Trying to solve a reaction mystery

What do you do when you finally have a handle on your daily routine and diet to avoid allergens and then suddenly a skin rash pops up.  That is my situation this week.  Suddenly I  have a skin rash which means, either I got exposed to something I already know I am allergic to, or my immune system has found something new to dislike. 

The usual suspects:  I am carefully re-reading labels for things that I have recently eaten.  Companies are notorious for changing the ingredient list for their products.  I am also examining my recent activities to see if I accidentally exposed myself.  The pollen counts are listed at zero so my airborne pollen allergies shouldn't be triggered.

I have two suspects on my list:

1.  I chaperoned a 4-H project where they did baking.  Wheat is one of my known allergies.  The kids are very energetic and messy when mixing so I could have been exposed to breathing in wheat particles.  Since I know I am allergic I stayed back away from the activity but there could still have been airborne.

2.  I tried a new product that included Quinoa and mango.  It is possible that I have developed an allergy to one of the ingredients in that product.

Now, to avoid all of these things for at least a couple of weeks and do a challenge with one thing at a time (obviously not with wheat which is a known allergen for me.)

Living with allergies is an ongoing ever changing adventure.

Have you ever noticed that when you are allergic other people want to give you health advice without even knowing about your condition?

Recently I had a person try to convince me that all allergies are caused by Epstein Barr.  Since my allergies began at birth that seems unlikely.  Another would be expert stated that all I needed was acupuncture to get rid of all of my allergies.  Yet another told me that I want to have my allergies and that they are all in my head.  Still another told me that allergies are all caused by stress so I need to reduce stress in my life.  The funny thing is that within a few weeks, each of these people had health issues involving allergies that didn't respond to their chosen treatments.  I didn't say anything negative to them because I know that each of us must make our own journey to find what helps us.