Got my first allergy test and I'm allergic to EVERYTHING! Now what?!?

Hi y'all...

This is my very first forum ever, lol. It's a long story, but I do want to cover all the basics, so please bare with me. Here it goes...
I just got my very first allergy test done and surprise, surprise I'm allergic to just about everything.
I've never experienced any big allergies my whole life and then a few years ago I started slowly to develop seasonal allergies. It got progressively worse with every year and then last year I was diagnosed with allergic asthma.
I've also been suffering from some redness in my face that started in my very late 20's almost 30 (I'm now about to turn 36) and the whole time I've been thinking that it was a case or rosecea. Until then I always had very nice skin and always got complimented on it.
When I was diagnosed with allergic asthma my doctor also put me on a 5 day treatment of prednisone and my skin almost cleared up completely!
Now that was a big surprise!! After that I knew that my skin problem was allergy related and that's why no rosecea creams helped at all. It took me another year to finally be able to get tested and expecting confirmation on grass and dust allergies, I also expected some other airborne pollen allergies.
Here came my complete and utter shock surprise... I'm allergic to SO MUCH food, it's scary!! (And I only had the basic panel done thus far).
I'm allergic to any kind of protein (meats, fish, dairy, egg, whole wheat, soy bean) even corn, banana, strawberry, chocolate, peanuts, tomato and so on... In other words everything I grew up eating and been eating all my life.
Now, none of it will kill me (food wise), but I still have to go cold turkey now to figure out what bothers me the most.

Here is the tricky part that I need help with. If I can't eat any kind of protein (meats, fish, milk, egg) and I'm also allergic to corn, whole wheat and soy bean, what am I left with??
I guess I'm asking... What can I eat (other than rice and potatoes)? I'm like a step down from a vegan... Lol.

I now this was a very long threat (especially for my first, lol), but does anybody out there have any experience with this or any suggestions?

Thanks a bunch!!

Welcome, MMM, to the forum.

Some tests are not highly accurate, so it behooves us to use common sense. Skin tests are more accurate, and mine showed only a few seasonal pollens and danders, which I knew about just from seasonal symptoms. I get allergy shots for those and have no symptoms now.

The blood tests showed I was allergic to peanuts, which give me no trouble.

I also have chemical sensitivities, for which there are practically no standardized tests. My allergist had me keep a good food journal (see many posts on this forum), which helped us identify the foods containing the symptom triggers.

I had already figured out lactose intolerance. That one is easily taken care of with lactose-free milk or not-so-easily with lactase tablets (at least 4 before consuming ice cream).

There are two main ways of figuring out food intolerances: 1. going on a strictly hypoallergenic diet and adding foods one at a time, or 2. eating regular foods and removing ones that cause a reaction, one at a time. I much prefer way #2. It takes so long with the first option you could starve.

With simple intolerances you can go a step further and do a "challenge test." This is described in a number of posts also.

Best wishes.

Hello Alice...

Also to you Thank You for your kind words and encouragement.

I actually had a skin test done (a basic panel of 80) and I expected some pollen allergies and knew that there would be grass and dust (which I got confirmed).
It's all the food allergies that really surprised me (I was positive to 14 of 20) and I'll have to go back now to get a more detailed one just for foods.

The thing is that none of them are life threatening, but something is giving me this outbreak/rash/redness in my face and it's getting progressively worse (it started a little on my left cheek, then more on that side, then it took over the right cheek and now even spread onto my forehead) and coming from someone that used to have very nice skin all my life, this is quiet upsetting and frustrating!
For the longest time I thought that I had developed a case of rosecea, but no creams really seamed to do much.
Only after I was first diagnosed with allergic asthma last year and my doctor put me on prednisone for five days, did I realize that it was allergy related (my skin almost cleared up completely).

I also have very specific food allergies and some of them apparently very rare (yeast, soy bean, corn, cow milk, egg, chicken meat, tomato...). Pretty much everything fun... Lol.
Not to mention stuff I used to eat all my life!
This might sound horrible, but I almost wish I would have had stomach problems instead of a skin rash. That might have helped me figure it out much faster.

I'll just keep of everything that I came out positive for now until I have more details.
Again thanks for your input and kind words =)

Hi MMMouse,

Yes, it can be very difficult but also very rewarding to change your diet for the better.

I eat a yeast free bread called Ezekial bread that's made with sprouts. It comes in several varieties, I like the seeded. I eat a avocado every day, that has plenty of protein. I eat seeds like pumpkin seeds and almonds every day for protein. Can you eat beans? They have plenty of protein.

Just make sure you're eating a balanced diet, getting your protein and eating your fruits and vegetables. That's great you have a condition that shows that you've eaten something that doesn't agree with you so you can test what works for you and what doesn't work for you.

By the way, I eat steel cut oatmeal every morning for breakfast with chopped walnuts and cinnamon.

I eat rice every night for supper mixed with sautéed vegetables. This process does become easier with practice.

You might want to be careful about eating any sugar, that's what affects me the most. Doctors don't mention this unless you have a condition like diabetes.

