How old were you when you had your first reaction to Peanuts?

Hi Connie,

I was 2 and a half years old when I had my first reaction after taking a bite of my mother's peanut butter sandwich at lunch time.

* sorry Connie - I seem to be a thread-stopper again * hehe

[This message has been edited by erik (edited March 05, 2003).]

27 years old. This is also when my gallbladder went haywire and I had lots of digestive problems. I read somewhere that your liver has a lot to do with allergies.

I have had pa since forever! Seriously I'm nearly 40 (scarey stuff) and have had pa for as long as I can remember.

[This message has been edited by lisa from Australia (edited March 14, 2003).]

I was about 42... I forget the exact date... I blotted it out!

Helen just said she was 2 or 3 when she had her first peanut and vomited everywhere...she's 31 now.

Geoff (Helen's hubby)

edited because I can't type...

[This message has been edited by helenmc (edited March 06, 2003).]

I was 20. It was no good. Had to give up my favourite summertime meal - Kelloggs Crunchy Nut Cornflakes.

I was 23 when I developed my TNA/PA. It started when I was really stressed out, and my liver and gallbladder were sick. I was having digestive problems at the time I developed my allergies.

Thank you all for your replies to this thread.

The idea for this thread came to me in another thread and I was just interested in how old you were when you first reacted to peanuts/peanut products.

I am very much interested in the adults living with peanut allergy. You all provide such insight to those of us who have children living with peanut allergy and I have learned so much from you already by reading your posts here and how *you* deal with this day to day.

You also help keep me grounded, if you will, on how I deal with my son's allergy and in retrospect, teach him to deal and live with it as well.

Thanks again for your replies! I really appreciate them. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

P.S. erik, I have never known you to be a *thread stopper* [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/biggrin.gif[/img]

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Stay Safe!

Connie

[This message has been edited by Jazz It Up (edited March 06, 2003).]

Hi Connie,

I am usually not a thread stopper, but in this case I was the first person to reply to you, and 4 hours went by before anyone else replied, so I thought maybe I was a thread stopper! :P

I am glad that I was wrong in this case. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/biggrin.gif[/img]

So am I! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/wink.gif[/img]

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Stay Safe!

Connie

I was 22 or 23. I developed PA after developing a soy allergy. I was so freaked out about not having my daily fix of soybeans that I started eating a handful (or five) of peanuts every single day. After a few months, that became a problem. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/wink.gif[/img] Of course, had my allergist told me that my RAST showed a low-level response to peanuts, I might've thought otherwise.

Ooops.

ygg

For those who developed the allergy as adults, how did it happen? Did you have a sudden severe reaction one day? Or was it gradual? Were peanuts a regular part of your diet, or a once-in-a-blue moon thing?

I have a history of severe allergic reactions, though never to food, and I have a son with PA and sesame allergy. Sometimes I feel a little paranoid when I eat certain foods and I've always wondered what it's like to develop food allergies later in life--what the symptoms are, how long it would take to notice.

With me, I noticed a tendency to break out in hives. Only with soy, it was ALL the time, since I ate tofu daily, etc. I also had some experiences with itchy throat (not swelling, really just irritation) problems, etc. I have other allergies, chemical sensitivities, and skin problems, so being itchy is sort of normal for me. Anyhow, I actually thought I was developing a dairy allergy (I typically ate tofu with cheese, etc). I went off dairy and increased my soy consumption and my allergies got worse. My allergist ordered RAST and ordered me to stop eating soy.

Within a few weeks of cutting out all soy, the constant hives and itchy mouth went away, as did the eczema I'd suffered all my life. I accidentally ate some tofu awhile later (I ordered gluten, got served tofu) and had an anaphylactic reaction.

With peanuts, the hives and throat problems came back, so I called my doctor. He analyzed my diet and told me, "WAIT! didn't I tell you not to eat peanuts every single day?!?!? Stop eating them NOW!" He'd forgotten to tell me (he's ordinarily a VERY good doctor, I just have a LOT wrong with me and it's easy to get sidetracked).

