I'm allergic 2 ALL artifictial sweeteners.Other than reading labels,how's the best way 2 diet w/o a reaction??
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The only foods you'll find artificial sweeteners in are diet drinks and sugar free sweets. Diet drinks and sweets really aren't all that healthy, anyway. Instead of diet drinks, stick to water. Water is so much better for you. As for sweets, a small amount of a regular treat is a better craving buster than fake stuff any day. Even better, try eating fruit when you have a sugar craving.\n\nIncrease your intake of fruits and vegetables, and whole grains. Vegetables especially are very low calorie, so you can eat a lot more. I lost 30 pounds by eating reasonable foods - regular cereal, veggies for snacks, brown rice, whole wheat bread and pasta instead of regular, and nearly total elimination of high calorie, high sugar foods. I say nearly because when I wanted chocolate, I had chocolate. I just shared a bar with three other people. The most important thing was portion control. For two weeks, measure and write down everything you eat. This will help you get a sense of the correct portions, and how much stuff you eat without thinking about it. After two weeks you will be able to eyeball portion sizes, and catch yourself before eating junk.\n\nI really hate the word "diet" used as a verb. It's a noun. It isn't something you do, it just IS. Your "diet" is the foods you consume, not the process of losing weight. By this I mean that you need to make a permanent change to your eating habits, not just change them when you think you should lose weight. \n\nFinally, you need to increase your activity level. Do you work out? Start walking. You don't even have to make major commitment. Next time you go to the store, park as far from the door as possible and walk. Take your groceries out to your car, then walk the cart all the way back to the store, then back to the car. If you're getting just a few things at the store, don't use a cart. Not only will the extra weight burn a few more calories, it will keep you from picking up extra stuff you don't really need. Take a walk at lunch time, even if it's just around the block. Never take the elevator - always take the stairs. Find ways to work a little extra activity into your everyday routine.
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Before you go and do drastic things, like meds you are right to look at his food.  Soy can be an allergen to many people.  As well so are fruits such as strawberries and oranges, citrus'.  Obviously it's an allergy or sensitivity.  Some docs only consider the word allergy for those who go into anaphalactic(spelling?) shock and run the risk of respitory failure, ie...bee sting/stop breathing.  \nNevertheless, ignore that kind of medical rhetoric because your son is obviously allergic regardless of how severe the reaction is.  There are allergy tests he can go through if you find a doctor who takes you seriously.  Have him tested, although it can be traumatic because albeit not very paintful, they prick you with a bunch of tiny little needles with different allergens on them to see how you react.  Usually on your back or inside of your forearm.  I've had it and many people I know have...it really clued them into what was bugging them! \nOr first: Try the most simple diet you can, limit him down to mashed up rice and chicken or rice and one veggie like squash if you prefer and of course rice cereal for breakfast.  Make sure it's pure brown or white rice(brown has more nutrients). Clean out his system by calming it down for a day or two.  It's called an elimination diet in nutrition terms.  People do it all the time to figure out what allergies/sensitivities they have.  \nThen pick very basic mild foods like bananas, pears, squash, peas, spinach, carrots, chicken/turkey and rice. No citrus fruits for awhile.  No honey either(not pasturized and can be risky). Introduce one food at a time to him and allow him to get used to it before introducing another food. Try one per 2 days.  Wait for a reaction or none and then move on.  That way if he has a reaction, you will know which food it is.  \nThen another and another until you know which foods he reacts to etc...When he reacts you will know he has a problem with it and you can eliminate it for good and put it in his medical records.  Some foods might take a day to move through the digestion system and therefore two days is necessary to really see if they bother him. If he reacts to just rice and chicken/veggie, then it might be one of them. Try again. It's just a process that one must go through to gain control over their allergies. Hang in there!\nFoods people are most allergic to are: wheat, dairy, soy, citrus fruits + strawberries, nuts, corn, and some meat. Also food additives like MSG and gluten and food dyes can cause serious reactions like migraines and hyperactivity.  There are many others but those are very common ones.  \nDon't negate what he is experiencing because a doctor does. Not that you are. They do not know everything, and you are the mom...and that means beyond caring well for your son you have good instincts.  Trust them!!  You are doing the right thing by continuing to pursue this beyond what the doc didn't do for you.  And by the way, psorisis and eczema both are aggravated by food allergies and stomach digestion or lack thereof. \nBut keep on it because allergies can wreck your whole system if they are not remedied. \nGood luck!
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If you absolutely have to have it sweet then use Splenda.  It is made from sugar but doesn't have the effects of sugar.  Even sugar subsitutes should be avoid where possible because they tend to elevate you insuline.
