Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: I have IBS & developed Food Allergies. Am I alone here?

So many questions! lol.

Yes, the Dr. was an allergist and immunology dr.
Yes, I was diagnosed with IBS about 3 years ago after extensive testing to rule out other things. At that point the allergies weren't present.
The test that was performed was the scratch test 2 months ago. I realize that it's an immune reaction, but it is not a life-threatening one (no anaphylaxis, etc). I had the RAST test performed when they were going through the diagnostic process for my IBS and nothing showed up then.

He instructed me to try these foods on my own after staying off them for a week to see how I reacted. After getting it out of my system and then trying them again, I most definitely reacted, and I feel so much better now that i'm not eating them.

The reason I brought this up here, is that my diet is extremely limited between the IBS and allergies (Corn is in EVERYTHING). It really seems over the past three years, things have only gotten worse. It is a lurking fear that something else major like soy is going to get knocked out of my list of ok foods. I so I'm truly curious if this has happened to other people and how they're coping.

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Surviving in college w/ IBS & multiple food allergies.
Life is tough sometimes, but I'm tougher.

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