Ahhhhh….
I want to fist start out by saying how grateful I am for the people
and the support I have in my life and all the positive things that
have happened over the past several months.
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| What Hives Look Like, otherwise known as Uticaria. ITCHY!! |
As
you may or may not know the last several months have not been free of
stress and were in fact some of the more stressful in my life. It
turns out I created the perfect storm for turning on a couple of
genetic mutations that are homozygous, which has resulted in
histamine intolerance, which is more common in women over the age of
40. The genes are DAO and MAOa in addition to others that aren’t
contributing in a positive manner. So what does all this mean? It
means that foods I thought were very healthy for me are suddenly
causing my body to be overloaded with histamine and causing hives
almost every evening. I can count the days I haven’t had them on
one hand and it also means the occasional bout of allergic
conjunctivitis among being a contributor to many other symptoms. I
will tell you this is similar to a CBS mutation in that I need to
make every effort to lower my histamine load in order to get the
symptoms under control and then I may be able to have some problem
foods from time to time. I do have hope that there is a solution, but
I have suddenly found myself feeling sucked into the “oh poor me”
attitude or maybe not so much “oh poor me” as just feeling like
my chronic issues are a ball and chain that I’m constantly caring
around. I just want to feel normal. I don’t really know what normal
is anymore.
It’s
like a ton of bricks hit me. Just when I thought I was going to be
able to start winding down with some of the protocols that I’m on
and I was feeling hopeful that I could get back to a more “normal”
way of life…Dun, dun, dun…chronic hives hit the stage. Oh joy!!!
One more mystery to solve… It such a strong as someone with chronic
autoimmune issues that all stresses are a risk it is difficult to
tell how the body responds to those stresses.
Sometimes we fair
better than others. I’ve
had a couple of pity parties for myself and oh, by the way that is
another lovely symptom of these particular genetic mutations…
issues with neurotransmitters. Seratonin, norepinepherine… So
my emotions are on a bit of a roller coaster too.
Well,
stay tuned for the updates. I have high hopes that I can put hives
behind me. They are truly maddening.
