Allergic to raw foods? Please Help!

[romanticsnet]

I have been about 70 % raw for the last year and a half. Then three weeks ago, I decided to go a hundred percent. I was doing great, and feeling wonderful! and then a few days ago, while I was driving home from work, I saw smoke from a burning van. The smoke was so strong and chemical smelling that I had to turn back around, and take an alternate route. Later that evening, I shelled about a pound of English peas, and ate every single one of them for dinner. An hour late, my throat started to close up. Being afraid, I then took 3 benadryl. It was almost next to impossible to then fight off sleeping... but I was scared I would not wake up. Then... the next morning I had my usual banana-orange- and greens smoothie while on the way to work. Within 20 minutes I had another reaction. My thoat started to close up. I then rushed to th medical clinic. They gave me a shot of epinephrine, a shot of benadryl, and another shot of something in my hip. I was then afraid to eat my usual greens, and nut pate dinner. So I started reading about food allergies, and it had mentioned that cooked veggies or cooked items were usually tolerated, since the proteins were broken down. So by this time I am so hungry so I go ahead and eat a bowl of rice, and I was fine, with no reaction, except for lethargy from grains. Then today, I was afraid to eat breakfast, so I fasted this morning, and for lunch I had a salad with avocado mixed with jalapeno, onion, and a bit of celtic sea salt. I ended up having another reaction within 20 minutes. Everything I am reading is telling me I may have an oral allergy syndrome. Could it be caused by the chemical fumes from the burning van? Or was it exacerbated by the fact that I am dealing with my usual spring time hayfever symptoms? (I only get spring time allergies for about a month or so,) Has anyone had success in curing their allergy? It seems to me that it may be possible that I cannot eat raw foods, and that idea is killing me! I am afraid to put anything raw in my mouth at this point. Please help!:(

[eatyourbroccoli]

ive read that environmental allergies can exacerbate food allergies a LOT. it could be something as simple (though still harmful) as a birch pollen allergy, and can be controlled through controlling the environmental allergy. id definitely suggest going to see an allergist, though, and being tested thoroughly. then take that information to an alternative health specialist (homeopathic or naturopathic) to learn how to deal with the allergies from a natural perspective. thats just what i would do, though. maybe you could find a naturopath who could do allergy testing for you..or a chinese medicine practitioner? in any case, id definitely recommend going to get tested completely for both environmental allergens and foods since youre experiencing anaphylaxis.

[Rawkinlocs]

It was an environmental element that triggered my husband's "allergies" to certain things...a few being cats, strawberries and bananas.

After he started eating (high) raw, his "allergies" went away. He did eliminate the foods that caused him problems in the beginning and then re-introduced them later. But it was some kind of old dust and mold that kinda sent his system into a major frenzy of hives, wheezing, throat closing, etc.

Maybe a good cleanse or fast would benefit to get that out of your system.

[juliebove]

Sounds like you need to see an allergist to find out just exactly what it is you're allergic to so you can avoid it if possible. Sometimes it's not what you think it is. My mom used to think she was allergic to corn or some ingredient in a Margarita because her throat would close whenever she ate at a Mexican restaurant. Turns out the culprit was chicken!

These days they can do a test from a single blood draw so you don't have to suffer through itchy spots from a prick test. Tell the allergist if you want this kind. They can do either one. And be sure to tell them you have had reactions from foods.

[Solace]

Hi, I just went through some testing to see which foods are compatable with me, it was very interesting. I have also taken my son to a naturopath to do allergy testing = simular to what I had done, both were very helpfull. Here's my thread on it:) http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=26274

[romanticsnet]

It was an environmental element that triggered my husband's "allergies" to certain things...a few being cats, strawberries and bananas.

After he started eating (high) raw, his "allergies" went away. He did eliminate the foods that caused him problems in the beginning and then re-introduced them later. But it was some kind of old dust and mold that kinda sent his system into a major frenzy of hives, wheezing, throat closing, etc.

Maybe a good cleanse or fast would benefit to get that out of your system.

What kind of fast? I cannot do any fresh juice as this is what is giving me symptoms. How about a straight water fast? Also.. for how long? So far, I have reacted to apples, bananas, oranges, olives, lettuce, kiwi. I definitely think fasting is in order, but I am worried about the safety of water fasting over a long period. I an willing to try anything at this point though.

[Rawkinlocs]

Hi there!

Wow, I'm so sorry that you are going through this. I am no fasting expert but there are some very experienced fasters in our fasting forum.

But perhaps a TRUE fast (water) is best. What I'm curious about is:

1. Were you having these types of reactions to fruit prior to burning van incident?

2. What are the symptoms of your reactions when you eat the fruits you just named? Is it still your throat closing up, etc.? Any breakouts or anything else going on?

But it definitely sounds as though there are some toxins in your system that when you eat these foods, your body is reacting based on the toxins within. You could try fasting, some bowel cleansing such as enemas, colonics or herbal cleanses; maybe even a liver cleanse may help - again, I'm no fasting/cleansing expert...it was just a suggestion that occured to me may work for you.

I know this must be rough - water fasting sounds like the most healing thing at this point, though but I know it is most often recommended to do these supervised. Is there anyone in your area that may be able to work with you?

