Oi gevals (did i spell that right?) -- if i NEEDED a "perfect storm" situation for observing histamine-related malaise, nature certainly decided to cooperate with me.... Sunday was a normal summer day when it came to environmental pollen and mold but the count doubled overnight, and on Monday i felt like death-warmed-over! I woke up feeling a LITTLE better yesterday, but in midafternoon my stomach joined my sinuses in their land of unhappiness, and i chose to fast for the rest of the day.
This morning i'm feeling better -- hope it lasts! At least the mold-count is coming down. I also got two nights of sound sleep, as i've been cheating and adding earplugs to my eye-mask (if the dog or husband wake me at all, i tend to have a difficult time getting back to sleep). I took a 24-hour fexofenadine instead of 4-to-6-hour-effective diphenhydramine last night before bed too (yesterday i woke up unable to breathe through my nose). And as we know, allergy/histamine effects are cumulative.
We also know that EVERYTHING we eat (or think about eating) gives us a certain amount of histamine response! I wrote before how i agree with J Stanton that fasting can actually feel good -- add to that ghrelin effect the histamine-reduction from fasting, and you significantly reduce some burdens if you're inclined to suffer allergic symptoms! Once one is ketoadapted, eating nothing CAN make one feel better than anything else ... for awhile, anyway.
I did my best to feel better naturally, across-the-board -- staying out of the basement, using my neti-pot, inhaling tea-tree-oil-laden steam, taking serrapeptase as a systemic anti-inflammatory and encouraging stomachic happiness with the help of old-fashioned bitters. Tiny steps, but they help. At least i woke up breathing this morning. ;-)
Please, exclude all alcohol until you feel better.
ReplyDeleteI should have, but at least i cut back and chose wisely. :-) no champagne during mold season!
DeleteI put air cleaners in our room last year. The noise it makes has significantly improved my sleeping, although I still have night waking insomnia a few times a month.
ReplyDeleteMy kid, who has lots of food intolerances, is allergic to dust mites. The air cleaners help him too, as well as keeping humidity down.
a lot of little things can make a difference -- in both directions! do you live somewhere raw milk is legal? i understand the beneficial bacteria help kids overcome an impressive array of symptoms.
DeleteRaw milk is very illegal, although I've been looking into a goat share since the boy has recently grown out of a dairy allergy.
DeleteA link to this paper was just posted on Facebook:
Histamine Intolerance in Clinical Practice
http://www.data.aerzteblatt.org/pdf/DI/103/51/a3477e.pdf
Hi, I'm Tonya, BTW. 42, F, Low carb and losing VERY SLOWLY. About a 1 lb a month.
I live in Florida, in my state raw milk is for sale in a natural food store nowadays, but labeled "not for a human consumption". Check around if your state has the same loophole.
DeleteLoosing weight slowly has some advantages like less problem with loose skin. Also, most people find maintaining more challenging.
:-) nice to have you here, Tonya, and thanks for the link -- i'll check that out. i sure sympathize on the "slowly" bit, as my loss is nonexistent these days....
DeleteI am not in a weight loss stage for a while as well. When I was loosing weight, it was really, really slow, like 30 lb in 3 years.
DeleteIt's "oy gevalt". At least I think so.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who participates in an online Yiddish discussion group. I once asked her how they agree to spell the Yiddish words in English transliteration (written Yiddish uses a Hebrew alphabet). Her response was "One member posts a word, and everyone else argues about the spelling and pronunciation." This, of course, is a riff on the Yiddish expression "Two Jews, three opinions."
Feel better, no fun when allergies make you feel sick.
Lol -- thanks! :-) i learned the expression watching one of my favorite westerns, "the Frisco Kid."
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