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Posted 3/17/2014 11:08 PM (GMT 0)
I'm just curious, who has developed food sensitivities or allergies since getting sick with Lyme? Did you ask your LLMD to test you or did he/she just order the test?

I think I have something with eggs and maybe gluten. I've been avoiding both, but I had a veggie burger the other day and became quite sick. I checked out the back of the box and it contained wheat! So, I'm curious and I'm going to ask about allergy testing at my next LLMD appointment.
Posted 3/17/2014 11:22 PM (GMT 0)
Hi bluebyyou my LLMD ordered the test right away. I have only done several bc right now I have to pay for it. He does intradermal testing. I am allergic to almonds, candida, and nutritional yeast. That limits me severely because I cannot eat anything that has yeast in it or is a product of it (like vinegar or soy sauce). Because of my MTHFR I am gluten free (all the fortification with synthetic B vitamins). Nutritional yeast is used in many many foods as flavor enhancer so that is just about a disaster. I am left to grazing. I will do more testing in the summer when my insurance changes. Good luck!
Posted 3/18/2014 2:38 AM (GMT 0)
I don't know how long I have had food allergies but I know some started before I got lyme. I am sure the lyme disease has made my allergies worse though.

I got a food allergy blood test done from an integrative medicine doctor because I suspected I have leaky gut. The test showed I am intolerant to like almost everything. I definitely felt much better after I cut out all my allergy foods. My brain fog is like 95% gone, my migraines are much less frequent, and my pain in general is better. I highly suggest getting a food allergy test done. The one I had done tested for intolerances and allergies and it tested about 95 different foods. I can't remember what it was called though. The test was pretty expensive. I can only eat I think 7 different foods but it is definitely worth it.

Just a heads up, a couple foods you might be intolerant or allergic to might not show up in the blood test because there is a margin of error and then it also might say you are allergic to something that you feel fine eating.

There is also something called "muscle testing" that you can do at home. There are videos online that show how to do it.
Posted 3/18/2014 4:16 AM (GMT 0)
When I started hav7ng horrible gi issues my pcp ordered some food tests, to my surprise I was gluten, wheat, dairy, eggs and a few other things sensitive. Prior to 5 or 6 years ago I had never had food allergies, sensitivities. After 50 years of eating what I want it has been a huge adjustment and when I fall off the wagon cause I just have to have some pasta, pizza or fufu coffee or cocoa I pay the price. It is amazing that these drs cant see food intolerance s developed late in life as a strong clue for lyme and related infections. Almost all lymies seem to report developing food intollerances that they had not had prior to infection.
Posted 3/18/2014 2:51 PM (GMT 0)
I definately have food allergies since Lyme. I actually had an anaphylactic reaction after drinking a small amount of soy milk a couple of years ago. It happened while I was on Mepron and Azithromycin as well, so that's when I stopped all my abx and just started with supplements. But something triggered all my food intolerances; either Lyme or my body's reaction to the abx. Whatever it was, I now have to carry an EPI-pen with me and I have reactions all the time to different foods, sometimes slight sometimes more severe. Suddenly just developed some sort of intolerance to wine that started very recently.....nausea, dizziness, etc. many hours after just drinking one glass.


Sinthia
Posted 3/18/2014 3:05 PM (GMT 0)
I had them as well. I could not eat nuts, seeds, wheat, gluten, dairy and seafood. I can now eat nuts and seeds again. I have not tried seafood...kind of scared and it's fine. I don't need it right now anyways. I stay away from gluten and wheat as much as possible.
Posted 3/18/2014 3:23 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much for the replies. I appreciate it so much!
Posted 3/18/2014 8:58 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Blue!

My sister and myself have developped food intolerances and allergies, because of leaky gut syndrome caused by Lyme.

2 years before getting the official Lyme diagnosis, my dr had determined our intolerances and allergies. First thing he did when we first went to see him is get us tested at US BioTek (no connection whatsoever with this lab) for food allergies. He also did a lactose and fructose breath test and a consult and follow-up consults with a very well experienced nutricionist/dietician who is able to determine intolerances.
Avoiding your body to produce the toxins due to these allergies helps so much.

I think this is key to getting your health back: avoiding the foods that are bad for you and treating leaky gut.
Once you start this, and you cheat (we all have our weak moments, or you make a mistake on the ingredients of your meal), you will notice what these foods do to your body...
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