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Thanks Carolyn...

And I'll talk food allergies with ya anyday! One of my

2nd favorite topics, too!

Sara

--- tonycarolyn <tonycarolyn@...> wrote:

> From: " tonycarolyn " <tonycarolyn@...>

>

> My daughter, who is Hannibal Lector in a

> little girls clothing (I

> love her dearly guys - don't all jump on me at once)

> was diabolical with her

> behavior. We described her as " flibbitty " and then

> I realized she had a

> whole list of things that made me suspect food

> allergies - diarrhea, dry

> itchy skin, watery eyes, ear infections (the biggest

> prob of all), lots of

> mucus etc, so I had her tested and sure enough, 3

> things came back

> positive - wheat, lactose and peanuts. Changing her

> diet was easy and since

> we own a bakery, Tony made Rye bread for her and we

> used a special powered

> milk which was lactose free. Within a week her

> behavior was divine. I

> thought Aliens had abducted my daughter and replaced

> her with the perfect

> clone!!

>

> Oh gosh - we are on my favorite subject again....am

> I rambling??? We missed

> you Sara.....welcome back!!!

>

> Carolyn

> Mum To on, , Emma (3 3/4)ds and Nicki

> (2 1/2)ds

>

>

> Re: great news

>

>

> > From: Sara Greenberg <dsyndrome@...>

> >

> >

> > HOORAY! Way to go Katy!!

> >

> > Sorry to hear about Denton. When I was young I

> always

> > had ear infections... they tested me for food

> > allergies and found I was allergic to something

> like

> > 15 different foods (tomatos, rice, corn, soy,

> patatos,

> > to name a few) and a major to dust and dust mites!

> Not

> > only did my health improve after we acted on my

> > allergies, but so did my attention level. Now... I

> eat

> > everything (except meat... I'm a vegetarian), but

> I

> > limit the amount of each. Ok, I'm rambling...

> sorry!

> >

> > Cheers,

> > Sara

>

>

>

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> Do a liver cleanse and a colon cleanse and most of your allergies will

> abate.

>

Saul, what kind of liver cleanse do you favor? I've never done one,

though I've tried swallowing olive oil concoctions (hate the stuff). I

know some of them use ortho phosphoric acid. Has anyone ever tried the

herb bupleurum? It's supposed to be a liver " dredge " --it's a Chinese

herb. I have some schizandra tincture, but haven't taken a lot of it.

I have tried milk thistle, but it didn't seem to do a lot. J.

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Dear ,

I prefer this liver cleanse, which is a modification of Dr. Hulda e's :

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons of oral Epsom salts

1/2 cup of virgin olive oil

1 large fresh grapefruit

2 glass jars with lids

16 oz of apple juice + beet juice

Procedure:

First day:

9:00 am : Eat a breakfast of cooked porridge, no milk or butter; 8 oz of

apple juice + beet juice; baked

potato, no butter

2:00 pm : Mix 4 tablespoons of oral Epsom salts in 3 cups of cold water in

one jar and refrigerate

3:00 pm : Have a cleansing enema

6:00 pm : Drink 3/4 cup of the cold Epsom salts

8:00 pm : Drink 3/4 cup cold Epson salts

9:45 pm : Pour 1/2 cup olive oil into the second jar; squeeze out 1/2 cup

grapefruit juice and add to the

olive oil. Close the jar lid and shake hard until watery.

10:00 pm : Drink the olive oil/grapefruit mixture. Lie down immediately. Lie

still and go to sleep.

Second day:

9:00 am : Drink 3/4 cup Epsom salts. Go back to bed.

11:00 am Drink 3/4 cup Epsom salts. Go back to bed.

1:00 pm : Get up and drink 8 oz of apple and beet juice.

2:00 pm : Eat a banana or an orange

6:00 pm : Eat a light supper of salad and fruit; no meat.

Best of Health!

Saul Pressman

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> > Do a liver cleanse and a colon cleanse and most of your allergies will

> > abate.

> >

>

> Saul, what kind of liver cleanse do you favor? I've never done one,

> though I've tried swallowing olive oil concoctions (hate the stuff). I

> know some of them use ortho phosphoric acid. Has anyone ever tried the

> herb bupleurum? It's supposed to be a liver " dredge " --it's a Chinese

> herb. I have some schizandra tincture, but haven't taken a lot of it.

