"Janet" > wrote in message
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>> "Janet" > wrote in message
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>> > In article >, says...
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>> >> "Janet" > wrote in message
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>> >> > And yes we have been tested. By a real
>> >> >> allergist.
>> >> >
>> >> > In Julie World, how do people qualify as a "real allergist"?
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>> >> OMG! Does board certified suit you?
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>> > Only if the board is medically accredited and the person was genuinely
>> > certified by them. Don't you know that people can buy fake medical
>> > degree
>> > certificates by post?
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>> And you really think the Everett Clinic would hire them? She's still
>> there.
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> Which begs the question, what is her opinion of hair-testing for food
> allergy? And why, when you have a "real allergist", do you accept advice
> from someone in the UK who is not "board certified"?
> Janet
AFAIK there is no such thing as hair testing for allergy. What I have is
food intolerances. She said that if a food causes me problems then to stop
eating it.
I do not have food allergies. I do not have food allergies. I DO NOT HAVE
FOOD ALLERGIES! I have never seen such a stupid bunch of people as I have
seen here. Thankfully my real life does not surround me by such idiots.
I am not going to explain food allergies to you beyond the fact that there
is an IgE mediated response.
Food intolerances are an IgG mediated response. Allergists do not test for
them. Not normally anyway.
There are all sorts of reasons why people can't eat certain foods. Do I
know why I can't eat raw pineapple? Well sort of. I know a lot of people
can't. I just know that it blisters my mouth. It's not an allergy.
Doesn't show as an intolerance. Neither do oranges. But they give me the
same response so I don't friggin eat them.
Do I know why garlic if eaten in a strong amount gives me stomach pains?
No. Again, not an allergy or intolerance. But I don't eat a lot of it.
Do I know why most fruit causes me stomach pains? No. It has been
suggested to me that I have issues with sorbitol. I don't know. Thankfully
I don't like most fruit so I just don't eat it.
Do I know why chocolate gives me severe heartburn? Yep. GERD. So I don't
eat it. Just like countless others don't eat things like tomatoes, onions
and peppers. Those things seem to not cause a problem for me.
I also have gastroparsesis caused by diabetes. That means I don't digest
certain foods at all. Like broccoli and steak. So I don't eat them.
I was not well in a variety of ways. I had my food intolerances retested.
I changed my diet based on that. And low and behold, not only did those
issues resolve but the mystery of the blood sugar too! I have seen three
different Endocrinologists in three different states and none could get my
blood sugar under control. And then wow...I changed my diet and now I am at
106 as I type this. A perfectly normal number.
I may not be a rocket scientist but I can tell when things work. And this
worked for me. I am not telling you to do it or anyone else to do it. I
just know that it worked for me. And nothing you can say to me is going to
change my mind.