One of the worst things about me (and there are many) is that I have allergies and reactions to just about everything. For instance, dental block doesn't work on me, I have to have enough to knock out an elephant before the gum is properly frozen. As for pills and potions, there's hardly anything that doesn't cause me to have some sort of reaction. 8 years on and my GP is still trying to find a blood pressure pill that a) works on me and b) doesn't make me ill in the process.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised to find that carrot juicing isn't going too well. It's taken me about a week to realise that the really bad headaches I'm getting are probably related to juicing and also the IBS which flared up about 4 days ago and is getting steadily worse has been brought on by the carrots. This only occurred to me during the night when I was woken up with severe itching on the palms of my hands. I get this with most antibiotics but I don't think anything other than medication has ever caused it before. Whilst wondering what I'd taken to cause the itching it dawned on me that the only thing I have been doing in abundance is juicing. The penny dropped. Of course. It is causing the headaches and the IBS too. I googled it and found that yes indeed carrots can cause many problems including itching, stomach cramps and headaches. I had upped the amount of juice in the past 24 hours and it clearly made things even worse.
I'm not sure where I go from here. I can't even save my own life without issues. Can you imagine just what chemo and surgery is likely to do to me!!! I ended up in hospital after being prescribed my first blood pressure tablet. I was so ill I thought I was having a heart attack. I was admitted to hospital and over the following 24 hours it transpired the blood pressure tablet was causing the problem. As soon as it was out of my system, the problem stopped.
Being inspired by a friend raving about her hot tub, I got one and for a few days loved using it. Within about 3 days my skin had reacted to the chemicals in the water and the tub had to go.
I can't wear anything metal. I get a sticky weeping wound.
Any type of false nail makes my fingers swell up and itch.
I can only wear the best quality make up and face creams. I'm an expensive accessory for my husband.
I can barely take any prescribed medication. Even the glue on the heart monitor pads brings me out in hives. I'm a poor specimen of a human being. My brother suffers the same (not with the false nails) and so did my dad. Having been bitten by a dog as a child, I was taken to hospital and asked if I had an allergy to penicillin. I don't but my dad did. Once told of this, I had to have two injections just in case I had a reaction. As it happened I DID have a reaction..it was from the Tenanus jab. It made my leg swell up like a whole slab of doner kebab meat. I was told never to have the Tetanus jab again. I'm assuming if I get bitten by a dog I'll just have to suffer the lockjaw.
Carrots are currently off the menu.
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