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Re: allergies, any others have this??????From: Donna (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 11 Apr 2000 21:43:26 -0500 (CDT)
At Sat, 8 Apr 2000, some_1 wrote: > >Thankyou Donna for your response. It is very interesting to hear >similar accounts to my own. >The tongue thing happened to me. My tongue swells, had burnt white >patches and severe cuts to my tongue from my teeth cutting into it. My >doctor was useless and didn't even take a scraping or fund out what had >caused it-I had this for 3 months. Luckily (touch wood)it hasn't >returned. I am also apergic to aspirin and other strong painkillers >-get swollen throat (cant breathe) swollen tongue, lips, bridge of nose >and under eyes. > >I'm seeing my doctor next weds to get a referal to an alergy clinic in >London, UK. I hope my doctor will do this, she is pretty uncaring and >unsympathetic so chances are slim. I'm also waiting for my referral to >find out if I have PCOS (been waiting 8 months) so this could be just as >long. My dr will probably think i am a hyperchondriac -its not my fault >if loads of things are wrong with me. > >Perhaps the alergy and PCOS is a coincidence as not many replies to it. > >At Sat, 8 Apr 2000, Donna wrote: >> >>At Sat, 8 Apr 2000, some_1 wrote: >>> >>>Hi there. >>> >>>I am wondering if anyone has any similar allergies that i have and if >>>so whether it could be related at all to the PCOS or any other gyn >>>problems. >>> >>>I cannot eat bread or potatoes or lager etc etc; if I the next day >>>(up to 14 hrs later) my sinuses play havoc. Swell up, headache, >>>constant and severe sneezing and dripping nose. >>> >>>This will last all day unless I take an anti-histamine and by 4hrs >>>later I'm nodding off cos of the side effects of the anti-histamine. >>>I just cannot win. The oterhday I ate really well and ate chcken and >>>veggies, yoghurt etc (i.e. no suspect food) and I felt really reaLLY >>>BAD THE NEXT DAY. I looked at the chicken thing and the ingredients >>>included starch!!!!!! >>> >>>Anyone have simialr problems cos i think I'm alone with this strange >>>alergy as the doctor had never heard of such side effects fro food or >>>alcohol.. >>> >>>kate >> >>I have no idea if this is PCOS related, but I've had >>allergies/sinisitus/asthma my whole life, and these sound like fairly >>normal food allergy reactions to me. Food allergies cover a wide range >>of outcomes. For example, if I eat popcorn, I get a "hacking" cough and >>my sinisus swell providing much difficulty breathing. My mother is >>allergic to potatoes and chicken. Her joints will swell and she will >>get a severe stomach ache. My father is allergic to shellfish, and he >>has all sorts of symptoms. I have trouble with acidic foods, so too >>much in a small time frame results in sore, swollen taste buds and a >>VERY SORE TONGUE. Your best bet would be to see an allergy specialist. >>They can actually test for foods. However, they cannot test for >>allergic reactions to meds. I was given sulfa puffed into the mouth >>after a tooth extraction when I was about 8 and litterly almost died. I >>lost about 14 pounds in 2 days. (Remember I was 8). My teeth became >>loose. (All of them). My gums turned white, and I had puss pockets in >>my tongue along with 2 HOLES in my tongue! I was too sick to go to the >>local doctor, so finally my mom carried me to him at night. He >>immediately gave me several shots and brought me out of it. (I lived in >>a small, rural community). >> >>Hope this lets you know allergies can do A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS to >>the body. >> >>-- >>Take Heart. . . . >> 4/11/00 - Donna wrote : I'm glad you wrote back. I want to encourage you to find an allergy specialist or an allergy clinic with our without your doctor's help. Luckily, my family knew a lot about allergies, so when they (my family) realized that was what was wrong with me as an infant, they took me to a specialist at probably age 7. Up until that time, their general practitioner took care of me. He was pretty good, though. I took the tests and began allergy shots at that time. Allergies can show themselves in a variety of ways, and I would guess to say in the most cases it is not shown through a rash as most people think. I was sick every Christmas, for example, until my family realized I couldn't have a real Christmas tree in the house. Good luck!
-- Take Heart. . . .
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