I have IBS & developed Food Allergies. Am I alone here?
01/12/10 10:22 PM
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Tenebria
Reged: 04/28/09
Posts: 6
Loc: Des Moines, IA
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Ok so here's the story:
I'm 20 & in college.
2 years ago after food poisoning, I never fully recovered and developed IBS. I'm talking full on dairy intolerance (but tested negative for lactose intolerance), and bad reactions to fatty things and red meat. During this time I followed the IBS diet detailed here to a T, and it worked perfectly.
Last May, I started having problems with wheat, so I just marked it up as a gluten intolerance and moved on with my life. I started noticing reactions to other foods, but couldn't find a pattern. I switched Drs, and the first thing the new one did was send me to an allergist.
I tested positive for a whopping 14 different allergies. Wheat, yeast, corn, oats, squash, beans, onions, peas, cantaloupe, watermelon, mustard, sesame, peanuts, walnuts. All of the ones i experimented with are legit...it leaves me feeling very sick (bloated, stomachache, diarrhea) and break out in hives.
So here's the question: Has this happened to anyone else? Am I alone in developing food allergies along with IBS?
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Surviving in college w/ IBS & multiple food allergies.
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