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Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Carrion Crow on October 10, 2010, 06:34:17 pm
Hi,

I suffer from chronic eczema, some of the time I have random difficulty breathing (Sometimes after drinking beer). My sinuses and eyes are inflamed pretty much all the time and I have to take a spray up my nose twice a day to stop the thing from closing up. To remedy this the doctors basically throw steroid this and steroid at me which is annoying as they are not a long-term solution and can lead to side effects such as skin thinning or resistance to the effect and no healing.

I have never had any conclusive allergy tests done and reading up on it on the web there doesn't seem to be a 100% certain way of diagnosing them so I am trying out a food elimination diet. It's probably going to fail though as I am not very good at feeding myself at the best of times.

Currently I am eliminating dairy. Next up would be wheat, gluten etc.

I created this thread to ask you guys if you have ever had to do anything like this. If so, did you find anything out about yourself and has avoiding the food/allergen helped you out significantly? Could any of you offer me any advice?

I have considered doing something extreme like only eating meat and rice (that's all my flatmates seem to eat) but really I am clueless. I am going to see a derma doctor soon but I realise that my skin + sinuses seem to flare up in unison which tends to indicate it could be diet.
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: mkkmypet on October 10, 2010, 06:45:11 pm
i have fairly bad allergies but i've never done much about it... i've been on steroids for it before but yeah they're not good. but i've heard that eliminating dairy can do a lot. my brother went with that approach and he says he feels better. cow's milk isn't really meant for humans so we tend to get irritated by it in minor ways, but then it makes the immune system always on edge. so avoiding it should help. you already said you're doing that so i dunno if my anecdotal evidence means anything to you, but yeah i just suggest you go with that for a while.
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Barack Obama on October 10, 2010, 07:43:35 pm
i've got some shitty summer allergies, but I usually just load up on sudafed and probably look like a meth cook to the clerks behind the pharmacy counter
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: datamanc3r on October 10, 2010, 08:09:30 pm
Quote from: ed on October 10, 2010, 06:34:17 pm
Hi,

I suffer from chronic eczema
I used to get eczema pretty bad on my lower stomach, then I looked online and found that it might be due to a nickel allergy; my belt buckle is made out of nickel. When I stopped wearing belts, it went away. Totally wearing suspenders now, which is moar badass imo.

I sometimes get a flare-up of eczema on my neck, but I think it's due to a combination of dress shirt collars and stress. Anywho, I use cortaid for the stuff whenever it comes back.
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: big ass skelly on October 10, 2010, 08:12:59 pm
Nah man haha I don't have allergies or anything man haha. Like one time when I was a kid haha I got a rash on my back from this sun block so I was like "well I'm not using that again haha" and I haven't had any problems since then I think haha.
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Frisky SKeleton on October 10, 2010, 08:26:16 pm
i hate gays and blacks and mexicans and muslims
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Frisky SKeleton on October 10, 2010, 08:28:24 pm
i'm allergic to everything. i was pretty darn sure i was allergic to sunflower seeds, and they were going to do a blood test to see, but instead of the specific one they gave me a general allergy test (to the top 6) and i was allergic to three of them. so far i seem allergic to sunflower seeds, peanuts, soy, egg, honey and bananas. wooo
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Alec on October 10, 2010, 08:30:14 pm
Quote from: Juris on October 10, 2010, 08:09:30 pm
Totally wearing suspenders now, which is moar badass imo.
This is the least correct thing I have read today
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Frisky SKeleton on October 10, 2010, 08:33:56 pm
you didn't see his TMS post then
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Alec on October 10, 2010, 08:34:52 pm
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: dada on October 10, 2010, 08:56:19 pm
Quote from: DietCoke on October 10, 2010, 07:43:35 pm
i've got some shitty summer allergies
this, plus house dust mite intolerance that was once diagnosed but rarely flares up and isn't much of a discomfort.

Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: crone_lover720 on October 10, 2010, 10:58:31 pm
eczema for no reason around my joints and my sinuses are always inflamed. doc calls it allergies but i'm not sure and i wanna get to an earnosethroat doctor to find out. these are all the time and don't seem to change no matter where i am or what i eat
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Vellfire on October 11, 2010, 12:01:27 am
i can't eat seafood.  it might be only some specific sort of seafood or something but i don't really like it anyway which is why it took a long time for me to even discover this allergy.  once as a kid i ate fried fish thinking it was chicken and it made me pretty sick, but my parents thought it was just an isolated thing.  years later i tried shrimp, it made me incredibly sick too.  we eventually sussed out that it was an allergy.  but it's hardly affected my life because the thought of eating fish makes me sick to my stomach anyway since i don't like it!

the only time i have to be concerned is if i go to a seafood place and order chicken or something else non-seafood, because sometimes if they cook it with the fish it'll still make me sick.