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1) talk to a pharmacist about a treatment you will get better results\n2) although proactiv is good\n3) cut down on the sweets\n4) make sure you are not over stressed\n5) good luck, hope this helps!!
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Here are some sites with suggestions but you should first contact your doctor\nhttp://www.gicare.com/pated/edtot19.htm\nhttp://www1.itlnet.net/users/k2l/DIET/DIET.HTM\nhttp://www.hypoglycemia.org/diet.asp
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I have the same problem . I recently found out that my sugar is a lot of my problem. I am controling my sugar with diet. Seek advice from your doctor about this "problem" you are having!
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Try taking a shot glass of water with a teaspoon of raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar with a dash of cinnamon three times a day. \n\n\nDrink three glasses of water each day with 1/4 teaspoon of unrefined sea salt.\n\n\n\nAlso drink fresh squeezed lemonaide.\n\nTry an elimination diet.\nAvoid Dairy for a week and see if you may be lactose intolerant. Dairy is way over rated.\n\nAvoid Wheat foods and processed that contain glutens for a week.\n\nSwitch to sea salt instead of tablesalt sold in grocery stores. This will help with PH balancing.\n\n\nGut problems come from many things but it could be that you have excessive parasites. Pick up some wild oregeno oil and take a drop of it in carrot juice three times a day until you finish the bottle or your body tells you to stop. No sensible parasite would stay in a body with that stuff in it..\n\nListen to your body. Stay tuned to what it needs.
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If there is a Whole Foods anywhere near you they have an excellent selection.  I'm not allergic to high fructose corn syrup, but I try to avoid it like the plague.  I'm able to do all of my shopping at Whole Foods and not purchase a single item with high fructose in it.  If there is no Whole Foods near you just look for any type of health food store.  Even regular grocery stores normally have some organic or 100% fruit selections that do not have high fructose corn syrup in them.
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Cut all processed food and watch the weight fly off! In other words, shop only on the outer rim of the Supermarket :). Eat veggies, fruit, unprocessed meat, low fat dairy. Stay AWAY from white sugar, white flour, corn syrup. If you can't hunt it or gather it, don't eat it! I lost 30 lbs eating this way. You would be amazed how much better you feel once you cut out sugar and white flour! You will have much more energy. Substitute your sugar intake with Stevia (300X sweeter than sugar) and no calories or carbs! It is natural and does not raise the glycemic index. Good LUCK!!
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Avoid whatever it is that you are allergic to.  Then you won't get the hives and you won't need a cure.  I am extremely sensitive myself, and yes, sometimes, I don't know what set off the reaction, but I have a good idea of the things I need to avoid.  Avoid any lotions or soaps with perfumes or artificial colors.
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well, you might want to check w/ your doctor to be on the safe side, never do anything especially changing a diet this drastically w/o consulting a physician first, and if you are lactose intolerant, you can either switch to soy milk which is very good ( I recommend the 8th continent brand-vanilla flavored), or go w/Lactaid.
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Urticaria is a fairly generic term that basically means you get hives. Frustratingly, most general practitioners seem to feel satisfied at that point and do not pursue the cause of the hives. To get to the root cause you will either need to do to a dosctor specializing in allergies or do some investigating on your own.\n\nTo investigate to see if it is a food triggering your hives you will need to go on an elimination diet. To do these you need to set aside time in which you will fast for 2 days drinking only water. Then gradually introduce one ingredient foods, one per day, until a reaction occurs. When a reaction occurs you need to treat that food as suspect and later challenge yourself with the food again to see if the source is confirmed a second time. We used this method to discover that my husband reacted to wheat which later led us to a correct diagnosis of celiac. He didn't have hives. His reaction was digestive and rash related.\n\nContact reactions are a bit tougher to identify. I would try the food based method first and if that doesn't locate the source, go to have the allergy skin test with an allergist.\n\nADDED INFORMATION - Since you are so reactive to touch, your allergen is extremely likely to be a food or medication. I was exactly the same way. My skin would constantly trigger into hives at just handling anything - wood, plastic, metal. It didn't matter. All that was needed was a touch or a scratch. Many allergens are ushered by the body to be stored just under the skin. Many conditions, even in animals, are from this (hives which can be from any allergen source, Dermatisis Herpetiformis which is when the allergen is gluten/gliadin, etc.) Do try the allergy elimination diet and don't forget to include medications if can safely do so. No doctor is trying, so it is up to you. I used the allergy elimination diet and successfully discovered what my hives were being caused from. I also used it many years later and discovered that my husband and daughter were celiac (reacts to gluten/gliadin). If I had left it all up to the doctors all three of us would still be suffering.
