"I do have allergies though and perhaps it makes me more susceptible to having a food allergy."
It makes sense to me that any food allergy might exacerbate the environmental allergy. In fact, some people have had success at reducing or eliminating asthma problems by eliminating dairy (I assume you have done so already). The point is, a food allergy could be making your other allergies worse, and also be contributing to IBS symptoms. Do a quick Google search on "asthma food allergy". The hard part is finding the food allergy.
I did the ELISA blood test for allergies, but I don't think it's necessary. The best way to identify (or prevent) a food allergy would be an elimination or rotation diet. A rotation diet just means you only eat the suspected food once a week or so. So, if you're having a particular food everyday, try only having it once a week and see if there's improvement (look for improvement in your IBS symptoms immediately, and for long-term immune system improvement, a good indicator would be your allergies). There are quite a few foods that we rely on everyday like eggs, wheat (spelt is a good replacement, can't tell the difference), soy etc... You can talk to your doctor more about low-allergen diets, and doing an elimination or rotation diet.
Let us know how it goes,
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