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: Last night I made a pot of stew with a lot of Indian spices in it and
within a
: few minutes of eating it, my nose was completely stopped up and by this
morning
: I feel as if I have a cold or like I have bad pollen allergies.
:
: I have never heard of food causing the symptoms of air-borne allergies and
I
: was just wondering if anyone else has.

I don't think allergy is the word you are looking for. Perhaps you have a
food intolerance. AFAIK, to have an allergy, you should have a rash and
maybe some other scary symptoms. But, people do have individual
intolerances to different foods.

Pat in TX

Robyn Rosenthal wrote:
|| Last night I made a pot of stew with a lot of Indian spices
|| in it and within a few minutes of eating it, my nose was
|| completely stopped up and by this morning I feel as if I have
|| a cold or like I have bad pollen allergies.
||
|| I have never heard of food causing the symptoms of air-borne
|| allergies and I was just wondering if anyone else has.

Yes, there was something or combination of things in there you
were allergic to.

|| The ingredients were:
||
|| pork
|| carrots
|| celery
|| garlic
|| ginger
|| green cardomon
|| white cardomon
|| saffron
|| cumin
|| tumeric
|| black pepper
|| coriander seeds
||
|| The spices were all whole seeds that I ground in a coffee
|| grinder.
||
|| Thanks!
|| ***********************************
|| Robyn Lori Rosenthal
|| Sterling Cotons and Park Place Grooming
|| Sterling, VA USA
|| ***********************************

Robyn Rosenthal said:

Last night I made a pot of stew with a lot of Indian spices in it and within a
few minutes of eating it, my nose was completely stopped up and by this morning
I feel as if I have a cold or like I have bad pollen allergies.

I have never heard of food causing the symptoms of air-borne allergies and I
was just wondering if anyone else has.

You may have discovered a food allergy somewhere in that list.
I discovered fairly early on LC, on monthly off-plan meals, that
corn, popcorn, soft drinks based on corn syrup, or things with high
cornstarch content (such as pudding) made my nose block up and start
running, as well as giving me a congested feeling in the chest.

168/125/125 7 years: LC since 2/18/97 maintaining since 3/17/99
--
jamie ([email hidden])

"There's a seeker born every minute."

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From: [email hidden] (jamie)

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Robyn Rosenthal said:

Last night I made a pot of stew with a lot of Indian spices in it and

within a

Quoted message said:

few minutes of eating it, my nose was completely stopped up and by this

morning

Quoted message said:

I feel as if I have a cold or like I have bad pollen allergies.

I have never heard of food causing the symptoms of air-borne allergies and

I

Quoted message said:

was just wondering if anyone else has.

You may have discovered a food allergy somewhere in that list.
I discovered fairly early on LC, on monthly off-plan meals, that
corn, popcorn, soft drinks based on corn syrup, or things with high
cornstarch content (such as pudding) made my nose block up and start
running, as well as giving me a congested feeling in the chest.

168/125/125 7 years: LC since 2/18/97 maintaining since 3/17/99
--
jamie ([email hidden])

Thanks!

I have food *intolerances*, but really don't know much about food *allergies*
and I had no idea that they could present as a sinus thing.

Robyn

Robyn Rosenthal said:

Last night I made a pot of stew with a lot of Indian spices in it and within a
few minutes of eating it, my nose was completely stopped up and by this morning
I feel as if I have a cold or like I have bad pollen allergies.

Robyn,

There's another possibility. I learned from the book, "Zebras don't Get
Ulcers" that the nose can stuff up in response to changes in the
autonomic nervous system.

This explains why when I am just about ready to go to sleep, my nose has
always stuffed up. I thought for years it was allergies and bought
special pillows, air filters etc, none of which worked. But that book
explained that the relaxation response paradoxically could release
substances that caused the nose to stuff up.

So perhaps one of those spices triggered something similar. They can
also trigger flushing which is a related response.

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Low Carbing for 5 years. 140 lbs (goal)

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From: Jenny [email hidden]

Quoted message said:

Robyn Rosenthal said:

Last night I made a pot of stew with a lot of Indian spices in it and

within a

Quoted message said:

few minutes of eating it, my nose was completely stopped up and by this

morning

Quoted message said:

I feel as if I have a cold or like I have bad pollen allergies.

Robyn,

There's another possibility. I learned from the book, "Zebras don't Get
Ulcers" that the nose can stuff up in response to changes in the
autonomic nervous system.

