Friday, July 13, 2012
Doctoring
I recently had an allergist appointment; I keep eating things* and feeling unprecedentedly awful. (I rejoice in this, a.k.a. "You're Screwed".) Here, I'll summarize: USELESS, now with more epi-pen.
They re-tested for pollen allergies. Results: what I told them the results were from last time. The allergy fellow was sympathetic. The attending delivered himself of a lecture, the contents of which I already knew. They told me to avoid foods that make me feel unwell. Then they gave me a chart just like Wikipedia's.
I conveyed quite clearly to them that I wanted to know what I shouldn't eat before the full-body itching, coughing, and shortness of breath. The allergist claimed that skin-prick testing is inaccurate for OAS. This is true: commercial antigens are useless. Fresh sources, however, are pretty good, according to at least a few studies.
Aaaaannnndddd... now I'm seriously considering doing skin-prick tests on myself, with fresh foods. Where can I get a little histamine, now?
* Things I can't eat ever: Dairy products, pecans (!!!), walnuts
Things I can't eat fresh: Celery, parsley, mangoes
Things that are maybe not okay in large quantities: Strawberries, bananas
Things that are probably not okay: Hazelnuts, various spices, cantaloupe, canola oil, raspberries
Percentage of this entire list that I really, really like: 100%
Mournfulness at loss of pecan pie: 110%.
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