Time to symptoms?
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Time to symptoms?
Hello! I am feeling frustrated because I thought I was finally feeling better (3 straight weeks!) then boom - diarrhea for no reason this afternoon. I have been keeping a food diary, but I eat mostly the same foods everyday so I’m confused where this came from. How do I know how long ago I ate a food I might be reacting too - should I look at what I ate this morning? Last night? Does anyone have insight on this? Thank you!
Re: Time to symptoms?
Please don't let occasional setbacks unnecessarily worry you. We all have setbacks. For many of us, putting this disease into remission by making diet changes could be described as a progression of "two steps forward, and one step back". Usually we can pinpoint the reason why we had a setback, but sometimes we may not have the foggiest idea, because a reaction, or a flare suddenly just comes out of the blue. Remember, it isn't just food sensitivities that can cause us to react. Stress is a major cause of reactions for many of us. Supplements, medications, chemical smells, and various other triggers can cause reactions. When our immune system is highly inflamed, even cosmetics can be a problem if they have certain ingredients.
Regarding reactions, allergic reactions will happen in anywhere from a few seconds to about 15 or 20 minutes after exposure to the allergen. These are IgE reactions. Food sensitivity reactions take much longer, because they are IgA reactions. Reactions to gluten, for example, typically begin within 3 to 6 hours of the exposure. Casein reactions may vary, but for many of us they seem to occur the next day. I have no idea how soon a soy reaction begins after exposure, because when I became sensitive to soy, a snack of peanuts suddenly stopped my digestive system (ilius). I suspected soy sensitivity, and sure enough, an EnteroLab test confirmed soy sensitivity, so I've avoided soy and all soy derivatives, and most legumes ever since.
I'm not sensitive to chicken eggs, so I can't help you with the timing of those reactions, either.
Hope this helps.
Tex
Regarding reactions, allergic reactions will happen in anywhere from a few seconds to about 15 or 20 minutes after exposure to the allergen. These are IgE reactions. Food sensitivity reactions take much longer, because they are IgA reactions. Reactions to gluten, for example, typically begin within 3 to 6 hours of the exposure. Casein reactions may vary, but for many of us they seem to occur the next day. I have no idea how soon a soy reaction begins after exposure, because when I became sensitive to soy, a snack of peanuts suddenly stopped my digestive system (ilius). I suspected soy sensitivity, and sure enough, an EnteroLab test confirmed soy sensitivity, so I've avoided soy and all soy derivatives, and most legumes ever since.
I'm not sensitive to chicken eggs, so I can't help you with the timing of those reactions, either.
Hope this helps.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.