And though folks here will deny it's possible, I actually do *not* have a severe peanut allergy. It developed as a result of me eating them every single day while I was already allergic to soy. I'm one of those atopic people who is considered highly allergic. If I'm exposed to something on a regular basis, I'll develop a reaction to it. I try not to eat certain things daily because of this (wheat, legumes). I *can* have heat-extracted peanut oil occasionally. It doesn't make me react one whit. If soybean oil so much as touches my skin, I break out in hives. If I consume it, I risk dying. If my husband eats soy, I react to him. If he eats peanuts, I'm fine. Had I not stopped eating them when I did, the allergy could've turned far more serious.

I have had instant first reactions to *other* things. The first time I had brie, I broke out in hives, my lips and throat started swelling, and I had an asthma attack. Same with papaya.

My latex allergy developed over time. It's now anaphylactic.

ygg

I apologize to anyone who read my unedited answer. It went off-topic, long winded, blah, blah, blah.

My allergies hit me when I was around 30. They originally started as hives and progressed to anaphylactic reactions. For me, peanuts make me uncomfortable. It's sesame seeds I live in fear of.

It took me a few years to discover what was causing my hives, and even then, the allergist I was seeing didn't feel trace amounts could cause problems (including peanut). I think if I continued to eat peanuts my reactions to them would also be worse, so I avoid even trace amounts.

I was a peanut lover. I still miss them.

[This message has been edited by AnnaMarie (edited March 10, 2003).]

Hi as my name states I became allergic at the age of 27. I to have sever digestive problems. But my allergy started a few months after giving birth to my second child. I now have to keep my children away form peanuts so that I do not come in contact with them. I miss peanuts, it is hard my parents like to eat them at home so I need to be carful to just stop by. I need to make sure to call first. My sole help and reason for getting through the first few years of this was my wonderful SIL whom you all know Jazz It Up. I called her when the allergest told me and asked her what to do. this time a child living with the allergy helped an adult to learn about it.

Thanks Connie and Cam

I developed allergies after the birth of my child, when I was 25.

I began to develop a severe pollen allergy. Then when I was eating certain types of fruits (apples, peaches, etc) my mouth would go numb and tingley, I'd get hives, etc. I was diagnosed as being highly allergic to grass, weed, and tree pollen, cats, and dust.

I have Oral Allergy Syndrome and also found out at 30 that I was allergic to apples, pears, plums, cherries, peaches, necterines, apricots, and kiwi. However, I can eat the same fruit if it is cooked or canned, or juice.

Then just last year I was diagnosed with nut allergies, as I had eaten some nuts and had the same scratchy/tingley mouth. Bingo-allergic to almonds, walnuts, and hazelnuts.

My allergist did NOT think I am PA and told me to go home and try some nuts since it is rare anyway (in HIS opinion), and my previous reactions were likely just a reaction to the other nuts and cross contamination.

I was a pb freak, and ate it every single day on toast for as long as I can remember. I craved it. I began to get horrible bowel symptoms, but continued to eat it. The symptoms became unbearable. I stopped eating it, they went away. I began to avoid peanuts. THEN I had a pb chocolate bar, and had difficulty breathing after. Still no luck with the doc. Until, awhile ago, I tried a handful of straight peanuts, and had a significant reaction. Now I don't touch peanuts. EVER. I miss pb though. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/frown.gif[/img]

I have always had PA/TNA. My mom noticed me breaking out in hives one day while she was shelling walnuts (I was maybe 3) and she figured it out pretty quick. Throughout my childhood the skin tests showed all sorts of things, depending on what I'd been eaten a lot of in the days previous, but I outgrew everything except for the nuts/peanuts and shellfish. The strawberry allergy came back recently, tho.

krasota and others

My dd is 3 yrs old and had severe eczema as an infant now it's moderate. We had her RAST tested because of her eczema. She showed allergic to everything a little and class 4 to molds, dust, dust mites, peanuts, and cats.
Her skin tests showed large wheals to peanuts and tree nuts. She has never reacted to anything and ate peanuts and tree nuts many times.
They decided to do a food challenge for peanuts and if she passes they said we can start feeding them to her again.
I've never been to the Adults w/ PA and didn't realize there are people who have eaten peanuts before and didn't react for years. Now I'm confused. If she passes the test do you think I should let her eat them?