> I have tried milk thistle, but it didn't seem to do a lot. J.

>

>

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Dear J,

Our local grocery store carries it. It says right on it " ORAL EPSOM SALTS

" .

Phone around.

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> Hi Saul,,

>

> Thanks for the liver cleanse info. Where does one get oral epsom

> salts? J.

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I've heard that milk thistle helps to protect the liver but does not

actually cleanse it at all.

> > Do a liver cleanse and a colon cleanse and most of your allergies will

>> abate.

>>

>

>Saul, what kind of liver cleanse do you favor? I've never done one,

>though I've tried swallowing olive oil concoctions (hate the stuff). I

>know some of them use ortho phosphoric acid. Has anyone ever tried the

>herb bupleurum? It's supposed to be a liver " dredge " --it's a Chinese

>herb. I have some schizandra tincture, but haven't taken a lot of it.

>I have tried milk thistle, but it didn't seem to do a lot. J.

>

>

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J.,

I just go to the drug store or the grocery and buy epsom salts. I

have dones 7-8 liver flushes with it, and it has done no harm. I

started another liver flush last night, and will be drinking some

more in 10 minutes.

Quite frankly, the only likely difference between a box of

magnesium sulfate marked oral and one not so marked, is where the

avertage person will put it. ;-)

jim :)

>

> > Hi Saul,,

> >

> > Thanks for the liver cleanse info. Where does one get oral epsom

> > salts? J.

> >

> >

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Hi Jim

Could u please elaborate how Epsom salt works on the liver ?

Thank you so much.

Reginald

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> J.,

>

>I just go to the drug store or the grocery and buy epsom salts. I

>have dones 7-8 liver flushes with it, and it has done no harm. I

>started another liver flush last night, and will be drinking some

>more in 10 minutes.

>

>Quite frankly, the only likely difference between a box of

>magnesium sulfate marked oral and one not so marked, is where the

>avertage person will put it. ;-)

>

>jim :)

>>

>> > Hi Saul,,

>> >

>> > Thanks for the liver cleanse info. Where does one get oral epsom

>> > salts? J.

>> >

>> >

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Reginald,

In my understanding, the magnesium makes the bile ducts more

elastic. And, of course, the epsom salts sure PUSHES EVERYTHING

OUT! ;-)

I take my last glassful of this flush in 5 minutes. I'm already

passing lots & lots of small stones. By this afternoon this will

once again be my favorite thing I hate to do. Right now I still

hate it. ;-))

jim :)

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> Hi Jim

>

> Could u please elaborate how Epsom salt works on the liver ?

>

> Thank you so much.

>

> Reginald

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Sorry Jim

Thank you Jim for the quick response.

Maybe my question should be .. what is Epsom salt?

Reginald

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>Reginald,

>

>In my understanding, the magnesium makes the bile ducts more

>elastic. And, of course, the epsom salts sure PUSHES EVERYTHING

>OUT! ;-)

>

>I take my last glassful of this flush in 5 minutes. I'm already

>passing lots & lots of small stones. By this afternoon this will

>once again be my favorite thing I hate to do. Right now I still

>hate it. ;-))

>

>jim :)

>

>Reginald wrote:

>>

>> Hi Jim

>>

>> Could u please elaborate how Epsom salt works on the liver ?

>>

>> Thank you so much.

>>

>> Reginald

>>

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Dear Reginald,

The liver has a whole mass of small tubes running through it, by which it

does its filtering. In that sense, it is just like the oil filter in your

car. When foreign materials come into the liver via the blood stream that

need to be filtered out, the liver traps them in a tube. Then it covers them

with a layer of cholesterol, and hangs on to them, in order to protect the

body from them. Over time, more and more of the tubes get plugged up,

especially if you take antibiotics and other (poisonous) prescription drugs.

The epsom salts causes the tubes to open up and be able to release their

load of 'stones'. The olive oil then flushes these stones out of the liver,

out of the gallbladder and into the intestines. The 'stones' then appear in

your stool.

When you have a gallbladder attack, this is a warning that your liver and

gallbladder have become filled with these 'stones'. The surgeon helps you

out by cutting out your gallbladder, ruining your digestion. The naturopath

tells you to do a liver cleanse, and all is well.

