Coeliac with multiple food intolerance & allergies
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:11 pm
I am now nearly 60 with multiple allergies & food intolerances. I am a coeliac who has been confirmed as 'not breaking the diet' by every doctor I get to see. Commenced as a baby with eczema; at 11 was a patient at trial for dust allergy treatments, at 29 diagnosed as coeliac. At 40 the migraines commenced resulting in early retirement at 52. At 43 after eating a meal in Italy I have suffered from bowel incontinence and loose stalls with urgency that food elimination diets can only partially control. Obviously my social life and quality of life are impaired. I have had lots of gastric tests with nothing confirmed. On one occasion I was well for three months which seemed to coincide with a bowel wash prior to a colonoscopy - but this has not been reliably repeatable. I very rarely suffer from pain, but I do suffer from bloating and exhaustion. In the last 4 years I have developed hives. Currently I don't eat soya, dairy, fish, yeast, spinach, tomatoes, citrus fruits, pulses ..... plus the gluten free element. It is very boring, but I do feel better than I did, migraines, digestion and gastric have all improved. It seems the healthier the diet, the sicker I got. I have been basing my current diet on the 'low histamine diet' - not because there is accepted science (as far as I am aware) but because it seems to work better than other approaches I have tried. Is there anything you think I should consider. My last gastric doctor said I should manage as best I could. I take all the regular medication for dust allergies, migraines etc. i would like to have more functioning days and be able to accept lunch dates etc. Thanks