Krasota
Your eczema going away after not having soy is very intresting to me. The only thing they are having us avoid is nuts. Now I'm wondering if we start avoiding some of the other things from her rast test if her eczema will improve. She does have times where it's really good. Other times her cheeks look like tomatoes and her ankles are raw from rubbing them back and forth. Last night I think she had hives on her wrists and I have no clue what there from. Anyway I'm glad I came to this part of the site.
Any advice would be appreciated.

Angie

Hunter dd 3 yrs PA, TNA, EA
Caleb 6 yrs amoxcil

Guess I should update - peanuts seem to be anaphylactic now too. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/frown.gif[/img] Even in trace amounts [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/frown.gif[/img] [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/frown.gif[/img] (And, no, I have NOT been eating peanuts, but did unintentionally ingest some trace amounts.)

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Angie, I [i]personally[/i] wouldn't feed peanuts or pb to a three year old who had "showed large wheals to peanuts and tree nuts" .

Hopefully some parents will come in to this thread and offer you some help. If not, you might want to start another thread with your question, but put in in the Main Discussion Board. (I'm not trying to say you put it in the wrong place or anything like that - just letting you know if you don't get many responses sometimes it helps to post elsewhere. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img] )

I have posted something to this effect on the main discussion board before. I have had a few responses. I was just curious what adults who developed peanut allergies as adults would think. I put this in the adults living with peanut allergy because I wanted your opinions or advice.

Most things I have read for the other children say they have reacted in some way at first contact. I just think it's hard to relate to our case because it's different than most.

I'm only considering the food challenge because our pediatric allergist thinks it is a good idea because of all the times she has eaten peanuts and never once had a reaction.

I should have explained what I was trying to find out from the adults better. Here is what I was trying to say. Do you think she is like you, the adults who didn't react until they were older? If you knew you could have a normal, easier life even for a few years to twenty years or more would you take that chance? I'm not sure if I explained myself better. I hope so.

Thanks
Angie

Sorry I didn't respond sooner, but I've been away.

Personally, I'd delay the food challenge. My youngest son was born after I developed pa and I tried to keep him away from it until he was at least five. I did not keep him completely away from *may contains* during that time, but other than once or twice when his older brother gave him pb he never had it. My reason for keeping him away from it is that with pa being in the family I think there is a higher risk of him developing it, but also, I wanted him to be able to tell me if there was anything happening to him when he ate it. Although he was very articulate, I just don't [i]personally[/i] feel any young child can be absolutely 100% trusted to let someone know if there is some minor reaction.

I totally understand that this is a decision YOU make, but since you asked for opinions I figured I would share mine with you. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

I'm still a bit confused about this:

[b]If you knew you could have a normal, easier life even for a few years to twenty years or more would you take that chance? [/b]

Do you mean, if I had avoided peanuts my whole life I could now have a normal, easier life?

I don't think avoiding peanuts as a child or young adult would have made any difference in my case. I don't think I was always allergic, but rather that I developed it. Just my own personal opinion.

I do believe that if I had been able to figure out what was causing my reactions quicker and known to avoid cross contamination, that would have made a difference. The years of not knowing *filled my cup*. But, that's not true for everyone - some people have a serious/severe reaction the first time they have a reaction.

Hopefully I understood your question correctly. If not, I'll be checking this thread again, and I'm willing to keep trying. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/biggrin.gif[/img]

I meant what if my daughter is PA but is like the people who ate peanuts all their life and didn't react until adults.

If you or other adults would have had an allergy test as children that said you were PA and avoided peanuts your whole life knowing now that you really would never have reacted until you were adults would you regret the years that you would have avoided peanuts?

I just want to do the right things for her. If she really is not allergic I don't want to change her life. We've been doing it for 2 years now, but school is getting closer. I don't want her to have to go through all this if she doesn't really have the allergy.

I do appreciate your opinions and advice.

Thanks
Angie

Quote:Originally posted by happymomof2amk:
[b]I meant what if my daughter is PA but is like the people who ate peanuts all their life and didn't react until adults.

If you or other adults would have had an allergy test as children that said you were PA and avoided peanuts your whole life knowing now that you really would never have reacted until you were adults would you regret the years that you would have avoided peanuts?