Best of Health!

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>

> Hi Jim

>

> Could u please elaborate how Epsom salt works on the liver ?

>

> Thank you so much.

>

> Reginald

>

> At 07:54 30/04/00 -0400, you wrote:

> > J.,

> >

> >I just go to the drug store or the grocery and buy epsom salts. I

> >have dones 7-8 liver flushes with it, and it has done no harm. I

> >started another liver flush last night, and will be drinking some

> >more in 10 minutes.

> >

> >Quite frankly, the only likely difference between a box of

> >magnesium sulfate marked oral and one not so marked, is where the

> >avertage person will put it. ;-)

> >

> >jim :)

> >>

> >> > Hi Saul,,

> >> >

> >> > Thanks for the liver cleanse info. Where does one get oral epsom

> >> > salts? J.

> >> >

> >> >

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Reginald,

Epsom salts is magnesium sulfate. Most people use it in a tub to

soak, or a bowl for the feet. But using it as a liver/gall

bladder flush is as least an old homeopathic remedy, if not

older.

jim :)

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>

> Sorry Jim

> Thank you Jim for the quick response.

> Maybe my question should be .. what is Epsom salt?

>

> Reginald

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Lori,

Yes it was me! And he does have celiac! The bottom was a little pinker

than usualy when he got home. Then after the BM it was a red rash sort of

yeasty looking. What we think happens is when he has the gluten his BM has

digestive enzynes in it. And it just eats his skin!!

& Garry, parents of (10 ds), (8 ds/g-tube), JJ (6

ds/autism/celiac), (5 ds), and Esther (3 ds). All adopted.

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I can guarantee allergies are bad in Sacramento!! and I are the ones

with

the allergies and we are miserable. We are now taking allegra and eye

drops.

This is a bad time of the year.

Kathy

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Kathy,

I forgot you were just down the road a piece. So hard to keep everyone and

their kids straight. We are in the middle of the rice fields and they are

ripening! It's a cross between licorish and rotten viggies. YUCK

& Garry, parents of (10 ds), (9 ds), JJ (7

ds/autism/celiac), (6 ds/ADHD/Celiac), and Esther (4 ds). All adopted.

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>< >

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>Date: Wed, May 30, 2001, 2:51 PM

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>

>I can guarantee allergies are bad in Sacramento!! and I are the ones

>with

>the allergies and we are miserable. We are now taking allegra and eye

>drops.

>This is a bad time of the year.

>Kathy

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My son has life threatening food allergies to milk, egg, peanut, peas, and more

mild reactions to squash, strawberries. I have no idea if it is related to his

immune problems or not.

Grace 8/97 (IgA def; Specific T-cell deficiency; pneumococcal antibody def;

asthma; allergies)

Caelan 8/99 (Iga def; specific t-cell def; pneumococcal antibody def; asthma;

severe food allergy; Latex allergy; Bactrim, Biaxin, and Pencillin allergy;

Eosinophilic espophagitis, on IVIG)

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Dear Virginia,

I'm glad your son had a negative sweat test and that you have a

pediatrician you feel you can trust. I thought I'd relate my experience at

the allergist's office.

The skin tests for allergies that are done in the dr's office do not

necessarily rule out allergy. For example, my daughter tested negative to

allergies via skin prick, but when we expose her to those " allergens " it

makes her nose run or gives her a rash. So a positive test means a positive

but a negative doesn't necessarily mean that you aren't " allergic " . Also you

may be negative for a skin prick test but positive to an intradermal (done

with the needles) which means you are allergic. Again even a negative

intradermal doesn't necessarily mean that you are not allergic. My daughter

had an apparent anaphylactic reaction to an antibiotic. Our allergist

explained that a possible future negative skin prick and negative intradermal

would not mean she was no longer allergic to the antibiotic. I did not test

allergic to the two types of mold that were given to me for skin prick.

However, I know that I start to get stuffy when I am in dark damp places or

exposed to lots of mold. My allergist explained that there are 1000 types of

molds and that although I didn't show a positive skin prick test that didn't

mean I wasn't allergic to mold.

