From my understanding, the alpha gal is different from lyme disease.

I have been allergic to beef and pork for nearly 10 years. I was diagnosed via the scratch test and my allergist was shocked. I have since discovered that my daughter is headed down the same path and our new allergist was very excited to have a genuine beef/pork allergy patient in his office and shared the tick alpha gal theory with me and was excited to test my daughter. I am certain I was never bitten by a tick and she was not either. His test confirmed that she was not, and he advised her to follow my strict diet of no beef or pork before her sensitivities escalate to the point of my anaphylactic allergy. I am convinced that our allergy is a crazy genetic issue as we have discovered other distant relatives who also have the same allergy. I was sensitive intestinally to beef and pork my entire life before the rash and other symptoms became worse.

If you have avoided beef and pork strictly, then the blood allergy test will not be accurate. The scratch test was done on me though before I had cut it out of my diet and was aware of a true allergy. Now I am super strict and cannot even be in the same room while it is cooking.

What is the name of the blood test?

yes there is a blood test for meat allergies. They search for antigens or antibodies that indicate a sensitivity to meat. Skin tests do little for many allergies because the body doesn’t let it get as far as the skin once the allergen is ingested.

I have this condition please write me.

I am glad that you are doing better Elisabeth, this is definitely a metabolic disorder and everything in the body is connected. I meditate too, it seems to help with the brain chemistry. Good luck, and keep posting. All my blood tests are perfect, I had high cholesterol three years ago, but after vegetarian diet everything is back to normal. I do want to get tested for protein intolerance , and I will try the amino acid Citrulline . I’ve tried everything, lol, but nothing seems to be working. Today I lied down for an hour, brain dead, didn’t eat protein. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Oh, one more thing. I’ve been gluten-free for over two years now, but I decided to do an experiment and go totally grain-free for a week. I felt better. When I added grains back, I felt worse. Now, I had other health stuff going on at the time, so I’m not really sure if all grains are a problem for me, but it opened my eyes to the possibility. I’ve been very ill and have not been able to eat at all for many days at a time. My head clears up quite a bit if I don’t eat at all. My doctor said that this is very typical for someone with a digestive problem, which is why she wanted to test me for SIBO. I already had a histamine problem going on and ended up in the ER three times, but she wanted to know why. She has said that SIBO and a suspected Leaky Gut can send bacteria into your body, including your brain. I’m with you, Cami. I feel that my brain has taken a real hit over the years and wonder about long-term damage (my first symptom was a stroke-like episode that landed me in the hospital for five days.. Proteins are very hard for the body to digest and with impaired digestive issues may be why we’re having such problems. If you have SIBO like me, carbohydrates feed the bacteria and cause symptoms. So much of this is experimentation and listening to your body. It’s hard, though, because sometimes symptoms will show up right away and sometimes it can take several days, so hard to know exactly what is happening. All my best to you. P.S. My insurance may not pay for all of this either, so at this point it’s out-of-pocket for me, too.

Hi Allergy Guy and Cami,
No, I really haven’t taken many antibiotics throughout my life, but apparently still have digestive problems. My Mom said I cried a lot as a young girl and said my stomach hurt, so who knows?, maybe I’ve had this thing forever and has just now become out of control because of menopause??? Cami, I’m wondering if it was the gluten in the cookie and not the egg or maybe the sugar or another ingredient. It’s so hard to tell unless you test one item at a time. Currently I’m Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Sugar-Free, Migraine-Free (tyramine), Low-Salt, , Low-Protein, Organic and pretty much, Flavor-Free. It’s been an extreme challenge. Not only am I brain-dead most of the time, I also have extreme migraines, seizures and many other maladies. I’ve been very ill for three years, have had many tests and the only thing that came back positive is SIBO and Low Vitamin D. So, I’m going with these and see what happens. There is a book that I’m going to explore called “Eat to Live” by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. He states that many migraine problems are because of too much protein in the American diet. He advises that it only be eaten twice a week–not sure if that means meat or other protein sources, I’ll need to read to find out. So this leads me to believe that protein definitely can cause other problems, including digestion as well, in sensitive people. But, being on this strict of diet has actually really helped. I suggest that you take one category and delete it for awhile (a month, probably) and see how you feel. I felt much better when I deleted gluten; it was a big turning point for me. Good luck!

That’s really too bad. Good luck!

I wonder if you’ve taken a log of antibiotics? They can kill the “friendly” bacteria, allowing the wrong kind to grow instead. Hope the herbal approach works.

me again, Cami
yesterday I ate a cookie that contained eggs and within a few minuets, my feet started to burn and feel inflamed, I had to lie down for a while, it lasted about one hour and it went away, but I only ate one cookie…and I am not allergic to eggs. I understand it could be a reaction to the lysine in the eggs but not sure…