Newbie to the list… Hi!
Hi there! I just began the blood type diet about 3 weeks ago after
seeing a naturopath for chronic hives and swellings.
I began having hives in January and it increased until Easter Monday
when I had my first swelling of the lips. Very scary… went to
emerg. I went to an allergist and was on hydroxyzine and other anti-
histamines to try to bring down the histamine level in my body, but
even months later, things were the same. Every evening I would start
to get itchy and every morning I was covered in hives. Rough
nights! Then, the swellings topped it off. I would sometimes have
swollen eyes, swollen lips, and even swollen throat… the latter
requiring a trip to the emergency room. I now carry an epi-pen,
benadryl, and zantac 75 (has an H2 blocker in it that worked well the
last time in emerg.) in my purse.
After filling out a 6 page questionnaire for this naturopath, and an
appointment with him, he put me on 3 herbs (in tincture form) and
explained the blood type diet. After two weeks on the diet, I feel
much better internally… you know, digestion etc. But the hives and
swellings haven’t gone yet. He did warn me that during this
detoxifying time, I may have more hives/outbreaks. He was right!
What I am wondering is, has anyone else gone through something like
this? I am eager to know that there is a light at the end of the
tunnel. This diet is not hard to stick to (except that I love pasta
and creamy things… LOL!) so I will stay on it now. I think I would
just like to hear that it will really help me.
(What an introduction!)
Cathy