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Discussions can be posted here about mediator release testing (MRT), as offered by Oxford Biological Technologies, in conjunction with the LEAP program, which is claimed to determine a relative level of sensitivity to various foods and chemicals by measuring an increase in the ratio of liquids to solids in a blood sample that has been exposed to a specific allergen.

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Tex wrote:Vinegar actually contains histamine, since it is produced by fermenting ethanol.
Hmm. That's probably why I've had to completely give up vinegar. As I look forward to having salads again someday, I wonder what kind of dressing I could put on them. I can't think of a dressing that's made without vinegar. I might be able to thin my mock mayonnaise by adding a little more milk.

As far as olives go... I could probably try them again. I have several cans of them both with and without the ferrous sulfate. They make a wonderfully quick snack, that's for sure.

I'm at the crossroads of trying to decide if it's more important to test new foods or to get off Entocort. I'll write more in another thread.

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I wonder what kind of dressing I could put on them
Do you tolerate lemon or lime juice? I sometimes make a dressing out of this instead of wine vinegar?

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Ant,

I tried substituting lemon and lime juice for the vinegar in my mayo recipe, but I would always get mouth sores. I don't know if there was a correlation to my MC. Lemons and limes were the final fruit that I gave up. They're another food item I'd like to test.

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