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Posted 9/14/2009 4:37 AM (GMT 0)

after being insanly itchy for 3 years and taking reactin everyday, my allergist is finally confident I am allergic to sulphates!

Before last week I have never even heard of this,and as I try to find any and all info out I am realising that its not all that easy!

I have been keeping a food journal and am being extremly careful and yet I am still finding myself itchy! I am frustrated! I am not supposed to take Reactin while I am trying to find ut what works and what dosnt, but I am having to at least take Benadryl because Its driving me NUTS!!!!!

With all that said this is only day 3, so does it take more time to get out of my system? I know forsure I had a reaction to coffee yesturday. So how long should that last? I am REALLY itchy all day today. Or did I eat something else that isnt working for me?

Yesturday I ate:

Oatmeal with milk and a banana

organic coffee w/ milk and honey (itchy 20 min later but seemed to get a bit better)

small peice of pork and ww pasta with fresh spinach and fresh garlic

Tea (red rose) w/honey

natural peanut butter and a piece of marble cheese

stuffed peppers with ground beef, onion, celery, brown rice, and carrots. I also put some pure V8 juice in with this

Banana

Loose tea (this did have orange peel in it)

Today:

Banana

same loose tea

stuffed pepper

cottage cheese

honey on a light rye wasa cracker

Tea(tetley) with honey

I am super itchy today and frustrated! I am following the plan my Dr. gave me, unless im missing something here???

Also If any of you suffer from this, what do you eat? I need meal/snack ideas...

I would GREATLY appretiate any and all feed back I can get.  

PLEASE HELP 

Posted 9/14/2009 11:14 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, welcome to Healingwell smile Sulfite allergies are the worse thing to have in my opinion. Because it is in almost everything! Here is a link that may be of help to you:
http://allergies.about.com/od/foodallergies/a/sulfites.htm
I do not have this allergy but hopefully someone will come along soon to help you more.
Posted 9/14/2009 2:43 PM (GMT 0)
Hi thanks for the info, I had come across this article the other day.

I just really need more specific info and detailes...I too hope someone ones across this that can shed some light!

Have a great day

Kim
Posted 10/3/2009 5:48 AM (GMT 0)
I too have sulfite sensitivity. Here is some info that I have found helpful:

http://www.learningtarget.com/nosulfites/index.htm
http://www.livingwithout.com/features/feature-sulfite.html
http://www.naturalhealthtechniques.com/Diet_Nutrition/sulfites.htm

Also, the Sulfite Oxidase enzyme requires molybdenum, vitamin B12, iron, zinc, and magnesium to function correctly. Correcting a deficiency of these nutrients may reduce sensitivity to sulfites. Additionally, it is known that Vitamin B12 binds to sulfites and makes it much easier to eliminate them from the body. If you know you are having a sulfite reaction, take a large dose of Vitamin B12 (i.e, 1500-5000mcg). Benadryl also is helpful for reactions to sulfites.

Other nutrients and/or herbs may help compensate for additional issues with sulfite processing in the liver. Sulfite Oxidase is part of what is called the Methylation Cycle. For more details about this cycle, check out the following:

http://heartfixer.com/AMRI-Nutrigenomics.htm

The test for methylation cycle genetic variants is less expensive from Dr. Amy Yasko's site:
http://www.holisticheal.com/health-tests/nutrigenomic-testing/comprehensive-methylation-panel-with-methylation-pathway-analysis.html

Note: I have no financial connections with any website, product, practitioner, or service mentioned within this post and on any of the websites listed herein. I am simply a satisfied customer.

Good luck,
Posted 5/29/2012 12:55 AM (GMT 0)
I was just reading the list of some of the foods you have been eating and a number of them contain sulphites! Both coffee and tea both contain sulphites and honey has one of the highest concentrations of sulphites. Some foods produce sulphites naturally and others have them added to them to keep them fresh and mould free etc. I have had hives ( urticaria) for nearly eight weeks. I first noticed my lips tingling after eating fresh apples ( I used to get this as a teenager) I did not think too much about it. The following day, I had a small patch of hives on my stomach but more appeared over the folllowing days. I went to the hair dresser after this and had my hair coloured and highlighted. I did note that the colourant that was touching my forehead made it very itchy ( most hair colour and shampoos also have sulphitesin them) At this stage, i did not know that I had a sulphite allergy! I also have adrenal fatigue ( stress related) which means my cortisol levels are much lower than normal. ( cortisol is the hormone that "puts the fire out" so to speak, when it comes to allergies in your body) Over the weeks, I had apricots and prunes (dried) in a tagine I made which also had coriander seeds and cinnamon quills in it ( all have sulphites in them) It was not until I had been very sick ( with a reaction to an antihistamine) and had a weekend with very little food ( only plain things like scrambled eggs) I went out to a cafe' and had a date scone. Within 5 minutes of eating it, i had dreadful itching and welts, so put it down to the dates.

If you Google what foods have sulphites in them, or similar, you can find a list of a big number of foods and beverages, sauces and condiments etc which you will find helpful.

Posted 5/29/2012 1:37 AM (GMT 0)
My favorite site:

http://www.learningtarget.com/nosulfites/index.htm

Not copied from others, as most others are.

The dates you ate could have been sulfited to preserve them.  Most dried fruits are preserved that way.  Dried Cranberries are clean.

Most sweeteners have sulfites to some degree.  Those with dextrose as bulking agents are the worst.  Honey is not preserved.  People with severe sulfite sensitivity can eat it.

