Update:I'm at the ER. Do I go to ER?

It’s not the metal instruments. Those are surgical grade. Likely either the latex…if they used latex gloves or something in the polishing paste

So sorry you've had such a serious reaction Becky!! ((( hugs )))

I developed several food intolerances starting in my mid 20s: Dairy and oranges wrought havoc on my body

mid 30s: FISH! Now a potentially fatal food for me. I've been instructed to NEVER attempt adding it back in to my diet, and I am extremely careful when I eat out, asking about fish sauce.

mid 40s: coffee, cinnamon and wheat caused asthma symptoms, non-stop coughing, not wheezing

Over the years I have added some of these things gradually back in, sometimes it was ok, sometimes the reactions came rushing back or slightly altered.

I am NEVER going to eat fish or oranges again, super scary results, the oranges causing psychiatric symptoms. Honest.

Am currently eating wheat and cheese (raw dairy far worse for me), this is not lactose intolerance, it's a reaction to the milk protein, and when it is denatures by baking, as in lasagna, it is far more easily accepted by my body.

I hope you figure out the source of your issues so you know what to avoid!! In my experience it's all been trial an error.

xoxo

Nuts in themselves were too expensive and were only around at Christmas time if then.  I don't think peanut butter was a thing here till maybe the late 1970s. I doubt my mother bought a jar in her lifetime, in fact I know she didn't and I don't recall giving it to my kids in the 1980/90s either.  The first time I bought a jar was probably within the last 20 years or so.  

jeremysgirl I never thought I had a problem with some foods, until I gave them up for an elimination diet - and when I went back on them again I reacted horribly. I carry an Epipen now too, although I've never needed it.

My allergist likened it to a bucket of water. If you eat foods which don't suit you all the time, the water is permanently muddy and you don't notice an extra spoonful of mud. But if you eat only foods which do suit you the water is clean, so if you tip a spoonful of mud in, it shows.

It also may not be one food. It could be a combination of several, which makes identification really tricky.

Oh, and peri-menopause and menopause can also trigger allergies/sensitivities, especially if you have a family history and/or childhood allergies, eczema/asthma/hay fever.

I hope the allergy testing helps you. Hugs

Yes, its the histamine. I eat a fairly low histamine diet and take antihistamine+pepcid meds. I suspect mild MCAS but hard to get a diagnoses! 

I don't have an allergy but my gut really doesn't like dairy. I feel so, so, so much better when I avoid it completely. I hope you find out what's plaguing you! 

Dairy can cause lots of inflammation in the body. I never thought it was affecting me but before I became plant based I had bad arthritis in my hands; I couldn’t curl my fingers down to touch my palms. I’ve not had cows milk, as such, for over 5 years and my hands have been flexible in that time. On the odd occasion I eat ice cream or something mainly milky my hands start stiffening again, get really painful and I can’t bend them. I can tolerate cheese and will have that if there’s nothing else available. My mother suffered really badly with arthritis and milky coffee was her choice of drink. I wonder now if that exacerbated her condition.

This thread shows what a fine balance our bodies truly are.

YES! My father was a pharmacist and ran his own shop. I got the old testers and damaged makeup, so I tried them out in my teens. My eyes swelled shut. But my allergy - proper histamine/anaphylactic reaction rather than intolerance or sensitivity - is to some fish. I discovered decades ago about the fish scales in eye shadow. I have no idea whether they still use it, but another of my sensitivities is corn, and they almost certainly use corn starch in these eye shadows and blushers so I avoid them. Still, if I cheek-kiss someone wearing lots of makeup, that side of my face will come out in hives.

Four years ago I developed, out of nowhere, an allergy to regular toothpaste. My lips swelled up so much my husband thought I’d gotten lip filler. I have no idea why, nor do I know what it is in toothpaste that causes the reaction. I can only use Tom’s of Maine toothpaste.

I didn’t develop other allergies, just that one, but it sounds like you might be reacting to a few different things. Carry antihistamines and see an allergist. You might need an epi pen just in case.

Yeah, it's the histamine mixed with certain fruits/veggies at certain times of the year.  Strawberries in winter probably wouldn't elicit a reaction but other times it does.

Could be. Also severe reactions can do that. Did you stop taking the Benadryl? It can sometimes take up to several weeks to get better. It took me a solid 2 weeks to get over the severe anaphylaxis reaction I had to cherries.

Make sure to write down what you ate and see if any are high histamine foods.

And write down detergent and whatever else is used.

It can take awhile for your body to heal.

Also did the mention not got water for showers? Luke warm is best. Heat can trigger the hives.

Cold compresses can help too.

Loose clothing, not right.

Gentle lotion, gentle cleansers on hives/rash.