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Aug. 11th, 2006 07:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Turns out that the puffy face I had yesterday, despite being only mildly uncomfortable, was a possibly life-threatening allergic reaction. To, most likely, the paracetamol in the cold and flu drugs I had taken the previous day to deal with having a cold.
So I'm now on daily antihistamines for the next couple of weeks, and I'm not allowed to have dairy for a few days (dairy being something I used to be sensitive to) and I should probably avoid handling clothes in shops as well (some new clothes make my hands itch).
No icecream, chocolate, cheese, cream, or coffee for me *sigh*... even my other favourite comfort food, mashed spud, is out, because I usually do that with quite a bit of milk and butter.
On the bright side, I'll probably only have this cold for another couple of days.
So I'm now on daily antihistamines for the next couple of weeks, and I'm not allowed to have dairy for a few days (dairy being something I used to be sensitive to) and I should probably avoid handling clothes in shops as well (some new clothes make my hands itch).
No icecream, chocolate, cheese, cream, or coffee for me *sigh*... even my other favourite comfort food, mashed spud, is out, because I usually do that with quite a bit of milk and butter.
On the bright side, I'll probably only have this cold for another couple of days.
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Date: 2006-08-10 09:20 pm (UTC)Allergies are evil. I sympathize.
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Date: 2006-08-10 11:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-10 11:19 pm (UTC)One of my brothers is lactose intolerant AND allergic to soy :-) He can't have any form of dairy (including goat milk and sheep milk) or soy milk. Calcium supplements for him!
If you're off dairy, just get a good calcium supplement. I think the one I had while pregnant (as I went off dairy when I had morning sickness) is called Caltrate. They're enormous, but if you have no trouble swallowing them they dont' leave a horrible aftertaste.
There's actually more calcium in cheese and yoghurt than there is in milk anyway, and some people find that while they have problems with milk they're eased somewhat when consuming cheese or yoghurt. (I'm not suggesting this will work for you, just a btw.)
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Date: 2006-08-10 11:34 pm (UTC)The problem with calcium supplements is that they are quite large, usually. I have issues with swallowing pills, especially large ones. :/ I had chewable ones as a kid, but for an adult dosage, I'd have to be constantly chomping at them. I'm going to go to the health food store and ask for advice, etc. My daily multivitamin has some calcium, but not enough.
Oh well, these things happen. And it would of course happen during ekka week, when all the lovely cheeses are available for tasting!
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Date: 2006-08-10 11:54 pm (UTC)Soy milk can be used in cooking but I wouldn't use it in anything that relies on milk for its flavour.
And yup, I do know what sorts of things butter is in. With a brother who's allergic in some way or anohter to 80% of the foods on the planet, I know all about reading labels. Plus E's allergic to nuts. The amount of things that have a label that says "may contain traces of nuts" is ridiculous. Hoping to get her allergy tested soon to see if she's grown out of the allergy yet. It's been nearly a year since her reaction to peanut butter so I really hope she grows out of it. Not because I want to feed her peanut butter, but because I don't want to have to restrict her diet for too much longer!
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