Cholinergic Urticaria

I Have Some Questions about Cholinergic Urticaria

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My name is Isaac, and I have been going through cholinergic urticaria for a year and a half now. I recently found out that I had several allergies. So I started the elimination diet, exercise 30 min a day, and I’m getting Xolair shots at 300mg every month.

So Hivesguy, I wanted to know if you have been able to add more foods. I know you eat turkey, white rice, maple syrup, sweet potato and other veggies, as well as banana, blueberry and strawberries. Since you’ve been cured, do you eat corn or anything?

I have cut out wheat, soy, sesame, maple, olives, processed meat, chips, peanuts, tree nuts, cakes, dairy, eggs, fruit snacks, brownies, candy and etc. The most processed food I eat is probably my vanilla Chex Mix gluten free. I just want to know again if you eat corn, and foods with sugar? What are the current foods you eat now? Do you drink any tea or anything?

-Isaac

Comments

  1. Thanks for your question, Isaac. For the most part, I eat the foods you mentioned above (turkey, sweet potatoes, broccoli, rice, strawberries, blueberries, bananas). That’s my regular “safe” diet. I also take a probiotic (the current one is acidophilus, but I switch between that and Culturelle, Digestive Advantage, and others), as well as a multivitamin (and sometimes a calcium supplement). I also work out.

    I do sometimes eat other foods and rotate them out, but to keep the hives at bay, I have to stay strict on my “clean” diet, especially in the winter. In the summer I can be slightly more liberal with how many snacks I eat (and how often), but I have to watch it. If I start getting prickly, I cut it out.

    For example, if I eat gluten-free tortilla chips, I’m usually okay so long as I back off and don’t eat them again for a few weeks. I’ve also eaten other foods such as fruit rollups, chicken, potato chips (Lays Stax original), craisins, apples, spinach, corn, salad (lettuce, turkey, vinaigrette), etc.

    The key is that I stay on my clean diet, and occasionally have a splurge day with one or two of the foods I mentioned above. I then eat clean again for a 2-3 weeks and rotate my splurge foods.

    I don’t know why, but I have an extremely sensitive immune system. Eating most processed foods causes almost immediate problems for me: stomach pain/bloating, itchy bumps/eczema, and heat hives. I’m not sure why I can only eat a handful of foods with no issues, but it is very frustrating.

    I stay far away from wheat, dairy, nuts, any tomato-based foods (chili, spaghetti sauce, etc.), and stuff with a crazy ingredient list or high level of processing. However, every person may have a different food sensitivity, so it helps to pay close attention to how each food affects you. A journal may help as you experiment.

  2. Hivesguy you may have a leaky gut, which you can heal, and if that works you could eat more without problems