Honestly, this forum is no substitute for receiving adequate medical care from your network of physicians and specialists. We are here to offer support and advice, absolutely, but cannot help you with a diagnosis.  I would seek another opinion from a different doctor (MD or GP this time) who can take the time to explain everything to you, connect the links between your symptoms and tests to the medications they prescribe (and how to take those medications), and refer you to the appropriate specialists. 

It's probably not what you want to hear, but I sincerely hope you can find a new doctor that will give you adequate help and answers. 

The doctor prescribed an epi-pen and didn't even tell you when or how to use it?



There are instructions included.

http://epipen.ca/en/about-epipen/how-to-use

You should also contact the company that makes them yo get a trainer. It is the autoinjector with no sharpie (needle) and no medicine.

Do you suddenly get a tight chest, difficulty breathing, etc. immediately after eating or is it a more constant thing?  Food allergy reactions are typically very sudden to present themselves, require emergency medical attention, and don't last days or weeks, though other side effects such a minor reactions, fatigue and anxiety can last for a week or two.

Has your doctor tested you for asthma?  Lactose intolerance?

Why did your doctor think you had allergies in the first place? What type of testing did they do? (Corn isn't typically on the food allergy test where I live.)

If you were prescribed an epiPen did you also get an action plan on when to use it? If not, and you should see one anyway if someone suspects you have allergies, you need to see an allergist.

We aren't doctors here and can only offer suggestions. I hope you get some answers soon. Best of luck.

Thanks for your post.  The only thing I actually feel a reaction to are dairy products (I get gas, so nothing severe).  Milk was on the results, but so minute that it doesn't matter.

I'm back from the dr.  She even gave me an EKG to rule out anything to do with the heart and that was normal! 

She said the food allergies are so minor that she didn't see the need for an allergist. 

My MAIN concern is a combo of the feeling that lungs need to expand more, closed-throat feeling, & labored breathing/shortness of breath throughout these almost 1.5 mos.  Its felt at times like my lungs need more air like they need to expand more is the best way to explain it.

I got 4 more prescriptions today:

1) Omeprazole - for acid reflux/digestion - I don't think I need to take that
2)  Epi-pen - to take as needed, probably won't have to take
3)  Prim...zine - for runny nose/cough - I haven't had either so I probably won't take this...unless it's good for nasal congestion, is it?
4)  Asmanex Twisthaler - to take as needed

If none of that works, she'll refer me to an pulmonologist.

I'm sorry you're suffering!  Hopefully you'll get some easy to deal with answers, soon.

1.  It depends on what type of allergy testing you had whether your results mean anything.  Even the gold-standard tests are only about 50% accurate for positive results.  It is very unlikely you are actually allergic to everything you tested positive for (and I hope for your sake most if not all are false positive results).

2.  The foods you need to avoid really are dependent on what you're actually allergic to.  If you are eating a food without acute symptoms, it would be presumed that you are not allergic. 

3.  There is no all-natural remedy for food allergies other than complete avoidance of the allergic food(s).

4.  Yes, please see a board certified allergist!  He or she will be able to help you determine if your symptoms are, indeed, due to a IgE mediated food allergy.

Hope you get some answers soon!  Once you know for sure which (if any) foods you need to avoid we can help you with that, too!