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Comment on Sugar Allergy : More Likely an Intolerance by Alyssa

Alyssa — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:02:51 +0000

Nice to read that I’m not nuts. In the beginning, my husband and I laughted when I sneezed everytime I ate something in the morning. But then we really started to pay attention and it is an amazing fact, that every sweet food that I eat in the morning, I sneeze 3 times. My nose feels like it has doubled in size and my sinuses went wild and my nose ran so hard, I had to keep tissues close at hand.
So, I have decided to do something about my health. My family has a serious issue with the Endocrine System. My mother died of pancreatic cancer, my father died as diabetic, my sister has hypoglycemia, my other sister had a para-thyroid removed and I have had my thyroid removed due to 2 large tumors.
So if I sneeze every time I eat something sweet, then my body is screaming to get my attention and I plan on listening. No more sweets. I’m not going to go overboard but I will eliminate the obvious foods such as soda, cookies, donuts, cake, jello and ice cream.
This will be my Easter gift to myself, the life of life.
May you all have a wonderful Easter Day.

Comment on Sugar Allergy : More Likely an Intolerance by carol

carol — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:25:45 +0000

Does anyone else have a reaction to sugar where your mouth feels sticky all of the time and you get mucus in your throat? I get the mental fog also and feel horrible after eating sugar.

Comment on Sugar Allergy : More Likely an Intolerance by Jo

Jo — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:39:27 +0000

Hi all,

Finally traced my recurring face-rash and mental illness to refined cane sugar! Now it’s on the list with gluten, dairy, eggs alcohol and nuts as things to avoid. It’s taken about four or five years to self-diagnose and learn to cope, but totally worth it.

To all those who are struggling – stick with it! Once you learn what works for you and how to incorporate your diet you’ll feel good (not crazy or angry, not itchy, not depressed, just fine). Instead of missing all the things that ‘make food taste good’ your tastes will actually change so it becomes ‘suggary, overprocessed crud – now pass me my delicious stew!’. I never thought that I would learn to love cooking so much. Try and stick with it guys!

I can highly recommend the Sugar Blues by William Dufty for informational purposes, or Ptotaoes Not Prozac by Kathleen Desmaisons for chemical reasoning and quitting advice. There’s so many recipe books out there and so many substitutes becomming more readily available…

Much love to all, Jo xxx

Comment on Sugar Allergy : More Likely an Intolerance by Jein.Noir.

Jein.Noir. — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:16:31 +0000

Rita (and anyone else who’s interested),

I also have this bloating problem, but it’s every day now! I wake up flat, and bloat after eating initially – ending my day looking pregnant. Your post has grabbed my attention especially because of the bloating caused by shower! Fo me, my reactions also cause what feels like a rapid heart beat, but I’m thinking it might actually be inflammation making me sensitive to my own pulse. Most of my medical my tests have come back normal. I’ve had Myalgic Encephalomyelitis for a decade now, with the only sure things helping being: no sugar in my diet, 4 tsp gunpowder green tea – resteeped twice on a daily basis (not cuz of caffeine either!), more meat in my diet, and some other herbs. But, lately I’m having to consume OliveLleaf in large quantities throughout the day. It’s antibiotic/antiviral, so I’m looking at sucrase isomaltase/aldolase b deficiencies/Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth again today.

I’ve sneezed whenever having more than a few grams of sugar (sucrose, fructose, maltose, doesn’t matter) consistently for years now. Back when I ate it in “normal” or binge amounts, I felt like I was having a heart attack and it was hard to breathe. I had chronic sinusitis for a long time. It really seems like a terrible cold/allergy at that point. But lately, things seem even worse. Now, I’m itchy and that’s even having been off of grains for months.

Anyway, I’m actually up past my bedtime re-researching this. Perhaps someone has or can try the Hydrogen Breath testing for sugar intolerance. I was glad to find it’s covered by Medicare. I’m looking at other options, too. I’m hoping to have the energy to come back and finish reading the posts here soon. Good luck in your search everyone!

~PS: Most people haven’t heard of it yet, but there’s one sweet food, a tuber, I didn’t react to, because it’s made up of FOS (an indigestible sugar.) It’s called Yacon, and it’s rare/expensive. But, it’s worth it to use as a transition sweetener if you have a sugar addiction, or have that kind of money.

Comment on Sugar Allergy : More Likely an Intolerance by Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:58:16 +0000

Omgoodness!!! I thought I was the only nut too who had intolerant reactions to sugar. The Doctors have nooo idea what is going on. I have had so many blood tests I am sure they are thinking that I am making things up. Within the last year or so my intolerance has become worse. My body now swells up if I have sugar. I can notice it the most in my cheeks, fingers and toes. Wish there was someone to go to that can help you sort out what is happening and why. Its really hard to avoid all types of sugar. I find I get hungry if I avoid and then end up binge eating.

Comment on Sugar Allergy : More Likely an Intolerance by Rita

Rita — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:23:30 +0000

Glad for this website you start to think your crazy, when I eat the wrong thing my stomach swells like I’m 3-4 months pregnant, sometimes it feels a ball has formed in the top of my stomach constricting my breathing like there is a alien alive in there. This is all in-addition to fatigue, joint pain, rash, brain fog, & forgetfulness.
What’s really weird is my stomach will also swell when in the shower I step in no stomach with each breath I take it grows? Chemicals? Does anyone else have this symptom?

I have been gluten free for past 2 years now looks like need to eliminate sugars and maybe milk too.
Frustrated and depressed in San Diego