i'm allergic to cats but i have to be around them quite a while for it to bother anything.  so basically i can play with cats all day long but i can't live with a cat in the house.  wasn't really planning on it so again doesn't affect me much, i really lucked out on having allergies that don't disrupt my life.

my cousin on the other hand can't have gluten, and is a diabetic on top of that.  talk about a horribly restricted diet :(

by the way i used to get sinus headaches/blocked sinuses like almost EVERY DAY.  cut caffeine out of my diet and haven't had it since (except when i had an actual cold).  do you drink a lot of caffine?
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: dada on October 11, 2010, 12:15:59 am
Quote from: Vellfire on October 11, 2010, 12:01:27 am
i can't eat seafood.
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Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Barack Obama on October 11, 2010, 09:57:45 am
Quote from: Frisky SKeleton on October 10, 2010, 08:28:24 pm
i'm allergic to everything. i was pretty darn sure i was allergic to sunflower seeds, and they were going to do a blood test to see, but instead of the specific one they gave me a general allergy test (to the top 6) and i was allergic to three of them. so far i seem allergic to sunflower seeds, peanuts, soy, egg, honey and bananas. wooo
i cant imagine being you because i consume at least 5 out of those 6 things every day before noon.
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: ase on October 11, 2010, 02:33:44 pm
i diagnosed myself with lactose intolerance about a year ago after realizing that i would get stomach cramps and stinky farts after drinking milk. now i drink lactose-free milk and my farts are no longer stinky :)
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: bonzi_buddy on October 11, 2010, 03:48:23 pm
I uh i have none? i'm allergic to one antibiotic and that's all.
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: dada on October 11, 2010, 04:21:34 pm
Quote from: bonzi_buddy on October 11, 2010, 03:48:23 pm
I uh i have none? i'm allergic to one antibiotic and that's all.
guess this should have been named "the allergy, intolerance and severe borderline personality disorder topic"......
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: datamanc3r on October 11, 2010, 04:23:39 pm
Quote from: Alec on October 10, 2010, 08:34:52 pm
Steve Urkel was pretty cool man, wtf.

You watch. Because of me, suspenders will be back in fashion.
Quote from: Frisky SKeleton on October 10, 2010, 08:33:56 pm
you didn't see his TMS post then
Stoofoo, noob. My posts are WORKS OF FUCKING ART.
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Alec on October 11, 2010, 04:32:27 pm
your posts would not be out of place at, say, a /b/
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Mince Wobley on October 11, 2010, 05:48:05 pm
One time I had an allergic reaction and I never found out what caused it. I have a mystery allergy.
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: datamanc3r on October 11, 2010, 08:27:04 pm
Quote from: Alec on October 11, 2010, 04:32:27 pm
your posts would not be out of place at, say, a /b/

Quote from: Alec on October 11, 2010, 02:09:00 am
I don't think you have any good reasons to be condescending toward anybody, ever.

And your posts would not seem to be out of place in, say, politics.

EDIT:
By the way guys, I think I've found a new allergen.
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Alec on October 11, 2010, 08:44:36 pm
No, I'm honest, and therefore not cut out for politics.

BY THE WAY:
Quote from: you
Stoofoo, noob
Billy Mays
lolwut
moar
INORITE?!
SPLAINNAO
trollololed
ohmgah
Well excuuuuse me, Princess
Lululul
biznatches
PLOX
THIS IS 4CHAN LANGUAGE AND IT IS OFFENSIVE
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: datamanc3r on October 11, 2010, 08:53:30 pm
Yeah except for the contradiction I pointed out above.

As it pertains to my internet lingo, I regret to inform you that this is GW; no one cares. Offensive? Hahaha.
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Mince Wobley on October 11, 2010, 09:00:06 pm
How come we don't have a flamewar when I want one
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Alec on October 11, 2010, 09:02:04 pm
Quote from: Juris on October 11, 2010, 08:53:30 pm
Yeah except for the contradiction I pointed out above.
oh, you misunderstood a post, good on being you. I thought you were just saying I was mean-spirited like a politician, when you thought I was contradicting myself. Reread the second quote, but change "you" to "you"

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As it pertains to my internet lingo, I regret to inform you that this is GW; no one cares.
I regret to inform YOU that this is GW, and I thought we had all grown out of the "use stupid internet lingo" stage.

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Offensive? Hahaha.
Ok, then.

Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: datamanc3r on October 11, 2010, 09:13:16 pm
The contradiction is clear. Your post about condescension establishes that you don't believe there are ever any grounds for it, and then you employ condescension in your future posts. By your logic, that proves that your condescending posts are without ground (like a politician), and by mine, it proves that you don't live up to the integrity of your statements (like a politician). It's made altogether hilarious when you claim that you're honest.

