I recently discovered that trying to use certain older devices that were last used before discovery of a food allergy can cause symptoms. For me, this older device was an oral irrigator that I had bought years ago, used for… Continue Reading…

I recently discovered that Total Care Listerine is perfectly fine for me to use. I’ve been using it daily now for around a month or so and have noticed no issues. It’s good to know that my choices of mouthwash… Continue Reading…

Why would the four of these things make up the title of a blog post? They’re the latest things I’ve suspected and determined were causing me to have allergen exposure issues. I’ve felt better since dealing with each of these… Continue Reading…

Compounded medications are prepared by pharmacists specially trained and are usually prepared for patients who have allergies or who need a medication in a certain form factor (e.g., liquid vs. tablet) or with a certain formulation. Since these medications are… Continue Reading…

A couple of things that I previously thought were not issues ended up being issues I needed to handle in order to keep from being hit with symptoms during the day at work. The two things were the liquid soap… Continue Reading…

After I decided to eliminate xanthan gum from the foods and products I’d been using because it could potentially be derived from wheat, I went through my pantry, refrigerator, freezers, bathroom cabinets, etc. to look for things that would need… Continue Reading…

At the beginning of August, my department moved to a different building on the college campus where I work. We moved into offices that already had used furniture in them. My office had a really nice desk, a corner-type desk… Continue Reading…

I recently started noticing more symptoms and issues with meals at work again. I had no idea what was causing them. I didn’t know if it was a food-handling issue or possibly something else. I started to think about how… Continue Reading…

I’ve had another contamination issue crop up that had me dealing with symptoms and tracking down the cause for the past week and a half or so.  It turned out it was another issue with my vitamins and supplements.  This… Continue Reading…

I continue to be amazed by the things I’m discovering that are causing me issues. It’s hard at times not to deny these things and not start to think about something else possibly causing issues. It’s hard not to think… Continue Reading…