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.
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
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