[luckitri]

My mother is in her 70's and almost 10 years ago she went to Washington D.C. for something and the car exhaust fumes got her. She has never been right since and has allergies. . . . . and now Parkinsons'. (Her father had the Parkinsons' so I can't blame it on the fumes.) She will still say that she has never recuperated from the condensed effect of those fumes. I wish that you could get out in the country for a long time so that you could detox and maybe get back to normal. My mother lives in a polluted Eastern city and she has not had that kind of break from it either. You are not alone in this but personally I think that we need to find a resource that acknowledges and addresses this problem and gives us some guidelines what to do about it. Especially in your case where you can no longer tolerate the foods that should be able to heal you. I will be watching this thread to see how you do and what works.

Blessings for your healing!

[romanticsnet]

Hi there!

Wow, I'm so sorry that you are going through this. I am no fasting expert but there are some very experienced fasters in our fasting forum.

But perhaps a TRUE fast (water) is best. What I'm curious about is:

1. Were you having these types of reactions to fruit prior to burning van incident?

2. What are the symptoms of your reactions when you eat the fruits you just named? Is it still your throat closing up, etc.? Any breakouts or anything else going on?

But it definitely sounds as though there are some toxins in your system that when you eat these foods, your body is reacting based on the toxins within. You could try fasting, some bowel cleansing such as enemas, colonics or herbal cleanses; maybe even a liver cleanse may help - again, I'm no fasting/cleansing expert...it was just a suggestion that occured to me may work for you.

I know this must be rough - water fasting sounds like the most healing thing at this point, though but I know it is most often recommended to do these supervised. Is there anyone in your area that may be able to work with you?



Prior to the burning van incident, no. I was almost in week 3 of being raw. I did do some research though ( actulally quite a lot yesterday). I was reading about GMO foods, and that there is a HUGE increase in food allergies and intolerances due to them. Almost a 50 % increase since they were introduced. I do know that every symptom I have is the same for an "oral allergy syndrome". I am almost positive it may have to do with ingesting a GMO substance whether it is peas or soybeans. I know that Mosanto injected weedkiller in their GMO soybeans, and they tried an experiment with injecting peas with brazil nut genes. Apparently the allergic reaction was quite severe, and they "apparently" stopped, and removed them. I do remember having edamame on night, as well as the organic English peas from my co-op. It was not till I had the English peas that I got such a severe reaction. I have heard that it is possible with the widespread use of GMO foods, that they could contaminate other fields around them. I live in the San Joaquin Valley, where agriculture is so prevalent. I know that when I was eating high raw, with occasional "cooked" items, I would have reactions to tomatoes (just confined to the mouth.

when I eat banana, carrot, orange, or just about any raw item, I immediately start to feel flushed, and my throat starts feeling constricted, my face starts to swell, and feels hot. I am not having a raised skin rash on my face feeling like I do with cashews though.

I am starting my water fast this morning. I will update the thread in the evenings. I will have to find out if any of the flushes are okay while fasting.

[romanticsnet]

Well.. today's water fast went fine...a little headachey and nervous, but okay. that is until the ride home from work. My throat started to get a bit tight after I left work today on my drive home. Not sure if it reacting with the pollen in the air. I had to pick up my daughter for piano lessons. I dropped her off and started feeling extremely dizzy and had quite a bit of motion sickness. I ended up laying down in the car waiting for her lessons to end. I came home and layed down on the bed until my husband came home. I did some more reading today. They talk about newer food allergies and leaky gut, candida, and possible parasites. Rather than take more benadryl, I'm trying to wait out the throat tightness. I had my hubby pick up some "Paragone" Parasite Cleanse and "Primal Defense" probiotic. Not sure if I should take them simultaneously or not. At this point,, I am willing to try anything. After taking the Paragone, I got the same reaction of throat tightness. I spoke to my father about my problems today. My father mentioned just plain "anxiety" caused by stress. At this point I don't know what it is. I will continue to fast and take the Paragone and let you know how it goes.

[romanticsnet]

Okay, I went to the doctor again, because I needed a note to carry the epi-pen with me on an airplane. I am going to Chicago on Friday for business. She refused, and told me that I should not be going anywhere right now. When I told her that I have been having throat tightness, and anxiousness, after eating, she immediately wanted to prescribe me some type of valium like drug. She told me that she thought I had globus hystericus, which is basically a lump in your throat due to anxiety. But then I got to thinking,,, I am only getting anxious and nervous because of the benadryl. I finally figured this out when I tried to sleep last night, and had the awfulest time doing so. I definitely want to get off the benadryl, because it is driving me crazy, but it is the only thing I can think of taking right now as I try to figure out what raw foods I can actually have. I am using it when my throat starts tightening. Oh yes...and get this! I am also allergic to the Parasite clenase I purchased, as well as my beloved "Vitamineral Green"! I am at a loss as for waht to do. So far my list of allergic food items keeps increasing, and it is driving me crazy!!! ARGHHHHH! On a side note, I wonder if this has anything to do with my ERCP and Gallbladder removal this February. I keep reading about poor digestion issues. I am willing to do anything to make myself well. I just do not know how since I am having to eat cooked so that I do not get a reaction. I am testing one raw food per day in the morning, and so far... no luck. I got a mouth rash today from my Vitamineral Green.
I am now allergic to:
bananas, apples, Vitamineral Green, oranges, tomato.

