Allergies to fish oil supplements?

Hi everyone,

I'm from the lyme forum, and I've posted on here once or twice before.  I have joint pain from my lyme disease, so my doctor recommended fish oil supplements and MSM.  I started taking them both about a week ago and have felt worse ever since.  I'm wondering if this could be a manifestation of an allergy to fish.  I had the skin test done and it showed up positive to fish and many other foods, but my allergist said the skin test isn't reliable for food allergies.  I've also felt a bit fatigued, headachy, and generally sore the past week or so.

The only other strange thing that I've had for the past 2 years or so is a very slight raised rash on my stomach that looks kind of like small hives.  It doesn't itch or hurt at all, and the different bumps come and go sometimes.  I assumed it was a lyme rash, but I'm beginning to wonder if it has to do with food allergies (it is on my stomach, after all)...  Any thoughts?

 

Hi Red_34! The rash on my stomach doesn't feel like a histamine reaction - it's never warm or itchy or anything (I've had hives in the past, and this is not like them). Lyme can cause all sorts of weird rashes, but my lyme doc has never seen one like this before, so he's perplexed as well. And I could go to a dermatologist, but many of them are unaware of the ways lyme can manifest, so I've been hesitant on that front...
Anyway, I stopped the fish oil supplements on Thursday and I DO feel a lot better! And I also got the name of a really good allergist and am trying to make an appointment there. I want to get tested for food allergies in a more definitive way. I mean, they could be responsible for a lot of my fatigue and stiffness that I've assumed are lingering lyme symptoms.
Thanks for the reply!

I'm allergic to fish and I would like to know what I can substitute for fish oil. I would like to get the same benefits. Thank you!