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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 372274" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>The diet JJJ suggests is a good start, but it is still a long way from an elimination diet. You can cut back a lot, before you go the whole way. And you still might see a lot of improvement without having to get too drastic.</p><p></p><p>There is a big difference between allergy and sensitivity. Allergy is mediated in the body through B-lymphocytes which trigger mast cells to release histamine. These are the potentially life-thretening reactions, although it also includes hives and hay fever. Sensitivities, on the other hand, are different and much more complex. They can be a toxicity reaction, they can be a part of the body reacting to a particular chemical which is causing problems. For example, I am allergic to some antibiotics (they cause throat swelling and hives) but I have sensitivity reactions to NSAIDS (they cause stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhoea). When talking to doctors it is important to be correct in your terminology.</p><p></p><p>I used to counsel people who had health problems. I had one woman tell me she as allergic to water, she never told me exactly what she meant but since the human body is 75% water, that would be quite a problem. unsurvivable, it it actually were possible. Possibly what she meant, was she found she had problems if she drank water that was not thoroughly filtered. She may have had a problem with the fluoride we put in our water in Australia. Or the chlorine commonly used in town water to sterilise it. Some of the sensitivity reactions I've been told of, labelled as "allergies" (they were not) include such vague symptoms as "having a funny feeling" to apparent catatonic state but the person was able to see and hear everything. Just unable to respond. Frankly, it sounded like hysteria to me in one case (I knew the woman quite well - she was a drama queen and was also unable to be specific but was clearly enjoying the drama of her story). Doctors who think you are exaggerating will switch off and not pay attention, if you use the wrong terminology to maker it sound more serious. It's like work colleagues saying they have flu, when it's really just a bad cold. We do tend to use the stronger terms to get people to take us seriously, but with doctors it can backfire. It's a habit we get into, often we use the terms other people around us use - but here, we need to inform ourselves and to be detailed and accurate. If you don't know the terms, then don't use anything technical. Just say, "When my child eats X, Y happens." </p><p>Like the woman who told me she was allergic to water - what she should have said was, "When I have a drink of water, J happens." It opens the door for someone to ask for more detailed information, to ask if the water is cold, if it is warm, if it is from the tap or a bottle, if it is filtered or if it is the standard chemical cocktail. Also how often there have been problems, if there is a link to quantity - you see how complex it can be.</p><p></p><p>So never generalise to a doctor. Say you have a problem, describe the problem, then let the expert give his educated opinion on it. Then when you see another doctor, you don't say, "I have X disease," you say, "Dr So-and-so said I have X disease." That way if the next doctor wants to challenge it, it isn't you he's challenging, but the other doctor. It saves you having to be the met in the sandwich.</p><p></p><p>Whatever you do diet-wise, whatever you observe - write it down. Keep a diary, it will help. Because if you try to hold it all in your head, you will go crazy and seem obsessive. it's hard to avoid. So write it down so you can still have a life, even while trying to do a very difficult parenting job.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 372274, member: 1991"] The diet JJJ suggests is a good start, but it is still a long way from an elimination diet. You can cut back a lot, before you go the whole way. And you still might see a lot of improvement without having to get too drastic. There is a big difference between allergy and sensitivity. Allergy is mediated in the body through B-lymphocytes which trigger mast cells to release histamine. These are the potentially life-thretening reactions, although it also includes hives and hay fever. Sensitivities, on the other hand, are different and much more complex. They can be a toxicity reaction, they can be a part of the body reacting to a particular chemical which is causing problems. For example, I am allergic to some antibiotics (they cause throat swelling and hives) but I have sensitivity reactions to NSAIDS (they cause stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhoea). When talking to doctors it is important to be correct in your terminology. I used to counsel people who had health problems. I had one woman tell me she as allergic to water, she never told me exactly what she meant but since the human body is 75% water, that would be quite a problem. unsurvivable, it it actually were possible. Possibly what she meant, was she found she had problems if she drank water that was not thoroughly filtered. She may have had a problem with the fluoride we put in our water in Australia. Or the chlorine commonly used in town water to sterilise it. Some of the sensitivity reactions I've been told of, labelled as "allergies" (they were not) include such vague symptoms as "having a funny feeling" to apparent catatonic state but the person was able to see and hear everything. Just unable to respond. Frankly, it sounded like hysteria to me in one case (I knew the woman quite well - she was a drama queen and was also unable to be specific but was clearly enjoying the drama of her story). Doctors who think you are exaggerating will switch off and not pay attention, if you use the wrong terminology to maker it sound more serious. It's like work colleagues saying they have flu, when it's really just a bad cold. We do tend to use the stronger terms to get people to take us seriously, but with doctors it can backfire. It's a habit we get into, often we use the terms other people around us use - but here, we need to inform ourselves and to be detailed and accurate. If you don't know the terms, then don't use anything technical. Just say, "When my child eats X, Y happens." Like the woman who told me she was allergic to water - what she should have said was, "When I have a drink of water, J happens." It opens the door for someone to ask for more detailed information, to ask if the water is cold, if it is warm, if it is from the tap or a bottle, if it is filtered or if it is the standard chemical cocktail. Also how often there have been problems, if there is a link to quantity - you see how complex it can be. So never generalise to a doctor. Say you have a problem, describe the problem, then let the expert give his educated opinion on it. Then when you see another doctor, you don't say, "I have X disease," you say, "Dr So-and-so said I have X disease." That way if the next doctor wants to challenge it, it isn't you he's challenging, but the other doctor. It saves you having to be the met in the sandwich. Whatever you do diet-wise, whatever you observe - write it down. Keep a diary, it will help. Because if you try to hold it all in your head, you will go crazy and seem obsessive. it's hard to avoid. So write it down so you can still have a life, even while trying to do a very difficult parenting job. Marg [/QUOTE]
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