[jeannieh99]

I'm happy to have found this thread. My husband has suffered from many allergies all his life. He has a severe allergy to all nuts. The only thing he can eat but doesn't like are peanuts, which are not nuts anyway. I can't make alot of the things that sound so good and share with him. His mom says that since he was a baby he was allergic to so many things he was like the bubble boy. He has out grown alot of them except the nuts. He has ezcema really badly and asthma. I wonder if there is anyone else out there into the raw that have been able to get around nut allergies and still enjoy varieties in foods. So far it looks like alot of the yummy stuff are made with some form of nut or another. I have never had allergies to foods, so I'm happy about that but perplexed about what to do about his.
This group is the best think tank I've found. :)
Jeannie

[romanticsnet]

Went to Chicago for about 4 days. I stuck to mainly cooked veggies and rice, which was pretty yukky cause I felt lethargic..BTW, i flew first class on American Airlines and had the speacial meal request way in advance for a "pure vegetarian meal", and they told me that they do not offer special meals since 9/11.
I am now looking into leaky gut. I do remember the gastroenterologist mentioning this to me when they were doing my ERCP. The more I read about leaky gut, the more I wonder about how this whole onslaught of sudden food allergies came about. I was reading about how antibiotics and steroids, contributre to the breakdown of your lining, and allow undigested proteins to cross into your bloodstream, thus causing food allergies. Candida is a huge problem for me as I have some serious dandruff right now, as well as some eczema.
I will continue to search threads on it. If anyone knows of how they cured their leaky gut problems, please let me know. I am doing well with takling the probiotics, and I will now start a good digestive enzyme today. My hubby is taking the ones that Alissa sells. I may have to snake a few to see how it affects me. Other than that, I was able to eat a few apriums with no reaction. Nuts are definitely out. I had a reaction to almonds yesterday.
So far my "NO" list consists of: banana, orange, apples, vitamineral green, raw tomato, all nuts, raw carrot, raw celery.

[romanticsnet]

I have finally found a naturpoathic MD in my area. I will see him on Thursday this week. I will let you all know how this goes. This morning I made the mistake of trying pineapple, and yep... had the most severe anaphylactic reaction to date.
I took two benadryls, and really got scared. I actually tasted blood today after I took the benadryls. :( It is almost as if my body is turning on me. I have been reading a great deal on digestion issues. I am hoping that I can heal whatever is happening. What is killing me is actually having to cook my vegetables in order to not sustain a reaction. I am also eating rice,and pasta because I am SO HUNGRY! But that of course is making me feel lethargic. Please pray for me. I know that I need raw ripe foods to be healthy, but so far, the only safe raw things I can eat at this time are melon, and lettuce. I am afraid that I will not get the necessary nutrients and vitamins. I am sure my liver is in a sad state of disrepair. and I have fasted a few days. But what I am reading is telling me to stay away from fasting especially since I had gallbladder problems. I use to have severe gallstone attacks after my fasts.

[misslinda]

I have finally found a naturpoathic MD in my area. I will see him on Thursday this week. I will let you all know how this goes. This morning I made the mistake of trying pineapple, and yep... had the most severe anaphylactic reaction to date.
I took two benadryls, and really got scared. I actually tasted blood today after I took the benadryls. :( It is almost as if my body is turning on me. I have been reading a great deal on digestion issues. I am hoping that I can heal whatever is happening. What is killing me is actually having to cook my vegetables in order to not sustain a reaction. I am also eating rice,and pasta because I am SO HUNGRY! But that of course is making me feel lethargic. Please pray for me. I know that I need raw ripe foods to be healthy, but so far, the only safe raw things I can eat at this time are melon, and lettuce. I am afraid that I will not get the necessary nutrients and vitamins. I am sure my liver is in a sad state of disrepair. and I have fasted a few days. But what I am reading is telling me to stay away from fasting especially since I had gallbladder problems. I use to have severe gallstone attacks after my fasts.


I really feel for you Romanticsnet, I had those what sound to be almost identical symptoms--I did end up having a "autoimmune" condition linked to leaky gut even though all bodily sicknesses can be attribute to unehalthy guts/acidity.

First of all, as hard as it is, your ANXIETY [IS] contributing to the "throat" sensation and making it worse. You're going to find yourself chasing your tail with always reverting to the benedryl every time you take it. It appears you have developed a second condition, "FEAR" perhaps even fear of fearing.....

Suppressing symptoms incubates them and makes them worse in the long wrong and we never fully heal.

Healing process by means of natural ways, is not always easy --as we learn to accept what if feels like for the body to detoxify,cleanse,rebuild and rejuvenate.

So what foods do you [feel] are tolerable at this time? What is this Vitamineral green you speak of?

Leaky gut, I have found slippery elm powder to be very effective in repairing lining and pulling toxins from the intestinal walls...I can give you the recipe if you think this is tolerable for you....

The probiotics are definately HELPFUL and will help you to restore the good bacteria in your SI and build immunity.

How do you react to dilluted lemon juice?

You may want to try dandelion root tea. It is a great and gently blood purifier,it is cooling and neutralizing to toxins,powerful liver'kidney cleanser, stimulate the lymphatic system. Also topical treatment of castor oil packs on the liver is effective as well.