Most fresh fruits are clean, except grapes.

Some veggies, notably the onion family, have natural sulfite.  Beef and pork have natural sulfite.  Fish and especially shrimp are regularly sulfited right out on the boats to prevent black spot, mold.

Your menu:

You ate sulfites in the beef, pork, cheese, garlic, onion, and possibly the cracker.  If the Benadryl was liquid or liquigel, it was sulfited too.  Tablets are clean.

I stick pretty much to chicken, fish, salads, veggies and fruits.

Shampoos have sulfAtes.  Some people have sensitivity to all sorts of shampoo ingredients.  http://www.housemouse.com/sulfites.htm  I'm not so sure about her vit. B cure, but her story is worth reading.

Posted 6/20/2013 10:20 AM (GMT 0)
I was unaware that beef contained sulphites
also fish if it has been stored in commercial
ice could well be sulphites, due sulphite in ice.
Posted 6/20/2013 10:37 PM (GMT 0)
www.sulphitedangers.blogspot.com

hope this helps
Posted 6/21/2013 2:10 PM (GMT 0)
about honey & sulfites:

Cheap honey may be as much as 50% corn syrup, which is heavily sulfited. So to avoid the sulfites in honey, get honey from a beekeeper.
Posted 4/29/2015 12:19 AM (GMT 0)
I am here to inform those that read these that you must read labels. Almost all medication, over and prescription, contain sulphites. If the non-medicinal ingredients say cellulose, that is a sulphite. You need to find pasta that does not contain sulphites, not many around, and watch what juice you buy, straight Ocean spray cranberry or white grapefruit should be ok. The cottage cheese is a nono and maybe the marble cheese. I am not a doctor but I have a friend that is severely allergic to sulphites so we have done a lot of research. Don't bother to carry an epi pen as it is sulphited as are the hospital IVs. Watch the loose tea too and yes , bee keeper honey is better. Shy away from vinegar and molasses as well as red#40.
Posted 4/29/2015 3:18 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the forum.

I hope you will read the hundreds of posts with links and scientific information. A lot of what you know is correct. Fortunately not everyone is sensitive to sulfites.

If you have this sensitivity, I hope you will post your own "New Topic." This thread is from 2009, and not many people will read it.
Posted 7/28/2018 10:15 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, I suggest you cutout the banana from your diet. I have suffered for the past 14 years and have just found out the cause. I am wheat intolerant and sulphite intolerant. Provided I avoid any food or drink containing these I am ok unless I eat a banana or anything with banana in it. Worth trying. Please let me know if it does make a difference for you.
Posted 1/14/2019 5:09 PM (GMT 0)
Thats so interesting. I am struggling with food allergies. I have problems with wheat and sulfites also. And since becoming sick I react to banana. Do you know why bananas are causing you reaction?
Thanks for reply if you receive this.
Posted 1/15/2019 1:03 PM (GMT 0)
Wheat is generally contaminated during preparing for cooking. "dough conditioner" can be a code word for sulfite. I can't eat most store bread because it's so preserved it will last longer than the cockroaches.

Bananas can be a problem if they are dried or otherwise processed with sulfites. Some people have a true allergy to bananas and other related foods, but that's not a sulfite problem. Can you eat plain banana?
Posted 2/1/2019 5:28 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for info.

No. I get very swollen when I eat a plain banana. I’ve been so reactive to food for 4 years now. It’s like it happened over night. Very frustrating.
I’m thinking the banana and the potassium is the problem. I read with CFS that potassium is not good.

I don’t know. I’m very frustrated without answers. But thanks for reply as all information will hopefully get me to an answer.
Posted 4/17/2019 10:35 AM (GMT 0)
Hello
The main thing is not to worry, and pull yourself together. Remember that you are not the only one in your problem. I have asthma with strong attacks and I thought it was the end of my life. but I hold on. Follow the doctor's instructions and never give up.
Posted 4/22/2019 7:42 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks.

Yes I try to not stress too much. It’s the unknown of not really having an answer. I just got diagnosed with Lyme disease. So perhaps this will give me concrete answers. I got sick almost feels like over night. Thanks for reply
Posted 5/1/2019 12:49 AM (GMT 0)

12Linus17 said...
I am here to inform those that read these that you must read labels. Almost all medication, over and prescription, contain sulphites. If the non-medicinal ingredients say cellulose, that is a sulphite. You need to find pasta that does not contain sulphites, not many around, and watch what juice you buy, straight Ocean spray cranberry or white grapefruit should be ok. The cottage cheese is a nono and maybe the marble cheese. I am not a doctor but I have a friend that is severely allergic to sulphites so we have done a lot of research. Don't bother to carry an epi pen as it is sulphited as are the hospital IVs. Watch the loose tea too and yes , bee keeper honey is better. Shy away from vinegar and molasses as well as red#40.

Just commenting on an old post that is wrong in more ways than one. Cellulose is altogether different from sulphite! And not carrying an epi pen for those that may need one, seems like inviting trouble (to say it nicely).

Post Edited (Sr Sailor) : 4/30/2019 6:53:34 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/10/2019 10:15 PM (GMT 0)
I have been dealing with this for the past 25 years. Ive been on life support 22 times with my last episode lasting 4 weeks. I also have anaphylaxis to latex and the related tropical fruit.

Anything corn based such as baking powder, cream of tarter ... unfortunately if something has one of those ingredients but no other 'added sulfites' they dont have to label it.
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