Allergy symptoms without allergies?
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 at
10:09 pm
For years now I have had all of the symptoms associated with nasal allergies, like runny nose, watery itchy eyes, stuffy head, etc. I have had both the skin patch and the blood tests and both were negative for all allergies. I have been on Allegra, Claritin, Kenalog, pills, sprays, you name it, with absolutely no relief of symptoms. If it isn’t allergies, what could it be?
Tagged with: Allergies • Allergy • Symptoms • without
Filed under: Nasal Allergy Relief
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Maybe too much dust is in your house, or something else. I bought one of those air purifiers and put it in my house, and everyone feels better.
I would suggest that you visit a naturopath, the can find a lot of stuff the MD’s miss.
Your problem can be caused by a food allergy (which is often not diagnosed accurately by blood tests and cannot be diagnosed by patch tests) and/or chemical sensitivities.
The GOLD STANDARD for diagnosing food allergies is an elimination diet. Chemical sensitivities can be very difficult to diagnose.
I would suggest looking for one of the following types of doctors:
1) Chiropractor with serious experience/interest in treating food allergies
2) Naturopathic Physician
3) Medical doctor trained in Environmental Medicine
or
4) Any of the above with training in Functional Medicine
Something is causing your problem (or several things). Help can be found.
Good luck!
Keep a journal of when and where you experience these symptoms. That will help enormously.
There’s always the chance that you are being exposed to an allergen that you weren’t tested for. Seeing that the medications aren’t helping either… this theory probably is off-base.
I’m leaning to the following differential diagnoses:
1. Dry environment: Low humidity can cause these symptoms in some people.
2. Chemical reaction: Maybe you are being exposed to some chemical. Floor wax does it to me.
3. Changes in the barometric pressure: Some people experience these symptoms with sudden drops in barometric pressure. Do they occur right before a rain/snowstorm? or on overcast days?
My guess is the barometric pressure. Do you suffer headaches/sinus pressure with these symptoms as well?
WARNING: many people are suggesting natural healers/homeopaths/alternative medicine. Word to the wise: most of these things are total quackery. There is little (if ANY) evidence to support their practice.
Keep the journal and good luck!
You need to see an Allergist, they are the only one who can help you.