Contrary to what a previous doctor had said, the problem isn't acid reflux disease. This specialist said acid reflux doesn't go up as high as where my inflammation and erosion is.
I asked if aspirin and/or ibuprofen use would have caused the throat damage, since I take it daily. No.
Allergies?
Yes.
Dogs? (I tested positive for dogs 30 years ago.) No. Not
environmental.
It's most likely a food allergy.
She asked me if I wanted an
allergy test. I said not right
now.
I told her that at least 25 years ago. I had been diagnosed
allergic to wheat. But since avoiding it
didn't help my headaches, I stopped avoiding it. Besides, 25 years ago, in Iowa, it was really
hard to find wheat alternatives.
She
said to try decreasing my intake of wheat.
Yeah. No bread, cake,
cookies.
I already have
almost eliminated my intake of chocolate due to its potential as a migraine
trigger, as well as avoiding nuts, beans, sour cream, onions, fresh yeast, dried
fruit, sodium nitrates, aspartame, yogurt, yellow cheeses, pickles, and MSG. All migraine
triggers for me.
And now that I am typing this, I think I tried to avoid milk
years ago as well. Maybe I was diagnosed
allergic to dairy? That one I can’t
remember. I just remember trying to find
goat’s milk 25 years ago.
Yeah. No cheese or
ice cream.
The real reason I don’t want the allergy tests? I don’t want to find out what other foods I
can’t eat. It’s already hard enough to
figure out what to eat.
I've been prescribed acid reducers to take twice a day. Not sure why the acid reducers are supposed to help, if the reflux isn't the issue. Forgot to ask.
I’m going to take them and hope things improve, or don’t get
worse. I don’t want to give up
cookies. Or cheese.
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