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I will agree with the ginger, in any form.  \nGinger tea, ginger ale, ginger beer, candied ginger, gingersnaps - as long as it has ginger in it, it will help.\n\nI'm also having problems with this.  Here are some of the avenues I've pursued.\n\nSleep - I have definitely noticed that when I don't get enough sleep that the nausea is worse.  (Unfortunately, that doesn't keep me from staying up too late)\n\nFood allergies - My mom is allergic to peanuts and if she eats just a few (or some peanut oil) accidentally it will make her nauseous.  You can do a self-test to determine if you are allergic to a food.  What you do is eliminate one type of food for a week and see if it helps, then try another food.  Given the problem you are having, it's best to start with whatever you eat the most of, probably wheat products.  This is a pain but it can work well.  (I should do this, but the most common food I eat is chocolate.  Nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!)\n\nWhat my doctor is calling insulin something or other; basically it sounds like hypoglycemia or pre-diabetes, but it isn't showing up in the blood tests.  I am trying to take the 5 light meals a day route for this.  It helps as long as I have access to something besides junk food.\n\nGood luck - I hope you find a solution.
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i have a holistic/natural remedy for you.  get some local honey (honey made in your local area) and take one tablespoon a day.  within two weeks you should notice a remarkable improvement.\n\nhow it works:  the bees collect pollen from plants in your area (pollen is what makes your nose runny, itchy and sneeze) and make honey with it.  by ingesting a small amount you are building up your natural immunity to the ACTUAL allergens that are bothering you.  \n\nthis is amazing, inexpensive and tastes yummy.  if you don't want to swallow a spoon of honey, add it to your tea, coffee, cereal etc.\n\nhappy thoughts of great breathing, love, peace and light!
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Sugar and Sugar\n\nAs a kid I liked to eat sweets, all white sugar. As a result my immune system was down and I got severe tonsillitis, every year several times. Finally I learned that white sugar is not the best. It makes acid and causes a craving for more sugar, the sugar addiction. I changed to brown sugar, which makes alkaline. I never had tonsillitis again, well - unless I indulged in white sugar cakes at someone else's place! If you have a sweet tooth, you may want to try brown sugar, Yellow D sugar, evaporated cane juice, or white looking xylitol, or whatever the name. Organic sweets and candy bars nowadays contain natural sugar. Find out what suits you best (or should I say "sweets you best") and keep your pleasant voice!\nHope this helps. \n\nCordially, India.Magica
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How about making your own sherbert using citric acid (available in chemists) and icing sugar? \n\nOr you can use those mini marshmallows and cocktail sticks/skewers to construct  something that can bear a load (a paper cup of water or a egg work well but make sure you put newspaper down first!)\n\nHow about dropping sultanas in a glass of lemonade? They'll sink at first, then rise, then sink again etc - can they explain why?\n\nOr use jelly beans and have a blind taste testing and see if they can catch their friends out.\n\nOr just a blind taste test with different things to show how we can tell sweet, salty, sour etc. Just make sure you know about any allergies/religious requirements first.\n\nAny help? These experiments all went down well with our Brownies (Girl Scouts)!
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I sympathise as I have the same problem.\n\nMost of mine seems to be brought on by stress, though some foods do trigger it.\n\nI've done a test http://www.yorktest.com/ that told me I was intolerant to lactose/dairy, gluten and eggs. However I find that a combination of brown bread and natural yoghurt will settle me down - so it's best to go on what YOU find out rather than what people say.\n\nSpice will always set me off, but I love spice, so I do have it every so often, but I try and plan it, so that I take the tablets prescribed beforehand so that I'm less likely to be severely affected.\n\nI have got a LOT better since I started meditating - it gives me a little time to de-stress. It's fun to do it with a group - I did it for a time with a local buddhist-run group - but it's nice on your own too. Try http://www.wildmind.org for to get you started - the Mindfulness of Breathing and the Metta Bhavana meditations are both really nice. Burning some Nag Champa Agarbatti incense helps too, plus smells lovely.\n\nBasically experiment with removing foods from your diet for a short time, and also see if you can notice any pattern e.g. is it worse when you eat a particular food.\n\nIf you notice a food or foods that help relieve it a little, keep a stock. Even if it makes you feel a little better it's good.\n\nIf you can't control it by diet alone, see if your doctor can help you with tablets. You may be able to get over the counter Immodium to work, but it didn't with me so I ended up getting Lomotil prescribed by the doctor. But I only use that when I really have to, so as not to build up a tolerance to it.\n\nI'm a lot better now than I was, but it does come and go - sometimes I can be fine for wekks, then have a bit of an attack for a few weeks, but it's getting better.\n\nGood luck!