You probably already know that when the allergist says " allergic " he/she

usually means has an IgE mediated reaction which occurs quickly. People may

also have " sensitivities " --cell mediated or IgG mediated which results in

the same symptoms hives, rash, sneezing, runny nose, stuffiness etc. but may

not respond (according to my allergist) to the antihistimines or allergy

shots. My daughter's allergist has also said that food sensitivities often

don't show up on allergy testing. My daughter routinely gets hives after

drinking or eating any milk product. Even though she does not test positive

to milk the allergist has of course told us that she may have a sensitivity

to milk and to avoid milk products.

So sometimes when people talk about allergies it may mean that they have

no " proven " or " documented " allergies. But that doesn't necessarily mean

that they are not allergic or not sensitive to certain antigens. I hope this

helps--it certainly was very confusing for me trying to understand what the

immunologist/allergist was saying at first because at the same time he was

saying " no proven allergy to ---- " he was also saying " that doesn't mean she

is not allergic " . So it almost sounded like he was contradicting himself.

had a funny reaction to Zantac (heart palpitations). According

to our doc Zantac is an antihistimine. There are many people we know who

swear by Zantac and think it is a great medicine. I guess it is what works

best for your son that counts.

Best of luck

Martha (mom to Chrissy IgA deficiency, 4 open heart surgeries, mechanical

aortic valve, sinusitis, bacterial endocarditis)

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I'm so glad you mentioned the fact that a negative skin prick test doesn't

necessarily mean you aren't allergic. I didn't know that. My daughter was

tested for 10 or more allergens, such as grass, mold, pet dander, and every

single one was negative. I couldn't understand why she is either stuffy or

has a runny nose all the time (even when she doesn't seem to have a URI); I

bet she is allergic to something. She also has asthma, and I know we had a

discussion about this a while back as to whether you can have asthma and no

allergies. I'm starting to think she really does have allergies.

, Mom to , age 2-1/2, asthma, IgA Deficiency, chronic ear and sinus

infections and Connor, age 4, healthy little guy

Re: allergies

Dear Virginia,

I'm glad your son had a negative sweat test and that you have a

pediatrician you feel you can trust. I thought I'd relate my experience at

the allergist's office.

The skin tests for allergies that are done in the dr's office do not

necessarily rule out allergy. For example, my daughter tested negative to

allergies via skin prick, but when we expose her to those " allergens " it

makes her nose run or gives her a rash. So a positive test means a positive

but a negative doesn't necessarily mean that you aren't " allergic " . Also

you

may be negative for a skin prick test but positive to an intradermal (done

with the needles) which means you are allergic. Again even a negative

intradermal doesn't necessarily mean that you are not allergic. My daughter

had an apparent anaphylactic reaction to an antibiotic. Our allergist

explained that a possible future negative skin prick and negative

intradermal

would not mean she was no longer allergic to the antibiotic. I did not test

allergic to the two types of mold that were given to me for skin prick.

However, I know that I start to get stuffy when I am in dark damp places or

exposed to lots of mold. My allergist explained that there are 1000 types

of

molds and that although I didn't show a positive skin prick test that didn't

mean I wasn't allergic to mold.

You probably already know that when the allergist says " allergic " he/she

usually means has an IgE mediated reaction which occurs quickly. People may

also have " sensitivities " --cell mediated or IgG mediated which results in

the same symptoms hives, rash, sneezing, runny nose, stuffiness etc. but may

not respond (according to my allergist) to the antihistimines or allergy

shots. My daughter's allergist has also said that food sensitivities often

don't show up on allergy testing. My daughter routinely gets hives after

drinking or eating any milk product. Even though she does not test positive

to milk the allergist has of course told us that she may have a sensitivity

to milk and to avoid milk products.

So sometimes when people talk about allergies it may mean that they have

no " proven " or " documented " allergies. But that doesn't necessarily mean

that they are not allergic or not sensitive to certain antigens. I hope this

helps--it certainly was very confusing for me trying to understand what the

immunologist/allergist was saying at first because at the same time he was

saying " no proven allergy to ---- " he was also saying " that doesn't mean she

is not allergic " . So it almost sounded like he was contradicting himself.

had a funny reaction to Zantac (heart palpitations). According

to our doc Zantac is an antihistimine. There are many people we know who

swear by Zantac and think it is a great medicine. I guess it is what works

best for your son that counts.

