Allergy symptoms are the clues that indicate that your immune system is reacting to allergens.
There are many clues which might indicate allergies, but they are often extremely hard to read. Just because one person has certain symptoms, does not mean to say that someone else with those symptoms is allergic to the same thing, or in deed anything at all. Two people with the same allergy may have different symptoms.
Here are a list of symptoms to look out for. Just one or two symptoms may or may not mean anything. If you have several symptoms that don't make sense when taken together, it could be an indication that you have allergies. There could be other causes as well of course.
Feel free to leave a comment with any symptoms missing here.
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beer allergies
I have enjoyed a drink of beer but have noticed when i sometimes have a drink my nasel passages dry out and my mouth starts also to feel dry ,I also seem to have a feeling of pressure build up across the bridge of the nose I have always imagined this is de-hydration however it occurs after only 1 drink.
hopps
I once had a friend who was allergice to hopps. He would have this same reaction after only a couple sips of beer. Along with sneezing and a redness in his face.
Thanks
Thanks for the extra info.
Msg or other?
I know i have msg allergy. But can you tell me if that or maybe say a panic attack would have a cold flushing feeling inside?
I do have panic attacks, high blood pressure, i do not know if i am allergic to other foods.
Lish
Could be either
Hi Lish,
I can't give you a definitive answer, but I can tell you that speaking from experience, allergies can make everything harder to deal with, and make small challenges seem like major show-stoppers.
Take away the allergen (msg for example) and after a few days (or weeks) when the allergen clears out of your system, you feel fine once again and everything seems easy, even the big challenges of life.
I would not be surprised if delayed food allergies caused panic attacks in many cases.
My guess is that you are allergic to other foods besides MSG. Few people are allergic to just one thing.
Check out Self-Testing for Food Allergies to learn more about discovering your food allergies.
Hope that helps!
MSG
My reaction to msg is upper arm pain, and pain and tightness in my chest. It lasts for about 1/2 hour. My doctor knows nothing about this allergy. He told me if something causes pain it can't be an allergy. Then he did many tests, on liver, pancreas, gall bladder and found nothing. But I have had it now for many years. It scares me because sometimes it makes me think I might be having a heart attack. Most of the sites don't go into detail about this type of symptom.
Can you direct me to a place that describes such symptoms and what can do to prevent it. I avoid all foods that I know can have msg. I try to eat only organic. But it still slips in. I've had this reaction since the late 1990's and I am in my seventies now. Also I have a son who is now having symptoms. Thank you. Pat
MSG allergy symptoms
Hi Pat,
There are different types of allergic reactions. Most doctors use a very narrow definition of the word "allergy".
Still, you've noticed a correlation between MSG and pain, so allergy or not, it seems that you react to MSG. You've had the tests, so it seems that there is nothing serious to worry about.
All I can tell you is what you already know: avoid MSG, and learn all you can about what foods contain it. I'll see if I can post more info about MSG - that is a great idea for an article, thank-you.
I suspect that restaurants are the biggest culprits when it comes to MSG exposure despite your best efforts.
strange toddler behavior - allergy?
My granddaughter, who will be 3 years old in May, has long had a problem with strange behavior with her hands, and occassional seizure-like symptoms. It is getting worse. Her parents took her to see a specialist recommended by the family Dr., but apparently neither medical person thinks this is of much concern. My worry over it has led to problems with the parents, and they will not even share information with me about what her tests showed and what the Drs. said to look out for. I decided the problem was too much TV, since she is allowed to watch up to 8 hours of TV or more a day!!! However, when she was here this week, she began exhibiting stonger symptoms in the late afternoon, after not having been exposed to TV all day, and for most of the previous day. Not only did she clench and unclench her hands into fists and rotate them, which is the primary behavior, but she also tightened her torso with her chest extended a bit, grimaced with her mouth, made soft little bat-like sqealing sounds (eeeeee), and on some occassions her eyes seemed to roll back. Some times she looked at the ceiling while this was happening. She is basically out of it for a few seconds while this goes on. The hand thing seems related to excitement. The other symptoms happen less often, but they occur with the hand symptoms. This happened over a dozen times in the space of a few hours. Usually when she spends time with me, she does not do this at all. That particular afternoon, she had eaten quite well, so I wonder if this might be related to a food allergy or intolerance. She is the strangest eater I have ever encountered. All she wants is milk, baby formula, apple juice (which I do not give her because of the high sugar content and sacylicates) and rice cakes. She will eat carrots, peas, both raw in the pod and cooked. Green beans, raw and cooked, bananas, tomatoes, cucumber, grapes and