Quote from: Alec on October 11, 2010, 09:02:04 pm
I regret to inform YOU that this is GW, and I thought we had all grown out of the "use stupid internet lingo" stage.

Whoa, more condescension. Congratulations on validating my point. Who the hell are you to claim that someone's language is below yours -- that it is 'stupid' and merely a stage one 'grows out of'? That is the logical equivalent of making fun of someone's language when their education consists of inner-city schools, in as far as the metaphor pertains to your condescension. Then you claim that it is offensive, which reeks of thin skin. I think you ought to grow up and grow a pair if you are offended by INTARWEBZ LINGO.
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Vellfire on October 11, 2010, 09:19:25 pm
shut up you guys

also yeah do stop using internet language nobody here likes it (but really both of you shut up this isn't the sort of intolerance they meant)
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: dada on October 11, 2010, 09:30:45 pm
Quote from: Juris on October 11, 2010, 09:13:16 pm
Whoa, more condescension. Congratulations on validating my point. blah blah blah blah blah blah
:cheese:
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Frisky SKeleton on October 11, 2010, 10:05:56 pm
Quote from: DietCoke on October 11, 2010, 09:57:45 am
i cant imagine being you because i consume at least 5 out of those 6 things every day before noon.

it's all stuff they love to sneak into everything too, just for fun they'll put in ground sunflower seeds or soy derived stuff. with the result that i feel terrible if i eat... anything

also juris your highschool legalese-esque is worthless without close reading
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Doktormartini on October 11, 2010, 10:27:15 pm
No allergies here.

Quote from: Frisky SKeleton on October 11, 2010, 10:05:56 pm
it's all stuff they love to sneak into everything too, just for fun they'll put in ground sunflower seeds or soy derived stuff. with the result that i feel terrible if i eat... anything

also juris your highschool legalese-esque is worthless without close reading
Eat more fresh foods :)
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: UPRC on October 11, 2010, 11:05:19 pm
I get terrible allergies each June. My nose alternates back and forth between being runny and stuffy, my eyes itch, and the roof of my mouth itches. The itchy mouth is the worst of it all, because I try my damndest to scratch it with my tongue, but... Well, the tongue can't do shit to an itch. My allergies come back briefly in September, but not long enough for me to even need to take any Claritin or Reactine.

I only started having allergies when I was about 20, so they're still relatively new to me since I only experience them for a short time each year.
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Mince Wobley on October 11, 2010, 11:09:34 pm
I think the only thing I'm vulnerable to is cesium
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Doktormartini on October 12, 2010, 03:07:12 am
My seasonal stuffy nose in the winter went away once I gave up dairy.
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Ryan on October 12, 2010, 03:11:29 am
Stuffy nose in the winter? it was probably due more to the humidity than your allergies if it was during the winter man
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Doktormartini on October 12, 2010, 04:01:38 am
either way it went away.
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: crone_lover720 on October 12, 2010, 04:46:27 am
Quote from: bonzi_buddy on October 11, 2010, 03:48:23 pm
I uh i have none? i'm allergic to one antibiotic and that's all.
you healthy son of a btch you can never complan about anythng agan. no 'm ddng ugh there's le 5 mssng letters n that word
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: Carrion Crow on October 13, 2010, 11:30:43 am
Been dairy free for a week. I think I am slightly better, looking into sleeping with a dehumidifier in the room as apparently that can help loads too.

Got new shampoo yesterday that contains coal tar and smells like woodstain. It's like walking down the fencing panel section of a garden centre whenever I wash my hair. I got all my hair clippered down so that I don't use any product on it (remember when I got it all chopped off and posted that picture sometime earlier this year - it's kinda like that). Like an eastern european rapist. Fear me.

I have a mattress protector here but I am not sure if it will stop nasties getting though it. I live in student halls so I can pretty much guarantee my mattress is full of shit that I don't want anywhere near my sensitive skin. I don't know if they will give me a new one if I ask for it but it's always worth a try. There's 350 people living here I am sure they probably get someone asking for a new one every week. I don't think they'd give me one on grounds of allergies though.

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by the way i used to get sinus headaches/blocked sinuses like almost EVERY DAY.  cut caffeine out of my diet and haven't had it since (except when i had an actual cold).  do you drink a lot of caffine?

I drink a lot of green tea, perhaps 4 cups a day. They apparently contain 1/5 of the caffiene you'd get in a single cup of coffee the same size but that's me quoting wikipedia. I am trying to cut down on canned drinks - I drink mostly fruit juice not from concentrate if I want to treat myself.

I am going to make rice pudding with soya milk at some point this week. Will report back as to whether it's nice or vomit inducing.
Title: The allergy and intolerance topic
Post by: the bloddy ghost on October 13, 2010, 12:12:07 pm
i am sensitive to alcohol