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I feel stuck and frustrated lately.
My allergies have been making my life difficult, and frustrating me in terms of my food choices.
I am allergic to most mammalian meat now.....it took a long time to figure it out. I had hoped it was the hormones in the meat, but I am even allergic to grass fed, hormone free meats. I'm even allergic to bison, deer and lamb.
Sigh. At least I can still eat chicken and fish. (knock wood)
Also, another of my food allergies have gotten worse, and I went into anaphalxis over the weekend over one of them. Throat was almost completely closed at one point. Scary, but I'm none the worse for wear now. I am paranoid about it happening again, though.
I have had some issues with anemia (since I am not eating red meat) and while I am eating beans, green leafies, etc, I am still deficient enough right now to require a supplement. (Constipation blues-some of you are familiar with it).
I know it could be worse, but it depresses me. :(
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I'm sorry you are having these allergy issues, I do hope you'll be able to work them out. Try to find the positive things to focus on and enjoy your evening.
05 Nov 14 by member: LadyBea40
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I wish I had some answers for you but I haven't. Keep journaling & someone just may have a solution for you. :)
05 Nov 14 by member: myawethinTICself
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I was just in a bad frame of mind yesterday.
I can still eat alot of healthy food, and I need to focus on that I guess.
06 Nov 14 by member: notjune1
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To help with the anemia can you cook with cast iron? Iron in every meal that way :-)
06 Nov 14 by member: right-now-or-never
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We started to, as much as possible.
I just got really run down due to our schedules and a particularly bad TOM a couple months ago, and then add the meat allergy into all that, and anemia was a given outcome. Sigh.
Apparently, it can take a few months to get my iron levels back to where they should be. Working out is a no-go for right now, at least until my iron is built up.
And with the new pills and their strength, plus the food I'm eating that has iron in it, I am surprised not to be able to attach a magnet to my skin and have it stick. (luckily, this level of strength will be temporary and then on to a more "normal" dose pretty soon.)
I am eating iron fortified cereal (and I had given up most cereal). It's more carbs than I'm used to. I cant work out until my next blood work, if it comes out okay.
At this rate, my goals seem out of reach. :( It has taken so long to get here, and with all this going on, it's going to take even longer.
06 Nov 14 by member: notjune1
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Oh my goodness, so scary!!! This might sound weird put what about Pedialyte? I know it's for kids but it's chocked full of iron...or something adult-equivalent....I wish you the best, sounds awful :(
06 Nov 14 by member: Socolova
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