It's strange MMMouse, it's been just in the last year or so that I started noticing how the wrong foods would increase my fibromyalgia pain, a burning sensation in my muscles, cause me to get a stomach ache, and have more trouble sleeping. I didn't put two and two together until I watched JJ Virgin talk on public television about inflammatory foods. She's a nutritionist who's written a book along with doctors.

She strongly suggests that a person stay away from the following seven inflammatory foods for 3 weeks then see if they feel better, then reintroduce the foods one at a time. Some of these foods are included in your list:

Gluten, Peanuts, Soy, Corn, Sugar and artificial sugars, Dairy Products, and Eggs.

When I tried her method I did feel somewhat better and it was amazing when I tried to reintroduce one I would have a reaction. This whole thing isn't foolproof but it's helped me some and it gave me the proof I needed to watch my diet even more.

Thanks almost medfree...
Right now I'm doing exactly that. I'm sticking to mostly rice, some potatoes and lots if veggie products.
I've been looking around "Whole Foods" (they're very vegetarian and vegan friendly) and for now I'm cutting out anything that includes any sort of whole wheat, soy, yeast, dairy, egg and corn.
I'm getting another food test done this Saturday and hopefully that will widen my options some (beans, maybe some fish, fruits).
Thus far I don't have any stomach pains or problems. Mine is purely skin related.
I'll keep you posted on my test results and I'll go from there.
Wish me luck! ;)

Hi MMMouse,

You're welcome. That's nice you have a Whole Foods in your area. I've been doing olive oil too rather than margarine or butter for years.

My favorite chips are Terra sweet potato chips with no corn. And to eat with my guacamole in the morning, Beanito black bean chips also with no corn.

MMMouse, do you watch Dr. Oz? He had a segment on recently that mentioned how unhealthy some of those veggie burgers can be because some of them have too much fat and sodium and extra ingredients. Could you let me know whether the organic Sunshine Burgers appear to be healthy on the label? It would be nice to have something other than turkey patties to eat. Can you eat turkey? I love frying turkey patties in olive oil sprinkled with sage on both sides. Easy and delicious.

I was taught by a very special into the healthy lifestyle person that we should try to eat as clean as possible. Nothing processed. I do try to do this.

Good luck with your testing. Let us know how it goes.

Hello almost medfree...
I checked and it appears that these Subshine Burgers are completely natural and they have only 300g of sodium. There's really only 5 ingredients... Organic brown rice, organic sunflower seeds, organic carrots, organic spices and sea salt. I've only tried the original flavor so far, but they also have a Garden Herb flavor, which I'm quiet excited about.
I add a little olive oil, because they're a bit dry, but that worked out quiet nice for dinner yesterday.
I don't know yet about turkey until tomorrow. I'll keep you updated.
I'll look into those chips you mentioned as well. I love guacamole and I'm already stocked on avocados =)
I know of Dr. Oz, but I don't have any cable. I'll see if I can find that episode somewhere.

Thanks again for the insides to a new world. Maybe with some luck and good faith I can broaden my horizon a bit more after tomorrow.

Hello, first let me say this...I hope you were able to find more foods to eat. I've had allergies since I was 30, I'm 49 now, just found out I'm allergic to SOY, All nuts especially peanuts, coconut anything. I've cut out almost all foods, but still have issues with itching and etc.
My question to you is how did you find out you were allergic to Protein, cause I've asked my allergist and another one, they both said there are no test to see if anyone is allergic to Protein, Glycerin (which is so toxic and in EVERYTHING) also when you look up other names for SOY, there is where I found Glycerin. A lot or most labels rename Soy and etc. SORRY, got off track, I wanted to be tested for Protein, Glycerin, Oats, Lactose, Latex, Gluetin and was told there are no test for these, can you give me some advice on testing. BTW, so far all I can eat is potatoes, haven't tried rice yet cause it has soy it it under a hidden name. I"M STARVING!!!!
I'm from the South (New Orleans) so I love to eat!
I can't find vitamins that don't have Soy, Glycerin or Peanut Oil, I need my Protein and Vitamins, I can't even take my menopause meds. I think I will die from starvation before allergies.
PLease send any info I can refer too.
Thanks,
Alikat :)

Hi, Alikat.

I hope you will start your own thread. This one is out of date. Just hit the "post new topic" button.

Tell us how you were diagnosed allergic to "everything." It's hard to understand.

I had an allergy on my face which was starting to travel down my body, mainly because I would wash my hair in the shower. I had an allergy test and found out I was allergic to a chemical I had never heard of. Fortunately my allergist's mother had the same allergy, so he tested me for Methylisothiazolinone
and Methylchloroisothiazolinone. These chemicals are in shampoos, conditioners, lotions, liquid fabric softeners, some makeups, baby wipes, pretty much anything that has a softening, conditioning ingredient in them. My son and granddaughter are also allergic to the same ingredient. This chemical caused my worst reaction in a skin test. If you are allergic to this chemical, you will more than likely be allergic to anything latex. If you've noticed redness after removing a bandaid, in the area where it was stuck to your skin, you probably have a latex allergy. I have found bandages, as well as other items that are latex free. This also includes latex paint. I had a reaction when my husband painted with latex paint. I hope this helps others who may facing this problem

No, this is an old one. How about starting your own thread. Use the post new topic tab, start your own headline. You'll get responses.

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