I just want to do the right things for her. If she really is not allergic I don't want to change her life. We've been doing it for 2 years now, but school is getting closer. I don't want her to have to go through all this if she doesn't really have the allergy.

I do appreciate your opinions and advice.

Thanks
Angie[/b]

I know what you are trying ask. Unfortunately I don't really have an answer. I've been PA my WHOLE life so that issue has never really come up. HOwever, I do have 2 extremely conflicting thoughts about it. If you daughter is infact PA but won't develop it until later, it might just be easier for her to enorporate the life style change early on. It would be much easier for because she won't know any different. I have NEVER craved peanuts and never will. I was allergic to dairy products until I was 16. I never missed them. Once I outgrew it, I was allowed to eat "regular" icecream. It was good :-) but up until that point I had no desire to ever try it. Also if she is allergic, you never know when "the reaction" (meaning a more serious reaction) will happen and she might not be prepapred.

On the other hand, it is a potentially signficant life-style change (depending on your comfort zone). You want her to live life the fullest and what if she doesn't even have the allergy. You don't want her to live in constant fear of a reaction to a food allergy she might not even have. I guess this is a very big quality of life question and you need to decide which would be better.

I guess if she were my child, I would do the food challenge. I know many on this board will disagree with me and that's fine but that's what I would do. Go with your gut instinct.

SOrry I wasn't much help. I know you've already contimplated all of what I've just said but figured I'd say it anyway. Good luck with your decision.

Allison

ps how far are you from Denver?

[This message has been edited by ajinnj (edited February 08, 2004).]

An elimination diet really can't *hurt*. It does take a few days to a couple weeks for my eczema to clear up completely if I get exposed to something I'm allergic to.

I had the eczema from a very young age. My docs insisted that I'd have it my whole life. I proved them wrong. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/wink.gif[/img]

No matter what kind of reaction I have to soy, I also develop eczema--it's like the longer lasting prize after the anaphylaxis ceases and the hives fade away. ditto for my other anaphylactic allergies (natural rubber latex, papaya, penicillium).

My wheat allergy is very mild, but if I don't rotate it, I develop eczema again. I don't get any other problems for wheat, but the onset/duration of the eczema has gotten worse in the last year and I wonder if the nexium I'm on is to blame.

my brother was allergic to milk as an infant. eventually, he supposedly outgrew that allergy, but he's had severe eczema his whole life. i often wonder if it would go away if he were to cut out dairy, but he refuses to even consider the possibility.

i've been allergic to cats, horses, other animals, dust, trees/pollens, and mold my entire life. my dust allergy is off the charts.

as for feeding a child peanut when she's tested positive, but hasn't actually reacted to eating it--i think that's playing with fire. keep an eye on her. it's one thing for an adult to make the decision to keep eating something potentially harmful to themselves, but it's another for a parent to inflict that decision on a child.

ygg

If I had tested positive as a child but not had any reactions would avoiding peanuts from an early age made a difference? Honestly, who knows. If it meant that now I would be living with a risk of hives from accidental ingestion as opposed to a risk of anaphylaxis from accidental ingestion would it be worth having given up peanuts my whole life? Darn right it would.

On the other hand, if I never, ever, ever, reacted would it be worth it? Probably not.

I still feel that I would delay the food challenge (if I was faced with your decision). I'm not saying I would never get it done, but I would put it off a few years.

I wish you luck with whatever decision you make, and if you feel that she has outgrown her pa and passes the food challenge, please come back and post about it.

Ajinnj,

I think we are 6 to 8 hours away. It is definately true that it would be easier to continue avoiding peanuts now even if she wont react until later. We've been telling her she's allergic for almost two years. She knows to avoid them, and is scared of them. She doesn't like walking past the coffee beans at the store because she thinks they are peanuts. I don't think she would ever be able to go back to normal. I would be to afraid to feed them to her or not carry epi's anyway. If she did pass the food challenge I think I wouldn't trust it anyway.

Krasota,

Her eczema has cleared up except for occasional flare ups. In the winter she gets deep cracks in her feet and she used to get cracks on her hands.

Her tests show she is allergic to all the things you are except wheat. She hasn't been tested to horses penicillin, papaya, or latex yet. When did you start reacting to the dust, animal, and other EA?

