Just curious---anyone get this after getting Lyme?
During the years I was undiagnosed, I became allergic to nickel, gold, two preservatives in cosmetic products, a fragrance ingredient, and some dental materials. I was patch-tested by a dermatologist to find all this out. I had horrible face rashes, body rashes, hives, you name it.
I have read a little about Lyme and food allergies but not Lyme and skin allergies. And I've read that Lymies get chemical sensitivities, and I have those, but skin allergies are a bit different.
Skin allergies are not antibody-mediated like food allergies and they are more specific than chemical sensitivities. The most common skin allergy is nickel allergy.
My dermatologist, who specializes in skin allergies, is not Lyme-literate, and he's a mainstream doctor so no way he'd do a study.
Just curious if anyone else deals with this.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I am dealing with histamine issues and possibly a mast cell issue. I have not been diagnosed with it yet.
I have hives and eczema .. many years after Lyme. It's all gut related.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
I have this too. Am wondering if we don't know enough science about mast cells and histamine, especially as it relates to Lyme disease. No research done yet?
Just curious, Lymetoo - how do you relate it to gut issues?
I did the 23andme genetic test, sent results to geneticgenie, I have SNPs - single nucleotide polymorphisms, meaning genetic enzyme defects such that I don't detox well genetically, and my Lyme doctor knows how to boost the missing ones. Will report back more as I learn more.
For the hives, I've been using caladryl plus and baking soda-water pastes. Taking claritin, not sure if it's doing anything. Anyone got any good anti-itch tips?
Posted by Phoiph (Member # 41238) on :
I just came across this interview discussing histamine issues: