Psychological/Mental:
An anxious fight/flight response, impaired cognition and impulse control, EXTREME mood swings (anger / depression)
It feels as if PFC functions were shut down temporarily.
Physiscal:
A Constant electrical-like tingling in arms and legs.
Restlessness
Abdominal Pain.
Too bad – but good to notice the symptoms and adjust your diet accordingly!
]]>These symptoms are consistent with $celiac$ disease.
Find a doctor who “gets it”, who understands celiac disease and can run tests for it.
This is not the only possibility, but is well worth investigating. Celiac is under-diagnosed even though nearly 0.8% of the population has this condition.
]]>My daughter has been suffering with abdominal pain for the past four months and we have not been able to determine a cause. We have been through CT-scans, abdominal ultrasounds, pelvic ultrasounds and a Hida scan and all were clear. She recently developed two enormous canker sores on her lower lip (1/2 inch). In talking to several individuals I am now starting to think that she is having an allergic reaction? Any ideas?
]]>Your right on the money…for years I ate peanut butter like it was the bread of life and suffered miserably from mouth ulcers and bleeding from the colon at one time. Out of trial and error I stopped eating peanut butter that is only made with hydrogenated oils and Whalah!
the mouth ulcers stopped. I can still eat peanut butter but it has to be organic or just made out of peanuts. I have since just about eliminated all the hydrogenated oils from my diet and I feel much much better. Be careful what kind of fuel you put into the engine ….Hope this helps Jim V.
Thank you for your observations about the apparent connection between nuts and canker sores in your case.
This would not be considered a “classic” allergy symptom. If you find the connection is consistent, then in your case it is a delayed allergy symptom (also called a food sensitivity) that you experience. This does not mean to say that others experience the same symptoms, or that you can predict what other symptoms you may have. You just have to keep an eye out for them, and it sounds like you have been doing a good job of that so far.
There is also no way of knowing what other allergies you may have. Again, you have to keep an eye out for them.
Please read Self-Testing for Allergies for a more formal method of discovering other possible allergies and symptoms.
I hope this helps.
]]>i have been plagued by digestive disorders for over 13 years. about 4 years ago i had to go the hospital for a heavily bleeding ulcer. since i didn’t have insurance i couldn’t continue my follow ups. aside from that i am more interested in a natural approach to healing. i have been discovering my food allergies. I am definitely at least sensitive to gluten (maybe even celiac). yesterday, i was surprised to notice that i got small canker sore in a part of my mouth, where i know i’ve got them in the past, and it was narrowed down to having just eaten a combination of tree nuts (almond, brazil, walnut, and peacan). i want to now what are the known links to this and what i should avoid.
]]>It doesn’t sounds like you are very sensitive to nuts, and that is a good sign.
Obviously you will want to avoid them in medium to large quantities.
I suggest you talk to your doctor about it. If it got worse you could really be in trouble. You may want to get an epinephrine (adrenaline) auto injector (e.g. EpiPen) just in case – that would be the main thing you would want to discuss with your doctor.
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