Annamarie,

I don't know that the food challenge would help us anyway. She's eaten it so many times before that I'm sure she would pass. I don't think it will give us any answers. With both of her tests showing she is severe I'm sure the question isn't if she's allergic to all of theses things it's when she'll react. It's just me being in denial and hoping she's some weird case that the tests aren't correct. I'll let you know what we do. Thanks for the replys.

Angie and Hunter

You might consider getting an evaluation at National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver [url="http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/Forum14/HTML/000145.html"]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/Forum14/HTML/000145.html[/url]

YOu will get more definitive answers (or as definitive as food allergies can be). If you want more info please feel free to contact me off boards.

Allison

[This message has been edited by ajinnj (edited February 09, 2004).]

ajinnj,

We'll definately think about it. We are going over to Iowa City which is clear over on the east side of Iowa on February 23rd. We are supposed to be going for a food challenge. If we decide against it I'll just ask him some questions and maybe have some skin tests to some of the new things that she's now showing allergic to on her newest RAST test. Thanks for the info.

Angie & Hunter

I've always had environmental allergies and sensitive skin. I wasn't tested til I was a teenager.

I can remember reacting to horses when I was six or seven. I've always reacted to cats, too, but we never had them at home. We were strictly a dog household.

ygg

Krasota,

I was just curious about the age because all of her tests show she's allergic, but she hasn't reacted yet. I didn't know if the environmental & pet allergies developed around certain ages or not. It's probaly different for everyone anyway. Thanks.

Angie & Hunter

Like someone else posted earlier, I was perhaps 2 or 3 when I took a bite of a peanut butter sandwich from a parent. They figured out fairly fast I needed to stay away from peanuts. In fact, much of the legume family is off limits. Peas are off limits and so is tofu or soy in heavy concentrations. (A little soy sauce is okay, and I have no problem with peanut oil.)But the only food I've had anaphylactic shock with is peanuts.

idrinkred - hope you don't mind me asking - have you had more than one anaphylactic reaction? My son (now 9) was diagnosed (PA) at 18 months -has had one anapylactic reaction.

We were begining to wonder if he was "growing out of it" - but he may have had an airborne reaction this weekend.

He eats peas and tofu with no problems.

This weekend, in a restaurant where we were seated near the dessert display.... he said "why did I come with this crappy allergy?" - he laughed, we laughed with him, but deep down - its hard on all of us.
Take care!

mae, from the tone of your post I'm assuming it wasn't a serious reaction. How is he doing now?

I went through a few months when I seemed to be having airborne reactions (sesame seed not peanut) but now, I'm thinking maybe my stress level was to high at the time, because I am definitely NOT reacting to smell anymore.

Thanks for your concern Annamarie [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img] It was on Wednesday night. He walked by an open jar of peanut butter at a friends home ( they are usually very allergy aware - they have cousins with PA) - but the son had just come home from basketball prac. and was famished - so went to make himself a sandwich.

Anyway - about 10 minutes later DS got quite panicky. He started coughing - a croupy cough. We headed home and he kept talking about going to the hospital. His breathing was a bit short - but otherwise he was fine.

I slept beside him that night with the epi pen within reach. Neither of us slept much.

The next day he was coughing.. but that was all. No fever. Sent him to school where he vomited in the lunch room twice.
I brought him home and the cough has slowly calmed down.

Not sure if it was a reaction - or if he really worked himself up - then from lack of sleep was overtired. Maybe a bit of the flu...
I sure worried about the little guy, though. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

Mae,

I've had two anaphylactic episodes in my life that required emergency treatment. The first was in third grade after eating a coffee cake my grandmother bought unaware that the walnuts were actually peanuts processed and flavored to look like walnuts. The second was last Thursday night at the age of 42 when the sauce on my ahi tuna turned out to be peanut based, but not listed on the menu.

In between the two episodes I've had maybe a dozen instances of trace contact resulting in things like puffy eyes, itchy skin, gastric distress and vomiting. Soap and water, Listerine, Benedryl, Pepto, etc. usually controlled it.

