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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 04:15 PM
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I'm trying to identify a food allergy.
Occasionally my husband eats something that causes him digestive distress, burping, gas etc. The problem is that we can't identify anything special. For example, it doesn't happen every time he eats bread or drinks milk, nor does it happen every time he has pizza or fish. In other words, it's not something he encounters every day, and we can't associate it with something he eat occasionally.
I've seen some reports of antibiotic carryover into food. Is it possible that occasionally he's getting a dose of antibiotic that's upsetting his intestinal flora? Has anyone ever heard of something like this happening?
First up, the baby-talking warped primitive, who's "allergic" to foods good for her, and not allergic to foods bad for her:
Warpy (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 04:34 PM
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1. Could he be constipated when he gets these symptoms?
that's how it works for a lot of people.
If they are starting to happen more frequently, please consult a doctor.
hedgehog (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 05:06 PM
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2. Nothing that dire, just some annoyance. I don't mean to tread to close to the ban on health info, just looking for ideas to take to the doctor.
sandnsea (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 11:38 PM
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3. For me it's a combination + excess stress
Dairy in itself can do it, especially sour cream. But more often it's dairy + certain raw vegetables, they both cause the stomach to release excess gas. Apples for instance, broccoli, carrots. Sometimes I'm okay for one day, but if I eat pizza one day, then yogurt with fruit the next, then dip and veggies, the third day of that combo can be a killer. Eating right before bed can really bring on pure agony. And if I'm under unusual stress, it can really set it off too. And then there's egg and turkey, just for general annoyances.
I dunno. The only general annoyance franksolich ever had with food was when he was in college, and drank half a gallon of home-made eggnog and ate a medium Valentino's pizza. Not a good idea to mix eggnog and pizza.
But franksolich not being a primitive, learned that lesson early and had to learn it only one time.
hedgehog (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-19-09 09:30 AM
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4. You know, I never thought of combinations as the problem - that's what may be foxing us, the thought that it can't be A or B because he didn't get sick the last time he had A or the last time he had B, but A+B together......
Thanks - I may have him keep a food diary.
