Allergies and the DS Question

Where I live everything is blooming early and everyone is suffering. Could just be that.

Runny nose and sneezing is also the first sign for most people of eating too much, too soon.

Just a few thoughts.

It started before I pulled the old carpet up and just keeps going. Yes as soon as I get an appointment I go in to a allergist. I just remembered that years ago when we got a inside dog i started suffering a little with these symtoms, not as bad as not but along the same lines. I started taking Zyrtec and it fixed my issue. I have been taking Zyrtec every since. After this epsode my Dr put me on 2 nose sprays and I switched to Allegra thinking maybe I am resistant to the Zyrtec, it made no difference..........

And, yes, you could be resistant to Zyrtec. Eventually whatever you're using will become ineffective. Again, IMHO.

Would you know how long that it will take to clear up if I stop taking the whey? I am willing to try the elimination diet as I just found out that my ins will not pay for the allergy tests.

Thanks, I am taking Flonase and Patanase + took Zyrtec for years and switched to Allrega a couple of weeks ago. The Dr had me on z pac twice. So how long do I need to elimate a food before anything can clear up if it is that food?

Wait. Stop.

You NEED YOUR PROTEIN. There are oodles and oodles of allergy meds on the market. Try some more of them before you eliminate a major source of your protein, unless you are actually able to consume MORE than 100 grams of protein every single day, routinely and easily, from food.

An elimination diet would mean stopping every single source of anything even remotely dairy, not just your whey. As in really read your labels on everything.

Even then, and even IF your symptoms improved, you would be finding a correlation, not a causation. This is not necessarily all THAT important, but I harp on it because we do this to ourselves all the time and base all kinds of self diagnosing on it. (I'm just as guilty of it as anyone else, never fear.)

I thought I had a milk allergy. The allergist gave me the grid back test. Came up very positive for egg , shrimp, lobster, tuna, pecans, hazelnuts( no more mixed nuts), allergies. Milk and all other meats were fine. Allergist had me use my least allergenic foods for the start of the elimination diet- chicken breast and green beans. 3 days to clear my system, then add one food at a time,journal the effects, and return to the clearing food- chicken and green beans. The first 3 days I lost 6 lbs, must have been swelling from allergy foods. Chicken breast has lots of protein, I didn't need the shakes to reach 120g protein.

I have sneezed, and had a runny nose a bit. Happens when I eat too much. Nsaids can take down the sinus swelling to help drainage, and nose breathing.

If you do an elimination diet, your clearing foods may be different. Mine were chosen from the results of my allergy test.

Well I found that my ins does not pay for allergy testing. In doing some research I found this at Livestrong.com:

Developing sinus congestion after consuming whey protein isolate may be a sign of a minor allergic reaction. Whey protein isolate is commonly sold as a dietary supplement intended to increase your daily intake of protein for bodybuilding and weight management. Whey protein isolate is made from cow's milk and will trigger an allergic reaction if you have a milk allergy. Sinus congestion is a common symptom of a minor milk allergy.

Milk Protein Allergy
Milk contains 80 percent casein proteins and 20 percent whey proteins, according to KidsHealth.org. Both proteins are used to increase daily protein intake, but whey is considered the better of the two, according to the Whey Protein Institute. If you have an allergy to milk you are either allergic to one or both of the proteins. Even if you have a diagnosis that you're allergic to casein proteins, a small amount of casein may remain in the whey protein isolate. It is not advisable to use whey protein if you have been diagnosed with a milk allergy. Alternative proteins, such as soy protein powders, are available for people with a milk allergy.

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Cause
What happens when you ingest why protein isolate, if you're allergic to the substance, is that your immune system identifies the protein as a dangerous intruder and reacts by attacking the proteins with immunoglobulin E, or IgE, antibodies. IgE antibodies trigger a chemical chain reaction throughout the body, causing histamine levels to rise in soft tissues, such as the sinuses, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. When histamine levels increase in your nasal tissue, the sinuses become inflamed and swollen, restricting your ability to breath and discharge mucus through your nostrils. This temporary blockage is what causes you to feel congested and unable to breath normally.



Read more: www.livestrong.com/article/519269-can-whey-protein-isolate-cause-sinus-problems/#ixzz1q2agM27c

I stopped the whey protein yesterday, it can take 2 to 3weeks to find out is this is the clupret, in the mean time i will try soy or egg based proteins. From what I have read most people that do have milk allergies after their DS and still eat cheese, cottage cheese and other dairy based products, they can not drink milk. So for now it is no mike and no whey protein.

Another thing, I mowed the yard a couple of days ago. The weather has been extra warm and we have spent a lot of time outside. None of this made my symptoms any worse + the fact that this started way back before Christmas leads me to believe that it IS NOT seasonal allergies.

Maybe you're not getting in all your fluids and you're dehydrated. In Water: for Health, for Healing, for Life, author Dr. Batmanghelidj writes: "Histamine is an important neurotransmitter that primarily regulates thirst mechanism for increased water intake. It also establishes a system of water rationing for the available water in the drought-stricken body."

When the body is dehydrated, histamine production increases significantly. Histamine's primary job is to make sure that the available water in the body is preserved for the most vital functions. Thus, increased histamine is not the problem; it's one of the body's ingenious adaptations for survival.

In addition, the process of drought management in the body creates a long chain of events that affects numerous functions in the body, including the suppression of antibody production. This means that the body will simply not be as well equipped to deal with unhealthy invaders, such as pollen and other antigens.

Thus, when pollen season is in full swing, our eyes are invaded with the pollen agents, and the dehydrated body lacks the antibodies to adequately neutralize the pollen. Thus, the tear-producing glands of the eyes work overtime to wash the pollen away from the delicate membranes.

The histamine reaction and suppression of antibodies are just two of the many ways the body adapts to dehydration. Obviously, this is not to say that dehydration is the only cause of allergies, but sometimes it is the primary cause.

I am fairly sure that I am not dehydrated. I got in 64 oz very early out and am now drinking at lease 100 oz a day. Last Sunday after a couple of days off of dairy our son came out, we played cards and ate a cheese ball and I started in with the sneezing and runny nose all over again! I will try to get as cleared up as I can get and then introduce some hard cheese and see what it brings on.

I've also tried an almond cheese that was really really good but very hard to find. It was "pepper jack" and truly delicious. I'm not sure about melting these non-dairy cheeses but there are some great dairy alternatives out there.

I called my otolaryngologists this morning and requested a prescription for Atrovent Nasal Spray. I am still not sure what is causing my runny nose (that is my main complaint) I have cut out dairy although I do forget and get some in my diet at times. I am still sneezing and have a runny nose and it happens a lot after eating. After reading more It may be caused my my Vagus Nerve. Atrovent is supposed to stop a runny nose no matter what the cause..........I still plan on getting the allergy test but need to wait until my Medicare kicks in.