Take advantage of exercise and saunas and skin brushing so that you can facilitate more elimination thru sweating as we purge fat soluable toxins via tonsils unlike sweat thru our kindeys etc.

Without being too wordy for now.....

How are you bm's and sleep?

[belleadonna]

Sorry that you are having such a hard time. I will be interested to see what the naturopath says. I don't suffer from the food allergies but I have had a problem with food getting stuck in my throat. Talk about scary. I don't have such a hard time since I have gone vegan/mostly raw but ocassionally I still do. I figured out that it was panic. When it starts to happen to me, I have to try and relax and let the natural swallowing process take place. For awhile there, I was afraid to eat anything. It is pretty scary when it happens. I don't choke but the food doesn't want to go down until I relax.

[romanticsnet]

HI MissLinda, you know... I was hoping you would see my post and respond to me. You seem so knowledgeable, and I am very thankful for you. I read about your elm water recipe on another thread. I have been doing that for the last 4 or 5 days now. Is it safe to use every day?

My tongue is swollen, and has scallops on the side (indentations from my teeth). I am currently reading "Digestive Wellness" by Elizabeth Lipski. It is definitely an eye opener. I noticed that my toothpaste is giving me problems, as it did last year around this time, so I am switching to baking soda tomorrow. Right now my sense of smell is overwhelming, and I often have to leave the room when people spray things at work.

Yes anxiety I have noticed is part of the problem. Sometimes I feel better when I talk to my friend, or take my mind off of the problem..., so then I know that part of this is from fear, like you mentioned.

I definitely hate taking the benadryl, but use it as a last resort, I try to wait out the throat tightening symptoms. I usually get to about 2 or 3 hours, and then take one if I have to. I hate taking it because then my throat feels so dry and parched. I try to differentiate the throat tightening anaphylactic like response from the anxiety. This is why I wait. But you are right, I should not be taking anything. I got so close to going to the emergency room twice last night, but knew they would not help me, and just prescribe more drugs. Currently I am taking allegra and the occasional benadryl. I hate taking any medication at this point, but will wait for the naturopath to suggest some other alternative. I have an appointment the day before the naturopath visit to see the Doctor that did my ERCP. He wants to put a scope down my throat. I am cancelling that though... as I want to see the naturopath first. Plus the fact that he really did not seem to want to listen to me, as well as told me that there is "no such thing as Leaky gut!" I especially wanted to cancel after he told me that he had just seen an allergist for all of his problems that he is having. It is funny because the sign on his building reads the "California Digestive Disease Center". Yet they have no clue! I know that he just wants to prescribe me more meds to "treat" my condition.

Right now the foods that are tolerable are: (raw) lettuce, other types of salad, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, apriums, peeled peaches (steamed or cooked) veggies (all), brown rice, pasta. I was trying to add a new food daily to see what I can tolerate, but my reactions are so severe, that I get anxious. The Vitamineral Green is a whole foods powder from Helathforce Nutritrionals. It contains 100% superfood with probiotics. I used to mix it in my morning smoothies. It contains whole leaf barley grass, wheat grass, nettle leaf, shavegrass, alfalfa leaf juice, dandelion leaf juice, oat grass, burdock, broccoli, kale, spinach, parsley, carob pod, ginger root, nopal cactus, amla berry, spirulina, broken cell wall chlorella, Icelandic kelp, dulse, several enzymes... etc.

Last year, I noticed that when I ate tomatoes, I would get tingling and then peeling around my lips. It does not happen with cooked, but I kept eating them. I wonder if I should stay away from them?

If I forget to take probiotics, then I start to get this itching inside of my ears in the middle of the night. So I know that Candida must be a huge problem.I will try diluted lemon juice. Do I drink it straight, once a day?

I will get on exercising, I was up to a great momentum about 6 months ago, went on a long fast, and read somewhere that I should let my body rest, and not exercise, so then I got out of the habit. I do have a rebounder, so I will start with that first.

As far as my BMs and sleep... Sleep is usually okay, but I have noticed that I am waking up more in the middle of the night. I have also been having to urinate a great deal in the past few months, and always feel the urge, but not painful, like when I have a bladder infection. My BM's are either hard when I am constipated, or kind of very soft (not diarrhea) without much form. They are a lighter yellow in color. I noticed this when they pulled out my gallbladder. Obviously the more cooked, the harder my stools. Right now I have some pretty painful hemorrhoids. :(

I will write more tomorrow. It is 4:30 am, and I need to sleep. I originally woke up at 3 am to take some probiotics for my itchy ears. ;)
Thank you MissLinda!!! :)

[romanticsnet]

Belleadonna, I hope you are okay. Thank you for your reply :) I used to feel like that, but find it helps when I really chew my food thoroughly. This is something I am just starting to really concentrate on to help digestion.

[FirstGarden]

Romanticsnet - You need to do a liver cleanse, and as many as it takes to get it all clear. Rawkinlocs touched on it briefly.

Here's a little info I just pulled up for you:

"Cleansing the liver of gall stones dramatically improves digestion which is the basis of your whole health. You can expect many or all of your allergies to disappear, too, more and more with each subsequent cleanse. Each liver cleanse "cures" a different set of allergies, suggesting that the liver is compartmentalized - different parts having different duties. It follows that by getting all the stones out, all allergies will disappear! Well - incredibly, a liver cleanse has eliminated shoulder, upper arm and upper back pain."

http://breathing.com/articles/liver-cleanse.htm

Even if you had your gall bladder removed, you can still do this.

