Horrible allergic reaction

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• Raw Passion Raw Newbie

  I'm not a doctor of course, but that sounds more like nut allergy. I would cut hazlenuts out but continue to to use Agave - if the condition doesnt change or worsens (I'd give it maybe a week, less if it worsens) then I would stop using Agave.

  I'm allergic to peanuts but for me I struggle to breath so the symptoms are different. I'm ok with all other nuts, it is possible to be allergic to just one kind.

  I'd also watch out, skin rashes can often be a reaction from direct skin contact - maybe a change of washing powder, perfumes or non-organic cotton. Has anything like this changed recently.

  If not, I would cut out hazlenuts first and then agave.
• wichten Raw Newbie

  i would just cut out the mylk and see if you heal up, you want to make sure you figure out what it is youre allergic to. Plus a liter of mylk a day is a lot, you may have not have problems in small amounts.
• emtpdmom Raw Newbie

  Terilyn, I don't have a medical background, but checked with 2 friends who do. If you have access to Benedryl, my retired nurse friend suggests starting with 50 mg every 2 hours for 12 hours. If you're not better in 12 hours, she feels you should really seek medical attention. If you are seeing some relief after 12 hours, reduce the Benedryl to 25 mg every 2 hours for 3 or 4 doses, then continue reducing the amount and frequency. Another nurse friend (currently practicing) suggested you might also try an oatmeal bath for some relief.

  I did find some web links that indicate a nut allergy can present as a rash / hives instead of the typical mouth, lips presentation. I've emailed one more friend who is a nurse practitioner to see if she has any additional suggestions, given your location. She's not yet responded.

  I do hope you get some relief, and quickly. Are you in a situation where you can talk with some local people to see if they have any folk remedy suggestions?
• Terilyn

  Thanks for your comments and advice. I cut out the nuts and the agave entirely and started taking antihistamines, which helped for a bit and then the rash actually worsened :S I emailed my Canadian doctor and he seems to think it's more likely a skin contact problem (the water here is heavily treated for parasites and our clothes are unfortunately washed in industrial machines with god knows how many helpings of bleach) Thanks so much emtpdmom for asking your health practitioner friends - one irritating thing about living out here is lack of easy access to a qualified healthcare professional!

  Locals here chalk all health problems here to malaria, not matter what your symptoms are! Silly and strange but true. I'm giving it another week to clear up and then it's off to Nairobi....erRrr... :)
• magpie89

  the only thing you can do is cut one of them out for a few days & see what happens. if it gets worse or stays as bad but the other out and eat the first thing you cut out. see what happens
• tukiville

  I have a friend who is allergic to hazelnuts, she breaks out in hives too. Get an allergy test done to confirm. Adult onset allergies are more common then ever. In just the last year I just found out that I have severe environmental allergies to all trees and grasses, lactose allergy, yeast allergy, and I was diagnosed with cat and dog allergies recently (I had cats and dogs as pets my entire 32 years of life). This is my 2 cents!
• n8rgrl

  I'd like to add my 2 cents. My son has severe allergies including egg and nut. This is what I've been told or found out.

  It definitely sounds like a nut allergy, but you can't be sure unless you are tested. BUT, as we've found out, most times people's allergies get worse the more they are exposed to them-so the more you have consumed the mylk, the worse you may be getting and developing an intolerance to it.

  Usually the first line of defense the body offers is to vomit what you're allergic to to try and get it out of your system. Since you didn't do that, it accumulates, and can produce a reaction days later. We've been through both.

  My son is deathly allergic to eggs. When they did the 'food challenge' on him, he began with hives on his forehead, then legs and torso-not around the mouth. He also had stridor (difficulty breathing bc his throat was swelling). Since he didn't vomit, it stayed in his system another 4 days (it was done on a Friday and he didn't clear til Tuesday!) Though he did have diarrhea all weekend.

  Each time since he's come in contact he's immediately thrown whatever it was back up. Then had hives...etc...

  Keep benadryl on hand and when you see your doctor ask for a skin test or RAST test (its a blood test), and an epi pen.

  From all my reading, hives usually indicate an allergic reaction.

  On a side note-we changed to oat milk. I haven't made it yet, but both of my boys drink it and love it.
• tealas

  Terilyn,

  I hope your difficulties with Hazelnut milk have settled down. On Saturday afternoon, I had what I thought was food poisoning, but my lips swelled. I realized I also ate some sunflower seed sprouts/greens just before what I thought gave me the food poisoning. I was very ill, threw up and then about 1-2 hours later my upper lip swelled up which had a lot of contact with the sunflower seed sprouts/greens. I'm almost certain this is what I was allergic to, although I have never had a reaction like this before. What was strange was as I was figuring all this out today I was eating sunflower seeds - the swelling was going down on my lip, almost like eating the seeds was doing something to trigger a healing from the allergic reaction to the greens. Bizarre.

  Do you know what it is that you reacted to in the sunflower seed sprouts? Do you still eat the seeds, or do you play it safe and avoid them alltogether now?

  Thanks for any tips you might have!

  -Teala