Im Allergic

I am having a hard time finding information on allergy related to exercise and how to treat them, although it is apparently not that uncommon.

For example, some people (including myself) might get an allergy reaction if they eat specific foods up to two-four hours before or after exercising. One theory is that exercise increases the absorption of food proteins in the gut.

I heard that some people are allergic to the chemicals produced by the body during exercise and/or heating of the body, thus break out in hives or even anaphylax when excercising.

Please share any good resources or experiences in treating this type of food allergy.

There’s a really good support group on Yahoo for people with chronic urticaria, and I know there are some people in the group who have exactly what you describe. They can help.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/urticaria

And yes, it is exercise-induced anaphylaxis, in your case food-dependent. I do know that some people have been helped with the use of oral cromolyn, sold in the US as Gastrocrom. It is a mast cell stabilizing drug available with prescription. Also, since in severe cases this can lead to full-blown anaphylaxis, ask your doctor to prescribe some epi-pens if you don’t already have some. They will save your life.

A really good article online is at eMedicine:

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic724.htm

Most restaurants use MSG in their food preparation, but it’s not noted on the menu, as peanut products are. It can even be listed generically as "natural flavorings" as an ingredient. My friend developed a sudden and severe allergy, and died an agonizing death from anaphylactic shock, because she specifically asked the person selling it, and he said it didn’t (don’t think he knew). Can’t something be done?

i ate msg, make me fat. i have kind of a way to see where the glutamate is hiden.
1. if our heart keeps very fast when you smeel the food, probably has msg.
2.in case you acidentally eat msg, take some taurine suplement ( it worked in diabetics)
3. Avoid any processed food ( its the safest think to do)
4. There are 4 natural foods that have it naturally, that optional to avoid it but you feel much better if you dont eat them: corn,soy,diary and weast.

In restaurants, avoid chinese and in japanese eat without wasabi. Avoid any food in seasonings and french fries from restaurants, they usually put msg instead of salt on it.
i know that really hard to believe, but the big companies first think in money not in the clients heath…

I have severely bad allergies.
I currently take Allegra 180mg but I still get symptoms.
Allergens: Most grasses, trees, cats, ragweed.
I take shots for my allergies every 3 weeks currently.
And if my allergies are irritated enough, I tend to go into something like an "allergy shock."

Ask about Clairitin.

I have had peanut allergy, I consult with an allergen he told me to avoid nuts from my diet. I’m a vegitarian so it is not possible for avoiding all nut.Is there any other way to cure it totally? Should I stop eating a food if I think I’m allergic to it?

Removing a food from your diet can leave you with an unbalanced diet, which may cause other health problems. So just try to visit http://www.theallergyreliefguide.com/ which help for your treatment becoz they should provided psychological treatment for allergies.

Few other also helps you are,

http://www.theallergyreliefguide.com/

www.austinallergydoctor.com/
www.allergy-treatment-guide.com/

What’s the difference between a food allergy and an intolerance? What about a food sensitivity? When I eat food with MSG in it I know without even reading the ingredients because I get a headache within minutes of eating it. Is this an allergy, intolerance, or sensitivity? Thanks!

An allergy is a chemical reaction – similar to a pollen or mold allergy. You might start coughing or sneezing, feel your throat swelling, get hives, or start itching.

A sensitivity means that you can eat/drink/be around small amounts of what you’re sensitive to, but anything more will make you react. Lactose-sensitive people can often have something like part of a glass of milk or a scoop of ice cream, but anything more makes them react.

An intolerance is generally a pretty quick reaction, but it has more to do with an organ or system reacting than an allergic reaction. You might get headaches or migraines, digestive upset, muscle aches, or something like that.

My best guess is that you are intolerant – I’d say to stay away from MSG.

I changed his food recently and it gave him a food allergy. I just changed it back to his old food, but he is still itching, grooming, and biting his hair out. What can I do?

It takes weeks, sometimes months, before you see any change.
Make sure he doesn’t have fleas.
Ho do you know it’s a food allergy?