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Hi guys

I had my surgery on 9 Dec 2012 and recently I started noticing that I am getting some kind of allergic reaction. After I am done with my meal my face, neck, shoulders and chest start itching me and red spots would appear.

I tried to monitor what kind of food is giving me this allergic reaction but I failed to point it.

I never had any kind of allergy neither from food nor medicines throughout my life.

I would like to hear an advice or a similar story or maybe an opinion on what to be done.

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You should go to the doctor and have a complete allergy blood test done. I just had to do this with my daughter after she had that reaction to fish. It progressively got worse to her vomiting after eating it before I realized it was the fish probably causing it. Keep Benadryl on hand. Common things for allergies are fish, shellfish, wheat, gluten, peanuts, milk. I'm not a doctor but I've just went through this. Really evaluate what you ate when it happened. Each reaction will get worse and could cause your throat to swell and block breathing. Hope this helps.

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Yes, a doctor and some blood tests are probably all that can help. It's not unheard of for people to develop an allergy later in life, but I haven't heard of your specific reaction after VSG. I know that my lactose intolerance got much, much worse immediately post op (it went from a nuisance that bothered me once in a while to an outright inability to consume any dairy for several months) but your reaction is much more serious than that.

My friend developed a seafood allergy late in life and I've heard of people developing serious reactions to artificial sweeteners all of a sudden, after years of using them with no issues. After my twin pregnancy, I developed an allergy to sulfites. Just all of a sudden, one evening at dinner, a favorite wine caused hives, swelling in my throat and trouble breathing. It was easy to pinpoint the cause and a trip to the doctor confirmed what we suspected.

Good luck and be careful until you do get into a doctor.

~Cheri

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@clk: are you still lactose intolerant? or has it gotten better with time and gone back to just the nausea??

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@clk: are you still lactose intolerant? or has it gotten better with time and gone back to just the nausea??

I still don't know what kind of food is giving me this reaction

I have no issues with lactose, so far so good

And the nausea was gone the moment i left the hospital

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I still don't know what kind of food is giving me this reaction

I have no issues with lactose' date=' so far so good

And the nausea was gone the moment i left the hospital[/quote']

Wooot i replied too fast i didn't notice u were asking cik :P

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Just this last week I've had a rash on my arms, only my arms. I think it is from a strawberry and Cream Protein Powder that a friend's son gave me. It is the only new thing in my life ;) I stopped drinking it and will wait a while to see if the rash goes away. But ultrav!olet yours seems to be at each meal.....you definitely have to contact your doctor.

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@clk: are you still lactose intolerant? or has it gotten better with time and gone back to just the nausea??

It resolved a lot between one and two years post op. I was able to eat everything but ice cream, which still caused a lot of problems. If I was reasonable about portions of dairy in a day I could even incorporate a small amount of milk, yogurt or cottage cheese. I just had to keep in mind that I couldn't have a lot of dairy at all meals - I could only do it one or two meals a day.

Now that I'm pregnant, the intolerance is back full force and I cannot drink milk, eat yogurt, or even use butter on some days! I get nauseated and if I overdo it I experience gas, bloating and intestinal distress. I have no idea how things will be once the baby arrives. My intolerance first made itself known during my twin pregnancy and afterward because just a mild nuisance that bothered me once in a while. I'm hoping for the same outcome this time.

~Cheri

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