Peanuts, bees, pollen, dust, animals, milk, medications, and shellfish.
And while a lot of people are lucky enough to not have allergies at all, some aren't so lucky. Today I have found out that I am extremely allergic to Dust, cockroaches shrimp and the mighty White Oak Tree. I remember a time when I was wearing shorts and as I was leaning against this tree in the park my leg was seriously burning. Nothing was there when I looked (it was nighttime btw) so I shrugged it off. When I got home and changed, I looked down and my entire left thigh was inflamed, itchy, burning. More like a rug burn than hives. It was horrible. I took some Benadryl and went to sleep. But other people have reactions that are much more serious than just an annoying rash. Anaphalaxis is one of the most scary things I think a person could possibly go through. What happens during anaphalaxis is tissues in different parts of the body release histamines and other substances. This causes your airway to tighten, nausea, vomiting, chest tightness, dizziness, and a bunch of other stuff. Yucky stuff...here is the full link to read the whole article. Read this.
What's the difference?!
The Difference between an allergy and an intolerance is honestly the severity of the symptoms. Someone with an intolerance will have annoying symptoms like nausea, bloating, irritability, diarrhea, and nervousness. Someone with an allergy gets all that and then it can get much worse very quickly. Some people will get rashes, hives, shortness of breath, chest pain, and their throat may close. In my case if I come in contact with dust my chest will get tight, my skin gets itchy, and I feel like I can't breath. When it comes to food allergies, when you eat something you are allergic to, in my case wheat, I will get nausea, bloating, abdominal pain, but it will also trigger an inflammatory response throughout my entire body. This causes joint swelling, migraines, severe abdominal pain, exhaustion, dry skin, and really bad anxiety.
What can I do?
Well obviously if you find out you have a food allergy you MUST stop eating that food. And although you can eat the food your intolerant to, you will have to face the consequences. The annoying consequences.
So if you aren't sure if you have an intolerance or an allergy, go see an allergist. They will test you for everything!
My next post will be about where to begin when eliminating these foods from your diet. Also awesome substitutes for the stuff you got rid of. =]
Questions or ideas for more blog posts email me at lethalhealth@gmail.com
xoxo - Cassie Lynn
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