Food Allergies - maybe

Phoebe5164 wrote: »

I’d try an over the counter allergy med. if you feel better at least you’ll know its an allergic reaction . I’m allergic to eggs, parsley, potatoes, and severely allergic to garlic and horses 🤔. An itchy throat should be taken seriously, that one step away from an anaphylactic shock for me.

Try Claritin or reactin 12 hour then you’ll know if swelling goes down 🌼

@Allie1618
Don't take any allergy med within 5 to 7 days of your doctor's visit. If the doctor plans to test you for any allergies (usually needles-pricks) at your first visit, the use and build-up of the anti-allergies meds may cover up the reason for your problems. If in doubt of what the doctor will do at your next visit, call the office and find out.

Some doctors run blood tests firsts to determine if you have specific antibodies for an allergen before they try the needle tests, so find out what your doctor's protocol is. Sorry about your problems and I hope that you find a solution very soon.

If you haven't already, look up "oral allergy syndrome". There are a boatload of foods that can cause mild reactions, where you're not truly allergic to that thing but to something else that has a similar protein structure. A common one is a birch allergy showing up as an oral reaction to apples or other fruit. Sometimes they can develop into a true allergy over time, unfortunately. If you can get referred for allergy testing, have them not test you just for food but also for birch, ragweed, and grasses.

Here are the common ones:

Birch pollen: apple, almond, carrot, celery, cherry, hazelnut, kiwi, peach, pear, plum
Grass pollen: celery, melons, oranges, peaches, tomato
Ragweed pollen: banana, cucumber, melons, sunflower seeds, zucchini