Posted on 08/21/2010 9:18:48 PM PDT by Quix
Metmom has had allergies and food allergies her entire life. In the last few years they have gotten steadily and progressively worse. Foods have been dropping out of her diet until she reached the point she is at now and can only eat rice, chicken, lamb, and venison. Anything else causes her to react rather destructively, debilitatingly.
The problem is that the repeated continual exposure to the few remaining foods, could lead to a sensitivity to those as well, which has just happened to two foods she had been safely eating since October.
There are options for nutrition should she start to react to all foods, but they are used only in the most dire situations. She's concerned about reaching that point--and frankly has been feeling more than a little discouraged by all such.
She has undergone extensive medical testing which has all been inconclusive. Almost everything comes back normal or negative, and the few things that she does test positive for aren’t what causes her the most problems.
She is attempting to get into a regional medical center for more specialized medical evaluation to see if they can determine the cause and possible treatment, if any exists.
She has been prayed for and anointed numerous times over the years, however, she would appreciated continued prayer for complete healing.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND HER PLIGHT with as much empathy as you can. She's been through a 1,001 suggestions and tried a LOT of different things. She's been through the Henry Wright seminar and prayers extensively. I don't think she is quite up to handling any more suggestions currently. Those who've been through such can understand such a feeling. She just greatly would appreciate your understanding and PARTICULARLY YOUR CARING PRAYERS.
This summary is per my understanding and might be stated somewhat differently were she writing it herself. I believe she'd affirm the truth of what I've said but these are essentially my words.
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PRAYERS.
Have you been teasted for yeast infections in the intestinal wall. It’s relatively easy and lets them know the exact medication to treat you with.
People with yeast are often intolerant in varying degrees of soy, corn, wheat products...as well as react to all other acidic foods because their intestines are inflamed.
What I would love, and just doesn’t come for the asking, is to find some medical center somewhere that deals with allergies, check in to the hospital, and EAT. Eat a real meal and then react for them under medical supervision so they can record it, and see it and test during it.
There’s the hope that maybe that would show something up as it would catch it while it’s happening.
Every time I’ve had a reaction, by the time I make it to the doctor (or ER) the symptoms are almost gone. So I get packed off with yet another prescription for Prenisone and told to keep on the antihistamines.
The medical community, however, in general does not like to deal with things that do not have nice, neat, tidy solutions.
The standard response of *Well, just stay away from foods you react to* doesn’t cut it any more.
Prayers up for metmom.
To make a long story short, explained to her the problem, how it had made my life miserable and asked if I (or my family after my death)had to sue to get the Ag department in line with Food and Drug. You'll notice all meat is now labeled....Except restaurants of course that you must ask for their listings.
Home cooking is the way to go, but hasn’t helped me any. I haven’t had prepared foods in years.
Well, it’s still horrible, and we need to get you healed.
I think this would be one of those (sadly for you) very fascinating cases for the right doctor. It’s a puzzle. The cause is environmental/food borne, but how to counteract and cure it?
Have they tried a feeding tube? Who knows what is in the cr@p they feed patients, though? Might be the same old poisons. I know that I have been given topical medicines that contained the very same allergens in them as filler and delivery and preservative ingredients. Sheesh.
Bumping this. I hope someone on this prayer thread will tell some doctors that they know, of various specialties. I might know someone at UCLA that might be curious to help you. I'd have to ask. Where are you located?
BIG THANKS.
PRAISE GOD FOR YOUR COURAGE AND PERSISTENCE.
THANKS FOR SO MANY YOU HAVE HELPED.
Please know that you are in my prayers mm.
My dear FRiend metmom is in need of all of our prayers.
Please post your prayers to metmom.
Thank you and God Bless.
It was the grace of God that gave us some of the answers (we , my dear personal Dr and I) are still learning how my body works.
Was drinking coffee with friends, had a reaction, Only thing in the cup was coffee, sugar and artificial creamer.
Experimented for a few days with other foods etc and discovered it was soy in creamer, and margarine, and salad dressing and....then my BIL reminded me that when he worked for Central SOya 22 out of 23 food scientist had said soy was NOT good for American people...and they fired all 22 and promoted soy.
At that time I tried using the celiac diet to determine what else my gut reacted to....It starts out with just rice....and then a book fell into my hands about eating God made food not man made.....
We are still fighting the yeast (It's manifesting itself in a different way now) which was first created by large dosages of antibiotics that kept me alive from a couple of bouts of Strepticacamilleria. Finally had gall bladder out and it's gone.
Since I've started the D3, no longer have seasonal allergies or sinus problems.
WHen yeast is present, sugar become elevated...am currently working with the Glycemic Index to keep the carbs low=sugar low...It'w worked buest for me but the local nutritionist says that even though it's been used in Europe for decades the American people aren't smart enought to use it....She doesn't know sheet either!
This probably isn't to helpful, but about 15 years ago I was suffering terribly from allergies it manifestied itself in a hive-like condition called “idiopathic dermographism”. I was very incapacitated by it. The doctors and I thought it was food related. Allergy skin tests also showed that I was highly allergic to nearly all the vegetation, mold, and fungus in Maryland.
Well...One day the air conditioner in our house broke. When the repairman open up the AC we found a think layer of mold that was at minimum an inch thick covering all the working parts and the air ducts. ( Maryland is very humid.) We had everything in the AC system thoroughly cleaned out and bought several hepa-filters for the house. I **immediately** began to improve.
However...When we moved to a dry state, all allergies disappeared including all food allergies. I am noticing though, that after 10 years of living here, I am getting some nasal reactions to pollen in the spring. I suppose I am becoming allergic to the local flora.
My God bless you during this very very hard time in your life, and I pray that you will soon feel much better.
WOW
What was the filler in the hamburger meat?
You can ask restaurants what is in the food but some of them won’t answer truthfully. They will either lie that there is “nothing in the food” or tell you “yes, all of the above” because they want you to leave and stop bothering them. I have had both responses numerous times.
Of course my body doesn’t lie about MSG, it has the same reaction every time.
Dear metmom, I am so sorry to hear that you are so ill. Prayers are on the way!
Please keep us posted.
Thankfully, I don’t have any mold allergies any more.
I did the shots thing for about 8 years and that took care of them. That’s been confirmed with shin prick testing and RAST testing.
I know that it can be an issue, however, and manifest are other problems.
I also found a doctor who is a little off mainstream, and was skin tested for yeast/Candida allergies and that came back as negative as well in spite of the fact that it seems to be a mitigating factor.
I’m glad you’re better though.
Praying from here now, believing, joining the prayers of others.
shin prick=skin prick
Duh!
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