I think I was lulled into a sense of complacency so please impress upon your children they must be forever vigilent. I thought I had outgrown my allergy, but I was mistaken. I also felt I'd developed a highly evolved sense of smell...I can tell when I walk in a room if someone has been eating peanuts, so that's been a fairly reliable way to protect myself. But this last dish I had was also heavily flavored with wasabi and it masked the peanut smell and taste so well I ingested enough to cause a serious reaction before realizing it.

And last week it took a lot longer to have the full blown reaction than what most people say. It wasn't immediate...it took perhaps 45 minutes to fully manifest itself.

mae, I've had anxiety attacks that seemed an awful lot like an allergic reaction. Mine didn't include a cough - but then, my reactions don't usually include a cough either so it's logical that my sub-conscious wouldn't include that symptom. (Does that make sense???) Anyway, better safe than sorry. Always assume it's real. You can figure out the facts later.

idrinkred, my sister is a *slow reactor*. If she breaks out in hives she has to think back about 30 hours to what she ate to figure out what caused it. Fortunately, hives is her only symptom so far. I, on the other hand, react almost instantly (usually). But, I have had a few ana. reactions. In that case, the reaaction did start right away, but it took a while before I realized how serious it was.

[This message has been edited by AnnaMarie (edited March 09, 2004).]

Annamarie - I meant to get back to you earlier. When I worked the school lunch program - a child with PA and several others got worked up over the lunch hour over an exam. This "anxiety" attack was so much like an allergic reaction. Lots of mucous, trouble breathing, etc - they were just about to use the epi pen when she blurted something out about the exam and started to calm down.

DS was so jumpy and panicky - just not himself at all. I can see how the anxiety could worsen the symptoms of a not-so-serious reaction.

He asked about getting tested for asthma the other day - he says he's been short of breath and wheezy when taking PE class and playing outside.

I was maybe 18 mos. old. I think I was watching my mother cracked a walnut and decided I wanted one too. I just remember my throat feeling strange and swollen and my stomach aching. My mom just kept saying "you must be allergic to nuts" I am 34 now.

My PA developed last year; I'm 31 now.

It developed shortly after a diagnosis of "severe heartburn and hiatal hernia;" docs put me on acid blocking medicine. After two months on the medicine, PA reactions started. Of course, I was eating peanut products quite frequently then; I had never had a problem. (ah, the good ol' days!) Little did I understand then that the antacid "medicine," in lowering my stomach acid content, was letting undigested food particles pass through my system, ultimately getting absorbed into my blood stream. Enter allergic responses never before experienced.

(krasota you mentioned increased sensitivities since being on nexium; I was on aciphex, not nexium, but I would definitely beware!)

My reactions started slowly at first - slight feeling of throat tightness, definite red rash on face, and "running to the bathroom," as it were. Not knowing that increased exposures could lead to more serious responses (!), over the next few months my PA reactions became immediate and increasingly severe. I'm now ana to even trace amounts, but these are always from touching some residue with my hands then touching my eyes or mouth without washing hands first. It's taken a while, but I *am* learning, and I've been reaction free from peanut for over a month now.

My main concern is that other food difficulties are also appearing and worsening - egg, soy, wheat, and corn especially. Skin and RAST testing last summer was all totally negative except for low level to dust mites; so, it is possible to be "allergic" even if skin and blood testing may indicate otherwise. I could be wrong, but I believe these tests uncover IgE-mediated allergic responses only; there are other antibody mechanisms out there that these tests do not look for.

I have the epi, though I've never had to use it. Reactions always helped with benadryl and prednisone, so far, though after last reaction and several days of feeling off and miserable, I hope next time I have the *guts* to inject myself! Thanks to stories in other threads on this site, I'm learning that the epi should not be feared; it offers real help and quick relief from the severe reactions.

I'm now just starting a rotation diet to try to prevent the other allergies from developing further. Hopefully this will work.

The frustrating part for me is that I have yet to find a doctor who understands what I'm going through, and can offer truly helpful advice. I'd love to know the underlying cause behind these developing allergies, so that I can focus on healing and at least try to prevent the symptoms from getting any worse. Blood tests for mineral levels, kidney and liver functions etc all come back normal.

Because of this, I'm so grateful for having discovered this site; the help and support I've found here have really been invaluable. If it weren't for you all, I would be going this alone, and that is not a happy thought at all!

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