I developed sensitivities to several of the foods I ate the most when I got lyme.
It has been ten years...still have them.
Do they ever go away?
Does anyone else have this problem?
If I eat these things I get fatigue, migraines, and anxiety.
Posted by NEMOM (Member # 31370) on :
I have developed several food intolerances as well that I blame on the Lyme. No idea if they will go away.
My dd8 has several food allergies & intolerances as well.
Gluten & dairy are two big ones associated with LD.
Posted by momintexas (Member # 23391) on :
Yes, gluten & dairy are big ones as mentioned above.
I heard Daryl Hall speaking at an interview and that was one of his first symptoms.
He suddenly started having reactions to foods he's never had problems with before.
I have read that others have said the food intolerances get better or eventually go away.
I sure hope that's true!
Posted by MichaelTampa (Member # 24868) on :
There are ways this can be treated - Allergie-Immun treatment - NAET (uses acupuncture) - some injection / desensitization techniques
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
Mine went away. I was sensitive to gluten, even a crumb would make me sick. It went away with parasite and/or bartonella treatment.
I have anaphylactic reactions to shellfish, but that seems to be unrelated to ever having had Lyme Disease. The sensitivities did go away, but not the true allergy.
Posted by rera2528 (Member # 29886) on :
My LLMD indicated that the gluten intolerance was here to stay.
Posted by Razzle (Member # 30398) on :
Food allergies & sensitivities caused by Lyme may or may not go away with treatment - it depends on the type of antibodies created and whether or not your body's immune system can be retrained to tolerate these foods.
I've tried NAET and sublingual food allergy treatment, and neither method has enabled me to eat foods I react to. I think this is partially due to untreated Lyme (didn't know I had Lyme when going through the allergy treatments), but also due to my very lousy immune system (immune deficiency - very low T-cells). It is hard to re-train a deficient immune system - my LLND agrees that my immune system is deficient and that is contributing to the development of food sensitivities & allergies.
I know for a fact that I will never be able to eat gluten again, because I have a Celiac gene, because I had elevated tTG antibodies in stool, and because of the havoc gluten reaks on my body now even if I am exposed to airborne gluten. Did the Lyme have something to do with the development of this? I don't know - possibly, but it may not have either...
Posted by lymewarrior11 (Member # 31367) on :
thanks for all your comments!
it does seem very common, I found this blog about the topic
but didn't find a way to contact the person to see if she has improved at all.
my foods are lemon, wheat, dairy, eggs
I had no sensitivities before lyme.
Posted by FYRECRACKER (Member # 28568) on :
Question (on topic):
What about lyme patients like me who don't have any allergic reactions but have sensitivities show up in stool tests?
I showed developed antibodies against Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, and Soy in a stool test. (also tested positive for trichinella, equivocal for roundworm, and positive for toxoplasma)
I can eat all of these foods w/o any serious reaction (that I notice anyway). Perhaps a little bloating with Gluten and Dairy but nothing extremely uncomfortable.
But, I avoid the foods anyway. Not fanatically but I stay away from the major no-no's. If I get some gluten free crackers that have eggs in the ingredients I still eat them.
If we heal the intestines so that they aren't permeable, they won't sneak out where they aren't supposed to be therefore ..no invaders to attack. Right?
Posted by WhitneyS (Member # 25666) on :
Id like an answer to this too. I dont seem to be sensetive to any foods, but an energy tester told me i tested positive for certain things. I've stayed away from them for over a month and i dont feel anything different.....
Posted by Razzle (Member # 30398) on :
Intestinal reactions:
Can take a long time of avoidance to know for sure whether there is a problem with eating the food because it takes 6-8 weeks for the residue of the food to leave the intestinal tract, and then another 8+ weeks for any damage caused by that food to heal (it can't heal until all the residue of the food is gone).
So one should give it a good 3-4 months before deciding that avoiding something doesn't make any difference. And then a challenge dose should be eaten of the substance. I did this with gluten. I avoided it for 6 months, and then ate a small communion wafer. I got sick immediately from that tiny bite of gluten. Before going gluten-free, I did not have diarrhea or any other obvious symptoms of gluten sensitivity, but tested positive on anti-gliadin IgG antibody test, tested positive for gluten/wheat on an IgG blood test (food sensitivities panel), and also tested positive for anti-gliadin and anti-tissue transglutaminase IgA antibodies in a stool test. Because I have a ton of gut symptoms, I decided that the only way I was going to know for sure if I had a problem with gluten was to do an elimination/challenge diet. And I had my answer after the communion wafer challenge... I now even get sick from airborne gluten... So no more gluten for me.
Posted by Jason21 (Member # 16393) on :
Although I have finished my abx treatment and feel back to 100%, I still cannot tolerate most dairy products except cheese. Milk and other dairy give me similar symptoms that you mentioned above.
You also have to look at the ingredients in the processed foods you eat.
Splenda (sucralose), MSG, and nutrasweet tear up my gastro system and also give me the symptoms you mentioned.