"
The Liver Cleanse

"Cleansing the liver of gallstones dramatically improves digestion, which is the basis of your whole health. You can expect your allergies to disappear, more with each cleanse you do! Incredibly, it also eliminates shoulder, upper arm, and upper back pain. You have more energy and an increased sense of well being.

"Cleaning the liver bile ducts is the most powerful procedure that you can do to improve your body's health.

"But it should not be done before the parasite program, and for best results should follow the kidney cleanse."

http://www.drhuldaclark.org/therapy_liver.asp

I wish you relief from your suffering and the best in health"

fg

[littleangelbear]

Sorry you are going through this...I hope you feel better very soon!

Also, glad to hear you're going to a licensed health professional--right? :) Sometimes, lots of well-intentioned people will give advice, but really, only doctors can diagnose and prescribe. And, well, I think you're the best one to know your own body and what it needs...just some food for thought.

[misslinda]

I read about your elm water recipe on another thread. I have been doing that for the last 4 or 5 days now. Is it safe to use every day?

My tongue is swollen, and has scallops on the side (indentations from my teeth).

I hate taking any medication at this point, but will wait for the naturopath to suggest some other alternative.

Right now the foods that are tolerable are: (raw) lettuce, other types of salad, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, apriums, peeled peaches (steamed or cooked) veggies (all), brown rice, pasta. I was trying to add a new food daily to see what I can tolerate, but my reactions are so severe, that I get anxious.

The Vitamineral Green is a whole foods powder from Helathforce Nutritrionals. It contains 100% superfood with probiotics. I used to mix it in my morning smoothies. It contains whole leaf barley grass, wheat grass, nettle leaf, shavegrass, alfalfa leaf juice, dandelion leaf juice, oat grass, burdock, broccoli, kale, spinach, parsley, carob pod, ginger root, nopal cactus, amla berry, spirulina, broken cell wall chlorella, Icelandic kelp, dulse, several enzymes... etc.

If I forget to take probiotics, then I start to get this itching inside of my ears in the middle of the night. So I know that Candida must be a huge problem.I will try diluted lemon juice. Do I drink it straight, once a day?

As far as my BMs and sleep... Sleep is usually okay, but I have noticed that I am waking up more in the middle of the night. I have also been having to urinate a great deal in the past few months, and always feel the urge, but not painful, like when I have a bladder infection.

My BM's are either hard when I am constipated, or kind of very soft (not diarrhea) without much form. They are a lighter yellow in color. I noticed this when they pulled out my gallbladder. Obviously the more cooked, the harder my stools. Right now I have some pretty painful hemorrhoids. :(



Romanticsnet, you are going thru so much....please know that you are not alone. I bet sometimes it feels you are trapped in your body ? Know that healing~does happen and we can allow our body to do amazing things.

the elm water was prescribed by medical psychic in the 1940's or so for leaky gut conditions.

Elm Water

1 good pinch of elm powder in 10 oz of warm water

let if sit for 15 minutes and consume

Don't eat for 1 hour after drinking it.

It's up to you how you want to take the lemon water (half lemon squeezed in warm water) upon rising. Hour before or after elm water.

Make sure you do some bending exercises like bend down to touch toes with head down also. This movement stimulates the liver and moves energy.

Fruits are ideal for morning b/c of its easy digestion and cleansing detergent.

Avoid all irritants and foods at the moment but don't let "fear" make that decision.

that vitamineral green has too many ingredients for you to handle at once right now.

Hee hee, the scalloped tongue is from usually spleen deficiency not teeth marks. I use to think that too. Peaches are great for spleen! But that doesn't mean eat them like crazy ;)

Increasingly waking up at night indicated heat excess to heart and liver. This can be alleviated by brisk walking at night. Drinking something cooling to toxins would be like lemon water,celery juice,cucumber juice or dandelion for examples.

When did you have your gallbladder removed???? When the gallbladder is removed the bile's regular flow pattern is off and can irritate the colon within time. It wouldn't be unusual for someone like you to have developed increasing issues thereafter.......we just have to work backwards.

Sleeping by 10 pm is said to start the rebuilding of immunity.

Fear disturbs kidneys.

ginger is a great tonic for liver/kidneys.

did I forget something else.........


Sending the most of healing to you......

[romanticsnet]

MissLinda,
So great to hear back from you so soon! My gallbladder was removed in February. So just a few months ago. I began my raw journey over a year and a half ago. I was 100 % for atleast 3 months, and then about 70-80% raw thereafter, and then did a 3 week raw stint until I started having this episode of sudden allergies.

Good news, the naturopathic MD has an opening tomorrow in the morning, so I was able to change my appointrment to that time. I am terribly excited to have someone that is atleast open to what is going on.

I would love to do a liver flush like FirstGarden mentioned, but have a problem with apples right now, as well as a very deep fear of experiencing the bile duct blockage that I experienced right before my February surgery. Not to mention that I would need to do a parasite flush, that I am currently having allergic reaction to. (I bought Paragone) and was not able to take it.

