Do you have allergies?

[ThaVirus]

Due to certain life circumstances, I’ve been learning a lot about allergies lately.

Growing up I suppose I was fortunate enough that no one in my family ever had any allergic reactions (except hay fever), but in conversations I’ve had recently, it seems a lotttttt of people out there are allergic to a lottttt of different things.

So what about you?

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

How did you find out? Just making an educated guess or went through testing?

I had testing done before I had all the surgeries.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

Speaking of whey, it was only about a year ago I discovered whey protein isolate, which most of them are lactose free. That was a huge game changer for me as typical whey protein in the amounts needed would destroy my digestive system. The isolate has no such effects.

Just FYI but I had a sleeve gastrectomy 6 years ago and have been on a surgically-supervised regimen since. Our counselors want us to consume so many supplemental grams of protein per day and they insist it should be whey protein isolate.

Whey protein isolate is by far the best source of supplementation. It's about 20% more absorbable than whey concentrate and blows away any other milk or plant-based protein.

You should always be using whey protein isolate if you're taking protein supplements.

[Bump]

ibuprofen, but not other NSAID's, and miralax made me break out in hives

that's about it

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Bump

ibuprofen, but not other NSAID's, and miralax made me break out in hives

that's about it

You're allergic to Miralax? It's supposed to be inert.

[Bump]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

You're allergic to Miralax? It's supposed to be inert.

I broke out in hives and body turned red and blood pressure shot up when I took a little less than the dose it said to take. That was before I had a colonoscopy last year.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Bump

I broke out in hives and body turned red and blood pressure shot up when I took a little less than the dose it said to take. That was before I had a colonoscopy last year.

Yeah that's interesting. It's not supposed to produce any chemical reaction because the compound is supposed to be inert.

[Bump]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Yeah that's interesting. It's not supposed to produce any chemical reaction because the compound is supposed to be inert.

ya the doctor said it's uncommon to have a reaction to that, he thought it could have been possible cross contamination.

[DJay23]

Never had allergies as a kid or my whole life until I hit my forties. Now I get the watery eyes, hacking cough, and runny nose from something in the air. Never dug into it to find out exactly what. I control it with over the counter stuff.

I'm allergic to Blue Cheese and Arugula I've found also. Seems random to me.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

Yes but they’ve changed over the years. Simply taking the Costco allergy medicine (same as Zyrtec maybe) in the morning when allergens are active does the trick.

A weird one I have that’s not common but still is established is being allergic to bananas, cantaloupes and some other citrus type melons/fruits. For bananas it definitely wasn’t the case as a kid, but if I eat one now I get swelling in the throat, difficulty swallowing and various uncomfortable reactions. Apparently they have some similar or same proteins as ragweed.

Yeah, that’s an interesting one. Sounds like you may have Oral Allergy Syndrome or Pollen Food Allergy Syndrome. Basically the pollen you’re allergic to cross contaminates specific fruits, which can cause a reaction. Melons, bananas, zucchini, kiwi, mangoes and a few others.

I recently learned about this from someone who apparently had a birch tree pollen allergy so they couldn’t eat apples, pears, and a bunch of other stuff.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Boxer_Chief

Oddly enough I’m allergic to whey so I can’t eat much dairy or else my throat swells up.

That’s a tough one. My daughter has a dairy allergy, which is a major part of the reason I’m learning so much about allergies in the first place. She’s good with whey and casein but the testing showed she can’t tolerate lactoglobulin. Either way, we have to avoid it. And I never realized how much of my diet was dairy until this happened.

Poor girl may never have ice cream.. or pizza.. I hate that..

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I'm allergic to a relatively common antibiotic, which I learned the hard way. Also tea and most types of lettuce. The lettuce thing didn't start until I was in my forties.

See, that’s what really gets me. Lettuce?!? Apparently it’s the proteins that your body reacts to. What the heck proteins does a lettuce leaf have? Plus the fact that your body was totally cool with it for 40+ years then one day decided to nuke itself anytime it came in contact with it.

If you don’t mind me asking, what kind of reaction do you get from lettuce?

[scho63]

I'm allergic to losing Super Bowls

[Boxer_Chief]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

That’s a tough one. My daughter has a dairy allergy, which is a major part of the reason I’m learning so much about allergies in the first place. She’s good with whey and casein but the testing showed she can’t tolerate lactoglobulin. Either way, we have to avoid it. And I never realized how much of my diet was dairy until this happened.

Poor girl may never have ice cream.. or pizza.. I hate that..

It makes it very tough not eating dairy. Every family dinner they have to make stuff specifically for me and I miss out on all the good stuff. I do miss cheese and ice cream.