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tomorrow....l have a number of problems that could be food allergy related. l've been seeing a chiropractor for a few weeks because l've siezed up and sometimes walk badly, also have arthitus....he's also a nurse and allergy consultant, very good:o))

l filled in a medical form and from there we got onto food and symptoms....l have bowel probs, bloated stomach mainly due to potatoes, restless legs, itching, fidgety, aches and pains and sometimes probs sleeping.....so l am about to have my last cup of tea until tomorrow.

l have to stop eating......wheat, barley (corn), rye, dairy products etc all these are in so many foods.
l see him tomorrow 11.30 should be interesting.
Egg and bacon tomorrow for brekkie:o) Fish tonight.

jude

Will it be OK to eat eggs then Jude? Sometimes they cause allergies, or have they already been ruled out.

Ooo l hope so cause l just had egg and bacon. He did say l could though:o))

jude

Jude ..it could be intollerances which wont show as allergies!!!

Intollerance means you have to much yuk from the food left in your body often just removing the food from your diet for 3 months will reduce all these symptons..

Good Luck for tomorrow

Good luck with the tests Jude,hope to heck you ain't allergic to water lol,Fred.

Thanks Kemp :o)

Badger...what you like...lol ... l can still drink wine thougth:o)

l put this on mainly becuse there is abit on the news recently about this sort of thing and peeps might be interested in the outcome tomorrow.

Off to drink a glass of water now!!

jude

Where are you going to get your main nutrients from?

Hello Penny....its ony for 20 hrs, l see him tomorrow at 11.30am and then he'll tellme what/if l'm allergic to. l can eat fruit and veg,meat,fish, l'm drinking pure fruit juice and soya milk too.

jude

Interesting Jude, I get the ibs and bloated tum, I think my problem is bread so am cutting back a lot, much as I love it. Am trying the oat bread from Tesco at the mo and that seems better than the seeded sort which I love. I try to eat a lot of oats to keep my cholesterol down.

Hope you get on ok
Lizx

Thanks Liz:o))

You may need to try gluten free breads etc, oats apparently can be a problem until ruled out by tests.
l'm really looking forward to the results, although l hope l don't have to change much or anything (wishful thinking).

Will get backlater with results!!

jude xx

Daughter has been so much better since she went for allergy testing.

She used to feel uncomfortable after breakfast cereals, so we tried various wheat-free ones hoping that would make a difference.
It turned out that it was none of them, but she was reacting to the cow's milk which she was adding.
She usually has skimmed goats milk now and feels so different.

Hope you find a range of foods that suits you better Jude.

Gwyn

Hello:o)

Well...l'm allergic to dairy products...not including eggs!! In the old days eggs were what you bought from the dairy along with milk , butter cheese etc....they are from chickens:o))))...lol

So no cows milk, cheese, butter, marg and anything that contains these things for a month!! l go back in 2 weeks to see how l am.
Have just bought some goats cheese and butter, have always liked g/cheese, the butter is gorgeous.
Also allergic to Soya, so none of my lovely milk:o(

Had a right pummelling today and am knackered now, also fell over on the blinky bus, fine now!! lol

Gwyn....thats good your daughter got it sorted. Fortunately my diet won't have to change dramatically. l find suasages bloat my stomach too, they have rusks or something simular in and if l eat potatoes with meat, that does the same!!!!

jude :o)

It's good that you are getting it sorted Jude.
Mind you, once you start looking at ingredients lists, you would be surprised where milk is added.
eg. stock cubes.

Daughter uses non-dairy spreads instead of butter. Readily available at most supermarkets.

Take it steady on that bus. I hope you haven't any bruises.

Gwyn

Thanks Gwyn...l felt such a plonker too, l think l was rushing to get away from the smelly man next to me phewww!! no bruises :o)

Mmm l know what you mean, we were reading labels today, but atleast l don't have to miss my cereals and bread:o)))

nite nite

jude:o)

Try
http://www.wheatanddairyfree.com/dreamy-desserts.htm
http://gfdiet.com/home.php
These help my son ...and taste nice half the family now eating non wheat stuff
Also some supermarkets do goats milk and sheep milk its ment to be better for you anyway

Becareful with RYE VITAs they have wheat in them...!!!

Hello Kemp...
Thanks for the links. l'm not actually allergic to wheat etc fortunately, but l will look at those links. My main prob are dairy products and soya.

Really missed my cuppa this morning, l've usually had about 3 cups by now:o(( drank hot waer instead...boring!!

jude

Prehaps you should try rice milk ....and also look at the milk products as some are made with apple juice !!! I know mad!!

Do check out the sites as they do dairy free stuff......and the stuff changes often to meet the seasonal needs ..

Good Luck

Jude can you drink peppermint tea? Or fruit teas?

Most people are allergic to something or other, but in many cases are never aware.

Certain nuts, and unripe fruit, especially bananas and tomatoes affect Mrs IGP who often feels as though she has indigestion, after eating them. Her tongue sometimes swells up and cracks too. It usually only last for an hour and then she is back to normal. It was years before she worked out what it was.

Some years ago I knew a chap who was allergic to plain water. The only way that he could drink it was diluted with Scotch.

As has already been mentioned, an allergy is not the same as an intollerence.

My son is 100% intollerent to Gluten ie wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt and 100% intollerent go Casein ie all milk and milk products.

He also has problems with a mass of other things which includes some red fruits, e-numbers, additives, artificial sweetners and preserving and stabilising ingredients like you get in squash.

I make all his cakes and bread and pancakes using a basic flour mix of 4 parts rice flour, 1 part tapioca starch and 1 part potato flour or potato starch. To replace the elasticity which the gluten provides I use Xanthn Gum from a brand I know to be gluten free. I also use baking powder with a white lid not a red lid on the carton.

Although I don't have the same level of problems my son has, I don't do well with white bread or a lot of pasta so I don't make a habit of eating it.

One tip that really does work for spotting intollerences is look at someone's ears. My friend's son had bright read ears that shone like a lighthouse if he touched gluten. The reaction doesn't have to be quite that noticeable but it really does work.

I'm happy to post cake and bread recipes if anyone would like them. I promise you they are much nicer than you pay the earth for in the shop. And you can be certain they really are 'safe' for you.

Jill