MissLinda, today was the first day in weeks that I stopped taking the allegra, and the benadryl, and decided to just try to calm down, and not think about it terribly, and I do feel better. But today I am also experiencing weird pains in my body as well as headaches, that I have not experienced before. Maybe detox? I dunno. I am okay with it though. :)

Thank you LittleAngelBear for your support. and Thanks First Garden for the liver flush mention. I will speak it over with the naturopathic MD tomorrow, and get his advice. Being that this is my very first time seeing him, I do not want to overwhelm him with thinking that I am some type of dysfunctional hypochondriac. Then again, I am almost impatient in telling him what has been going on.

I am in bed by 10 each night, so no problems there. :) I am also a huge fruit believer in the morning. Currently I am fasting till about 10 am, and then have some fruit, and then a huge salad for lunch at noon. Eat more fruit at around 3 pm, I get home at around 530 pm, and that is when I crave something heavier. I will usually make a large salad, and then I have been eating rice or pasta. Then I feel like crap. :( I know that sometimes I will slip up, and the candida issues start creeping in again, because my ears will start getting itchy.

MissLinda, have you any experience with bentonite clay? Also thank you for all of your suggestions and help! I am writing everything down, and doing what I can. :) I am so glad you are here.

Thanks to all for your support and posts. I will see you tomorrow.

[romanticsnet]

Hi everyone. I went to see the Naturopathic MD today for the first time. He did muscle testing on me which was very interesting. He did say that I am chemically very toxic, (explains my recent sensitivities to perfumes, chemicals, etc) an do have some serious digestion issues as well as some severe yeast/candida issues. He said to increase my dosage of the probiotic I am using, as well as the digestive enzymes. He wants me taking them not only with food, but in between meals as well. He also gave me some sort of detox pills, but told me that sionce I am so toxic right now, I may have an issue with them, and to only take about 1/4 capsule once a day, until I see what I can handle without adverse effects. It is called SP Cleanse 2670, and is supposed to detoxify as well as support your liver. It has a great deal of ingredients. And from my past reactions, it makes me a little nervous. But I am willing to try anything at this point. Funny thing is that the SP Cleanse suggested use is 7 capsules 3 times per day!!! Haha.

I have noticed that smells are really getting to me as well as smells from cooking food. :( Unfortunately, this is the only way to get a great deal of my veggies in me without suffering a reaction.

He also told me to stop taking the Allegra and the Benadryl and to get some buffered vitamin C for my allergic reactions. I should be able to take up to 4000 mg, and if that does not work, then go ahead with the other stuff.

Will let you know how it all goes.

[misslinda]

He said to increase my dosage of the probiotic I am using, as well as the digestive enzymes.

He wants me taking them not only with food, but in between meals as well.

He also gave me some sort of detox pills, but told me that sionce I am so toxic right now, I may have an issue with them, and to only take about 1/4 capsule once a day, until I see what I can handle without adverse effects. It is called SP Cleanse 2670, and is supposed to detoxify as well as support your liver. It has a great deal of ingredients. And from my past reactions, it makes me a little nervous. But I am willing to try anything at this point. Funny thing is that the SP Cleanse suggested use is 7 capsules 3 times per day!!! Haha.

I have noticed that smells are really getting to me as well as smells from cooking food. :( Unfortunately, this is the only way to get a great deal of my veggies in me without suffering a reaction.

He also told me to stop taking the Allegra and the Benadryl and to get some buffered vitamin C for my allergic reactions. I should be able to take up to 4000 mg, and if that does not work, then go ahead with the other stuff.

Will let you know how it all goes.


So glad you were able to see the Naturopath Rmoanticsnet!!!


Which brand of probitotics are you using ?

GSE has been very effective for "yeast" and "candida"

Get plenty of SUNSHINE!!!!!

I agree with you, they way you describe yourself reacting to fods/products that have so many ingredients, you may want to be conservative in approach. Do you even know what is inside this detox capsule? Ingredients?

Bowels are extremely important in carrying out the toxin/waste plus key to digestion as well. So make sure you are seeing improvement in bowels!!!!!


The best to you and healing~

[romanticsnet]

So glad you were able to see the Naturopath Rmoanticsnet!!!


Which brand of probitotics are you using ?

GSE has been very effective for "yeast" and "candida"

Get plenty of SUNSHINE!!!!!

I agree with you, they way you describe yourself reacting to fods/products that have so many ingredients, you may want to be conservative in approach. Do you even know what is inside this detox capsule? Ingredients?

Bowels are extremely important in carrying out the toxin/waste plus key to digestion as well. So make sure you are seeing improvement in bowels!!!!!


The best to you and healing~


Hello MissLinda. I am so glad to have you watching this thread and for your advice. :) Thank you so much!!!

I am currently taking "Primal Defense" as my probiotic, and Omegazyme Ultra as my Diegestive Enzyme. They are both by "Garden of Life."

How much GSE does one take, and how often? I have a bottle with me, just have yet to use it.

The ingredients in the detox capsule "SP Cleanse 2670" can be read here:
http://www.raphaeffect.com/images/STD%20Pro%20spcleanse2670.pdf
There are quite a few. So far the 1/ capsule was fine yesterday, so I took 1/2 capsule today.