berries. Sometimes apple. She likes oats. Her parents basically feed her easy to feed things like crackers, cookies, cereal, fruit, and way, way too much cheese. Plain cheddar and mozzarella, macaroni and cheese, pizza, lasagna, cheese ravioli, etc. She gets terrible constipation from all the cheese and milk. I have gone almost out of my mind trying to figure out what might be causing this, and what foods she might be sensitive too. The day she had all these episodes, I had been happy she had tried some breaded dinosaur chicken nuggets (supposedly without harmful additives), some granular lecithin, carrots, and a drink I have been mixing up with baby formula (for the vitamins and iron) with a tablespoon of pureed baby turkey blended in, 1/2 tsp. of rice bran, and a tsp. of rice protein. She gets hives frequently, but we don't know what from. I suspect the M&M's trail mix with peanuts her dad has all over the house and that she nibbles at at night, but I don't know. I was making her formula/milk drink with a cooked egg yolk, but she was itching, so I stopped, thinking she might be allergice to the egg yolk. She eats almost no meat of any kind except for occassional spagetti with meat sauce. She does eat a little lentil soup. I worry about her lack of iron and zinc because she eats so poorly. She is extremely intelligent. She can almost read, and can count to 20 and knows what the numbers mean. This is while being raised by one parent who is basically illiterate and who does not read to her or talk with her or give basic interactions. If anyone has any insights, I would appreciate any feedback. I have no ability to have her tested, and my requests to have all this checked out have met with increasing hostility to the point where she was kept from me for two months. I used to care for her almost full time for a year, and when she was with me, she almost completely stopped the hand shaking/clenching. I don't know whether it is stress, TV, lack of nutrients, or sensitivity to food or chemicals. I hate to think this intelligent little angel is going to suffer possible permanent brain damage because I did not try harder to find a solution to this.
Strange toddler behavior
My daughter does the same thing... I am going to the pediatrician this afternoon. I have been sick over it. She is 3 years 4 months. At first the little episodes were very infrequent, but just recently they have become a daily occurrence and have become more severe. Very similar to your granddaughter. We did the same thing by limiting TV, Computer etc. Doesn't seem to help. Please let me know if you have found any resolve.
Strange Toddler Behavior
My nephew does the same things that your daughter and granddaughter does, he is also very intelligent and a wonderful little boy who is a complete social butterfly. The episodes with this hands tend to happen when he is excited. He recently asked his parents why he does this because it embarasses him. They took him to a nuerologist who diagnosed him with a form of autism. He is now on medication and is doing really well. The episodes with his hands have calmed down almost to the point of stopping. I don't know if this is what is wrong with your daughter and grandaughter but it might be worth checking out.
soy allergies
Hello,
My name is Patricia and my son has just been tested for food allergies. He tested positive for soy. can you please give me a list of foods not to eat.
Thank you
Patricia Voss
Soy Allergy Page
Hi Patricia,
Here is an article I just wrote about soy allergies.
It does not include everything, but it is a start.
Another side effect
Dizziness - caused by stuffed nose, which results in nausea.
Soy allergy?
My face and eyes are burning from the inside out and now I am itching only on one side
Cause and effect
With most allergies, you have to try to corrolate cause and effect.
Specific sets of symptoms usually don't tell you much about the cause of the allergy.
Try eliminating soy from your diet, and see if the symptoms go away.
Soy is actually not a very healthy food, so eliminating it from your diet is probably a good thing.
allergy
Hi,
I have an allergy to what i think is a dry mould in the air vents in our home. We have now blocked up the vents but i know the mould is still present within the walls.
The allergy brings me out me little red blisters all over my arms chest neck and face. They then all join up together, making it look like i have 3rd degree burns all over me.My face swells up and eyes burn and become really puffy. My skin then goes really dry and cracks . It is really itchey and embarrassing as people stare at me like I am a freak.
Anti hystamine tablets no longer work, and my doctor is recultant to say the least about putting me on anything stronger.
Do you have any ideas on how i can :
A) Get rid of the mould in the walls.
B) Calm dow the reaction on my skin
Mold in vents
Hi Paula,
If you have mold in the walls, then you'll have to open up the walls, and clear out all damp building material and mold.
Yes, that is major construction.
It is very important that you have the walls reconstructed properly. They can only have mold in them if there is a moisture problem - a leak or a problem with condensation.
This is not an area to save money on. If your health problems are connected to mold, then what you're experiencing is just the tip of the iceberg.
The fist thing you need to do is get a mold inspector to come check out your house and see if you actually do have a mold problem or not (unless its so bad that its obvious).
Good luck with it. Let us know how it goes.
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