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Re: allergies, any others have this??????
From: some_1 (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 8 Apr 2000 13:31:18 -0500 (CDT)
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:
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>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. . . .
>
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