I am noticing a very weird feeling when I press on my neck (glands? or nodes/?) It makes a weird audible crunching sound when I press on it with one finger. I also noticed that when I do press on it, my throat feels more relaxed. It is the oddest thing. Do you know what that is?

As far as my bowels, and all the digestive enzymes I am taking, I noticed that I am really not having any more bowel movements than usual. As a matter of fact, it actually seems like I am not having enough in the last few days... Could be how much I eat? Or the fact that steamed veggies don't really help you go? I dunno.

What is really weird is that I have dropped 10 pounds in the last 3 or 4 weeks, but you cannot tell. It is like my body is swollen. My face seems swollen as well. I have read that allergy can make this happen.

Today I had a huge naked mixed greens salad at noon, followed by 1 cup of steamed veggies, at around 3pm I had about 2 cups of watermelon, and for dinner I had 1 cooked ear of corn, 1 1/2 cups of steamed summer squash, with onions, and celery, 1/2 of a steamed garnet yam. I was tempted to eat a large salad to get my bowels moving, but was too full. I want to eat raw veggies so bad, but I am going to be patient.

BTW, the buffered vitamin C for allergic reactions is amazing.

Last night I woke up 3 times in a panic, and very anxious. I am going to try not to take any enzymes or probiotics after 7pm, to see if that was causing me to keep waking up.


Also... I am starting to really get very sensitive to chemicals. Today, I had to leave the room when a coworker put on lotion. I had to ask another coworker to ask her to wash it off. I am also having a tough time with using the oven. It makes me feel ill to smell something cooking. It is so strong!!! People's perfumes are really bothering me as well, and I am not going to even think about cleaning at this point. ;)

ONe more thing... I was reading posts by eatyourbroccoli, and she had mentioned somthing about colon hydrotherapy helping immensely. Have you tried it??

Thanks so much for all of your help.

[romanticsnet]

Today was the worst! I was starting to feel better and better each day. And then today I ended up having a severe panic attack after eating organic honeydew melon. One of the girls from work had brought it from home. She actually ended up going to the clinic with me. They gave me a shot of benadryl, which helped with the attack, but left me so tired I had to sleep.

I was eating my salad plain with no dressing and it tasted SOOOO salty to me. I am definitely having heightened sensations to all chemicals and foods.

My DH is getting upset with me and thinks it is all in my head. He wants me to see a regular doctor and get some medicine to treat the symptoms. I am so frustrated right now, that I want to cry.

I feel like my body is really turning against me. :(

[misslinda]

Today was the worst! I was starting to feel better and better each day. And then today I ended up having a severe panic attack after eating organic honeydew melon. One of the girls from work had brought it from home. She actually ended up going to the clinic with me. They gave me a shot of benadryl, which helped with the attack, but left me so tired I had to sleep.

I was eating my salad plain with no dressing and it tasted SOOOO salty to me. I am definitely having heightened sensations to all chemicals and foods.

My DH is getting upset with me and thinks it is all in my head. He wants me to see a regular doctor and get some medicine to treat the symptoms. I am so frustrated right now, that I want to cry.

I feel like my body is really turning against me. :(



Romaticsnet, so what are you doing in terms of healing approach? Are you taking your naturpath's advice and taking all those suggestion he made?

Melon are VERY cleansing to the kidneys which is not unuusal for someone like you with PANIC and fear/food sensitivities.

[romanticsnet]

Romaticsnet, so what are you doing in terms of healing approach? Are you taking your naturpath's advice and taking all those suggestion he made?

Melon are VERY cleansing to the kidneys which is not unuusal for someone like you with PANIC and fear/food sensitivities.

MissLinda, I am following your and the Naturopath's advice, of course. :) I have been too way too many doctor's to know that all they want to do is to treat the symptoms. In this case I would end up with side effects, so that they could give me more meds, which in turn would further overburden my liver. About a year and a half ago, I was on 9 different medications, first starting with hiigh blood pressure meds, and then the rest were all in reaction to side effects from those meds. Then I found a raw website, another and another. I then found Alissa's website. Her site made the most sense, and I ordered the book. I started off 100% raw for 3 months, and then have been trying to be 100% ever since. I have had mostly 80% raw moments though. Since then I have lost 50 pounds, and have come off all of those medications.

When I said I wanted to cry, it is because of a lack of faith and support on my DH's part. Sometimes I feel so alone in this, that is until I come to this site and see all of these people going through the same thing. I am extremely thankful to all of the people on here.

BTW, Friday was the worst panic attack yet. I am finding out that I am having mostly panic attacks, because I freaked at work, and got ton the point where I wanted an epi-pen. The EMT showed up and drove me to the medical clinic. (These were my old docs). She told me that I am not having anapylactic attacks according to my blood tests they did on the last visit. She said they were panic attacks. I asked her if panic attacks could be realted to food intolerances or allergies, and she said that she didn't think so. She offered meds, and I said no. I told her I was already seeing a naturopath.

She did give me a copy of my blood tests, which I am thankful for.

Yesterday, I went to a colon hydrotherapist for the first time. I wanted to ask my naturopath about it first, but my next appt with him is on the 19th. I know that Revell had mentioned cleansing. I had also saw a post from eatyourbroccoli who had mentioned the benefits and noticing a difference after her 5th cleanse. The colonic was the open type. The experience was relaxing. I noticed that I got extremely nervous sitting in the waiting room.
After the colonic was finished, she let me look at what was collected during the last 3 minutes. (Everything else was already flushed). There was a bunch of floating yellow type debris, which she said looked like candida.