Best of luck

Martha (mom to Chrissy IgA deficiency, 4 open heart surgeries, mechanical

aortic valve, sinusitis, bacterial endocarditis)

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Usually allergic urticaria lasts for hours or a few day.

If it lasts longer it may be called Chronic urticaria.

Literature states that this often can be due to an infection, where

Herpes and Candida are reported to be common offenders.

THose can be immunologically measured, and if you suspect one of

them, it would be worth a treatment trial..'*G

Geir Flatabø

On 5/25/06, claire_downey <claire_downey@...> wrote:

> has developped this dreadful rash, doc says uticaria probably

> caused by allergy I'm thinking it might be strawberries. Anyhow having

> to medicate with Piriton and wondered if Benadryl better, he is

> scratching so piriton helpful and the drousey side effect a bit welcome

> at the moment?!?!?but are there any long term nasties with piriton?

>

> Thanks

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Usually allergic urticaria lasts for hours or a few day.

If it lasts longer it may be called Chronic urticaria.

Literature states that this often can be due to an infection, where

Herpes and Candida are reported to be common offenders.

THose can be immunologically measured, and if you suspect one of

them, it would be worth a treatment trial..'*G

Geir Flatabø

On 5/25/06, claire_downey <claire_downey@...> wrote:

> has developped this dreadful rash, doc says uticaria probably

> caused by allergy I'm thinking it might be strawberries. Anyhow having

> to medicate with Piriton and wondered if Benadryl better, he is

> scratching so piriton helpful and the drousey side effect a bit welcome

> at the moment?!?!?but are there any long term nasties with piriton?

>

> Thanks

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> DISCLAIMER

> No information contained in this post is to be construed as medical advice.

> If you need medical advice, please seek it from a suitably qualified

> practitioner.

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Re: your urticaria post. I just went to a Sally Brokowitz lecture in USA - she administers A.I.T (auditory integration training) and she said that Benadryl is very toxic to the ear. Does anyone else know more about this ?

-------------- Original message from "Geir Flatabø" <geirf@...>: -------------- Usually allergic urticaria lasts for hours or a few day.If it lasts longer it may be called Chronic urticaria.Literature states that this often can be due to an infection, whereHerpes and Candida are reported to be common offenders.THose can be immunologically measured, and if you suspect one ofthem, it would be worth a treatment trial..'*GGeir FlatabøOn 5/25/06, claire_downey <claire_downey@...> wrote:> has developped this dreadful rash, doc says uticaria probably> caused by allergy I'm thinking it might be strawberries. Anyhow having> to medicate with Piriton and wondered if Benadryl better, he is> scratching so piriton helpful and the drousey side effect a bit welcome> at the moment?!?!?but are t

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Hey ,

Re: your urticaria post. I just went to a Sally Brokowitz lecture in USA - she administers A.I.T (auditory integration training) and she said that Benadryl is very toxic to the ear. Does anyone else know more about this ?

-------------- Original message from "Geir Flatabø" <geirf@...>: -------------- Usually allergic urticaria lasts for hours or a few day.If it lasts longer it may be called Chronic urticaria.Literature states that this often can be due to an infection, whereHerpes and Candida are reported to be common offenders.THose can be immunologically measured, and if you suspect one ofthem, it would be worth a treatment trial..'*GGeir FlatabøOn 5/25/06, claire_downey <claire_downey@...> wrote:> has developped this dreadful rash, doc says uticaria probably> caused by allergy I'm thinking it might be strawberries. Anyhow having> to medicate with Piriton and wondered if Benadryl better, he is> scratching so piriton helpful and the drousey side effect a bit welcome> at the moment?!?!?but are t

here any long term nasties with piriton?>> Thanks> >>>>>>>> DISCLAIMER> No information contained in this post is to be construed as medical advice.> If you need medical advice, please seek it from a suitably qualified> practitioner.>>

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I take Benadryl Fast Melts if I get too uncomfortable.

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> With all this talk about coughing I was wondering what

> everyone takes for their allergies. The only one I

> have tried is Zyrtec (sp) and it made my lungs really

> tight. Allergy season is really bad here right now and

> I am miserable way too often! Any suggestions?

I take Claritin. But not Claritin D. That just makes everything drain straight

into

my lungs, definately defeating the purpose.

Jenn

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