> I have some questions regarding my complicated situation. I have
> insulin resistance and must follow a high protein diet. However, I am
> having symptoms when I eat most protein sources and this is really
> worrying me as I need to eat this food to control my insulin levels.
>
> First of all, I am not sure this is a food allergy but it probably
> could be. I get a swelling/lump feeling on the right side of my
> throat in different places (sometimes high near jaw/ sometimes near
> laranx) when I eat many foods, nearly everything i eat that is protein
> cuases this besides a few meats (beef/****k). Somtimes I get the same
> feelings when I eat foods I have rarely ate in my life (i used to be
> vegetarian) such as lamb or turkey. The main foods that seem to cause
> problems are soy, eggs, chicken, maybe fish, hot drinks - sometimes
> drinking hot water or herbal teas cause the same symptoms. I also
> have a dairy allergy but that causes nasal problems only. I also have
> other mild allergy symptoms to foods like almonds and peanuts
> occasionally, not allways. Again, so many foods are causing this that
> I'm becoming alarmed that I will not have anything to eat, do you
> understand?
What you're describing doesn't fit the symptom pattern of a food
allergy (*some* allergy maybe, not *all* of it). The most likely
syndrome to me is globus hystericus, an anxiety disorder which is
unpleasant but treatable. BUT you need to see a general practitioner,
as those symptoms can be caused by anything from lupus to oesophageal
cancer.
practitioner as there are ser
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