-27-2013, 01:26 PM

I couldnt eat eggs until i was around 12 yrs old. Very bad reaction...now I eat them quite a bit and im fine. Once I hit 12 the allergy subsided never to return.

**mnj611** · 03-28-2013, 05:27 PM

I am alergic to shrimp and crab, not sure about lobster but can eat mussels and clams. I am pretty sure its the iodine in the shells from what I have researched. As for the guy saying going low carb gets him gassy, could that be because your body breaking down all of that fat and protein. I know eggs cause methane and meat breaks into amonia.