So, I decided to eliminate dairy from my diet to see if that was aiding and abetting my many allergy attacks. That includes milk, all types of cheese, cream cheese, pudding, etc. It hasn't been fun...soy milk is okay but not getting to put cream cheese on a bagel is true torture. Along w/ not getting any cheese on my burrito wraps and not getting to put parmesan on my pasta. I avoid pizza as it is mostly just cheese. I could go on and on. But the main thing I've noticed is I'm just missing the wonderful taste of cheese. My head is still congested and my throat is still very sore in the morning. AND last night, I had another allergy attack that lasted about an hour even after taking meds. So, now my dilemma is do I continue w/ my dairy free diet that I don't enjoy and see if I just haven't given it enough time to go through my system or do I just decide that it is something in the air or in our house and give up figuring out what it is? (Although, it had been raining all day...if it had happened a few days ago when it was all blustery and windy, that might have been the case.) Or should I be dairy and soy free? Since lots of the nieces and nephews are also allergic to soy and I think I was as a child???
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
dairy free for 2 weeks and 4 days...
So, I decided to eliminate dairy from my diet to see if that was aiding and abetting my many allergy attacks. That includes milk, all types of cheese, cream cheese, pudding, etc. It hasn't been fun...soy milk is okay but not getting to put cream cheese on a bagel is true torture. Along w/ not getting any cheese on my burrito wraps and not getting to put parmesan on my pasta. I avoid pizza as it is mostly just cheese. I could go on and on. But the main thing I've noticed is I'm just missing the wonderful taste of cheese. My head is still congested and my throat is still very sore in the morning. AND last night, I had another allergy attack that lasted about an hour even after taking meds. So, now my dilemma is do I continue w/ my dairy free diet that I don't enjoy and see if I just haven't given it enough time to go through my system or do I just decide that it is something in the air or in our house and give up figuring out what it is? (Although, it had been raining all day...if it had happened a few days ago when it was all blustery and windy, that might have been the case.) Or should I be dairy and soy free? Since lots of the nieces and nephews are also allergic to soy and I think I was as a child???
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Could it be your dog? Or maybe hidden mold in the house? I had miserable allergies (air born)when I was a kid and then I got allergy shots for a few years and I haven't had any allergies since. Have you ever had allergy testing done? That might narrow your problem down...
ReplyDeleteI had an allergy test done about 5 years ago, but I probably need to go in again. It said I was allergic to dust, mold, cats, but not dogs. It might have changed since then and they did not test me for any food allergies. So I should check it out, so then I could have at least only a few options instead of thinking I'm allergic to everything!
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