This explains why when I am just about ready to go to sleep, my nose has
always stuffed up. I thought for years it was allergies and bought
special pillows, air filters etc, none of which worked. But that book
explained that the relaxation response paradoxically could release
substances that caused the nose to stuff up.

So perhaps one of those spices triggered something similar. They can
also trigger flushing which is a related response.

--Jenny Type 2 diabetes since 1998.

Wow, thats a really interesting idea.

Thanks🙂Robyn

Pat said:

: Last night I made a pot of stew with a lot of Indian spices in it and
within a
: few minutes of eating it, my nose was completely stopped up and by this
morning
: I feel as if I have a cold or like I have bad pollen allergies.
:
: I have never heard of food causing the symptoms of air-borne allergies and
I
: was just wondering if anyone else has.

I don't think allergy is the word you are looking for. Perhaps you have a
food intolerance. AFAIK, to have an allergy, you should have a rash and
maybe some other scary symptoms. But, people do have individual
intolerances to different foods.

No, food allergies can manifest as nasal congestion, post nasal drip, etc.
Whether or not that is what the OP has is a matter for an allergist (and
even they don't always seem to agree), but it is certainly possible.

Martha

--
"ALPO is 99 cents a can. That's over SEVEN dog dollars!!"
Revek - ASDLC

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Robyn Rosenthal) said:

Last night I made a pot of stew with a lot of Indian spices in it and
within a
few minutes of eating it, my nose was completely stopped up and by this
morning
I feel as if I have a cold or like I have bad pollen allergies.

I have never heard of food causing the symptoms of air-borne allergies
and I
was just wondering if anyone else has.

The ingredients were:

pork
carrots
celery
garlic
ginger
green cardomon
white cardomon
saffron
cumin
tumeric
black pepper
coriander seeds

The spices were all whole seeds that I ground in a coffee grinder.

***********************************

If you're like me, it might have just been the combination of the
spices. Those do me every time, and I get stopped up, but it clears
quickly. I have what's known as "chronic vaso-motor rhinitis," which in
essence means "runny nose when your body gets irritated for any reason,"
and spices do that. I think it's worth it.

--
Nancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the 😉 to send mail).

Quoted message said:

From: Nancy Howells [email hidden]

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Robyn Rosenthal) said:

Last night I made a pot of stew with a lot of Indian spices in it and
within a
few minutes of eating it, my nose was completely stopped up and by this
morning
I feel as if I have a cold or like I have bad pollen allergies.

I have never heard of food causing the symptoms of air-borne allergies
and I
was just wondering if anyone else has.

The ingredients were:

pork
carrots
celery
garlic
ginger
green cardomon
white cardomon
saffron
cumin
tumeric
black pepper
coriander seeds

The spices were all whole seeds that I ground in a coffee grinder.

***********************************

If you're like me, it might have just been the combination of the
spices. Those do me every time, and I get stopped up, but it clears
quickly. I have what's known as "chronic vaso-motor rhinitis," which in
essence means "runny nose when your body gets irritated for any reason,"
and spices do that. I think it's worth it.

--
Nancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the 😉 to send mail).

Thanks. That sounds a lot like what happened, I got all stuffed up REALLY fast
and it went away within 24 hours.

Robyn

Robyn Rosenthal said:

Quoted message said:

From: Nancy Howells [email hidden]

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Robyn Rosenthal) said:

Last night I made a pot of stew with a lot of Indian spices in it and
within a
few minutes of eating it, my nose was completely stopped up and by this
morning
I feel as if I have a cold or like I have bad pollen allergies.

I have never heard of food causing the symptoms of air-borne allergies
and I
was just wondering if anyone else has.

The ingredients were:

pork
carrots
celery
garlic
ginger
green cardomon
white cardomon
saffron
cumin
tumeric
black pepper
coriander seeds

The spices were all whole seeds that I ground in a coffee grinder.

***********************************

If you're like me, it might have just been the combination of the
spices. Those do me every time, and I get stopped up, but it clears
quickly. I have what's known as "chronic vaso-motor rhinitis," which in
essence means "runny nose when your body gets irritated for any reason,"
and spices do that. I think it's worth it.

--
Nancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the 😉 to send
mail).

Thanks. That sounds a lot like what happened, I got all stuffed up
REALLY fast
and it went away within 24 hours.

Robyn

Do allergy pills help?

--
Bob in CT