Currently I am taking the elm water daily, probiotics 3 times daily, and digestive enzymes 4-5 times daily. I have signed up for a series of 10 colonics. I am thinking perhaps 3 or so a week? I am also taking buffered vitamin c for allergies, as well as a few grains of epsom salts for magnesium. (just started the epsom salts last night.) I am still doing the SP cleanse, and am up to 1/2 capsule right now. I am also exercising at leats 15-20 minutes a day to start. I have a rebounder, so that is good. I am trying to get as much sunlight as possible, especially on the weekends. At work, when I go outside, I am accosted by the smoker's, and cannot breathe, because our outside waiting area is like the smoking breakroom.

Last night, when I took the epsom salt, with some powdered buffered vitamin C, I noticed that my throat got tighter, but then relaxed considerably... to almost normal. Then I woke up at 2 am in a panic again with a stuffy nose, and took some more buffered vitamin c (has some magnesium), and that cleared my nose, and my panic.

Melon is good, and I crave it. :)

[romanticsnet]

Yuk... had my second colon cleanse today. I started to get very nauseated about halfway through. I am going to a hyudrotherapist that uses an open system. She showed me what the last 3 minutes were... and I saw something that looked like worms. And several at that! So i used a skewer and poked around a bit, and saw more... Now, I have not eaten anything close to that that would even resemble them.... (I haven't even eaten very much in the last few days)
My hydrotherapist said that it looked like worms as well. I am sure I will not know for sure unless I take a sample in to my doc. :confused: But I think I would rather he ask me for a sample first, then show up with it. ;)

I am excited, but also grossed out. Hmmm.... :eek:

[misslinda]

My hydrotherapist said that it looked like worms as well. I am sure I will not know for sure unless I take a sample in to my doc. :confused: But I think I would rather he ask me for a sample first, then show up with it. ;)

I am excited, but also grossed out. Hmmm.... :eek:


hee hee, I dare you! ;)


AWESOME.....being excited is a great sign of healing!!!!!!

[romanticsnet]

Hello. Just a little update for you. My doctor sent away for a parasitology test kit. The test (three weeks later) came back negative for parasites, but positive for dysbiosis. ( Who knows what those things were from the colon hydrotherapy!! ??) :eek: Apparently all of the antibiotics I was on screwed me up big time from my surgery in February. I tested extremely high for strep, and e-coli bacterias... and very low for the lactobacillus, and other beneficial bacterias. The doctor did say that this was why I was having reactions to the food I was eating.., since the bad bacteria waws moving upwards from the colon, and causing joles in my intestines. When I would eat particular foods (especially raw) the undigested proteins would cross through the blood stream via the holes.. and I would have an immune response. This also explains why my IGa levels were very elevated. So in essence.. . he said that I do indeed have "leaky gut". So I guess this just confirms what I have been feeling all along.
The best news is that I am feeling better and better each day. I have been on a pretty strict sugar and wheat free diet, which has enabled me to lose over 30 pounds or so in the last few months... also the restricted eating, is helping as well. I am still keeping up with my colonics, but have cut back to once a week. I am definitely doing sunbathing daily, and exercising. I am also wearing a mask when the copy machine in our office starts running a little too long. I am still sensitive to smells, but nowhere near as sensitive as I was about 4 weeks ago. :)

My bowls are moving a little slower, probably from the cooked grains I have been eating. I am keeping my fingers crossed though, so that i can definitely start increasing my raw food choices. :)

One thing that sucks, is that the Naturopathic doctor that I am seeing is recommending a 2 week round of antibiotics to kill everything.. and then flood the body with probiotics, and L-Glutamine for healing. I am SO against antibiotics, but am willing to try if he feels it will be beneficial. I am currently taking Primal Defense 3X a day, as well as 2-3 digestive enzymes capsules 5X a day.

I am encouraged thoiugh. Because each day I do feel like I am getting better. :) Praise God!

[belleadonna]

Glad to hear that you are on the mend. What an ordeal!!:eek:
I hate antibiotics too but if the ND recommends it, then he would not do so unless absolutely necessary. If it was a regular MD, I would raise my eyebrows.

I have a friend whose husband has been on antibiotics for 2 months and now the doctor wants to keep him on it for another 6 months!! For a STYE!! :eek: I urged her to put him on probiotics and get another eye doctor. He is going to be so screwed up. He also has asthma real bad.

[romanticsnet]

Just an update... It took quite awhile, but I am now able to eat everything again. I have to say that it was a combination of several things that have helped me along my journey. Namely Intestinew morning and night, staying away from allergy causing foods, Garden of Life Ultra Probiotics, Garden of Life Ultra Omegazymes, exercise, and colon hydrotherapy. EFT also helped play a large part as well! I also stayed away from mushrooms, yeasts,vinegars, sugars, and wheat during this ordeal.

Just want to let you know that it is possible to be on the mend and that my chemical sensitivities have also severely lessened. :)

Now, I just need to start in with healthier raw recipes... and take it from there. :)

[shashibala]

I read your whole story and I am so glad that you are better!! What an ordeal you went through. Thank you for updating and telling us the happy ending!