WhiskeySpaceBear

WhiskeySpaceBear t1_j2ngz3l wrote

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WhiskeySpaceBear t1_ixbwou1 wrote

No worries. I actually thought I had MCAS but I didn't mention it because it's not really easy to diagnose and because it's not really necessary to confirm. I had an "immune system test" by everlywell and it said a few things but said, interestingly, wheat but not gluten. I tested it. Wheat makes me sick, primarily asthma and GI stuff, barley and rye do not. I used to think I was gluten intolerant but I'm not technically. I say I am because it's easier to explain to a waiter or acquaintance than the true details. Eat what makes you feel good and avoid processed foods is a good model for health.

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WhiskeySpaceBear t1_ix4dgu3 wrote

Maybe you developed a food intolerance. One's immune system can change as they get older (or you are just older so it's hard to shrug off symptoms) and consider that something your eating could be triggering a low grade chronic immune response. It happened to me with wheat (surprisingly it's not gluten as I can eat barley she rye).

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