ilovethesea
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What are some things I could to de-sensitize my gut?
So many things produce an allergic response (runny nose). But I really struggle to get enough calories if I'm strictly avoiding every possible histamine trigger.
My problem foods include:
- all starches
- starchy vegetables eg. potato
- fruits with pectin eg. apples, pears
- most commercial fruit juices (Simple Orange pulp-free OJ seems to be ok)
- eggs
- honey
- tomatoes (nightshades I think?)
- chocolate (newest suspicion)
So basically I'm left with dairy, sugar, non-starchy fruits, and meat/fish. It's difficult especially when I am not at home, and I still feel like something is always setting off my allergies.
I can manage ok on Benadryl (one at night and one or two during the day) but I don't know if that's a great long-term solution. Cyproheptadine lasts longer to prevent the allergies, but I find it encourages mouth breathing at night. Whereas on Benadryl I can usually nose breathe if I tape my mouth before bed. I guess I have low CO2 from all this.
Before I started this diet 4 years ago I never had these food allergies (just dust/pollen), and I never mouth breathed. I was hypothyroid before, so I guess my histamine issues were being suppressed by high cortisol which Ray's diet has now lowered.
Note: I am taking thyroid, vitamin A, Thorne K2, D drops, cascara, aspirin and progesterone/pregnenolone depending on where I am in my cycle. Just started Health Natura urea.
So many things produce an allergic response (runny nose). But I really struggle to get enough calories if I'm strictly avoiding every possible histamine trigger.
My problem foods include:
- all starches
- starchy vegetables eg. potato
- fruits with pectin eg. apples, pears
- most commercial fruit juices (Simple Orange pulp-free OJ seems to be ok)
- eggs
- honey
- tomatoes (nightshades I think?)
- chocolate (newest suspicion)
So basically I'm left with dairy, sugar, non-starchy fruits, and meat/fish. It's difficult especially when I am not at home, and I still feel like something is always setting off my allergies.
I can manage ok on Benadryl (one at night and one or two during the day) but I don't know if that's a great long-term solution. Cyproheptadine lasts longer to prevent the allergies, but I find it encourages mouth breathing at night. Whereas on Benadryl I can usually nose breathe if I tape my mouth before bed. I guess I have low CO2 from all this.
Before I started this diet 4 years ago I never had these food allergies (just dust/pollen), and I never mouth breathed. I was hypothyroid before, so I guess my histamine issues were being suppressed by high cortisol which Ray's diet has now lowered.
Note: I am taking thyroid, vitamin A, Thorne K2, D drops, cascara, aspirin and progesterone/pregnenolone depending on where I am in my cycle. Just started Health Natura urea.
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