The Truth About Allergies and Food Sensitivity Tests 

amin hoho I hope this becomes a series where doctor mike goes around interviewing people and NODD

Sounds like zdoggmd

Oh I love this idea! It'd be so interesting and informative!

Hey he can collaborate with Mama Doctor Jones for obgyn!

Yes. OBGYN Please!

Sara Williams Yes!! I would love that. I have pointed out on one YT that they didn’t use a skincare product for its recommend time period and gave it a bad review because it wasn’t work fast enough. Which was annoying because it takes months to notice results and they didn’t say that they were ending shorter. They didn’t like that I pointed them out, most of them don’t actually do their research or do it for the recommend time give it reviews. Though thankfully I found a couple that are good. But I would love to see what a dermatologist would say.

I love Hyram! A skincare guru lol

UP! UP!

Watch Dr. Dray, she’s a dermatologist here on yt.

@@cass1075 hyram makes me uneasy, he has said before he's just a skincare fan but always writes "specialist" on his titles. Could be very misleading for people who dont know.

haven't managed to get diagnosed, apparently i should just try excluding everything that maybe could cause issues. mostly seem to get urgent diarrhea, mouth got all sore after brushing teeth with zendium, but usually not a big deal. wouldn't be surprised if isn't lactose intolerance, their symptoms seem different and more painful... but i like not having bathroom breaks in the middle of eating. some sort of milk seem to be everywhere though.

OMG my husband the same. He is allergic and gets really sick, swells up, breaks out, GI goes haywire ect. But people are like "Oh, you're lactose intolerant, so am I!" 😒

I had 2 boys in my scout troop with actual milk allergies (plus many other allergies). I just made their Mom’s in charge of all snacks. Like you it was life or death for them.

YEEESSSS!!! To be fair, Im wishy washy about taking care of myself since its not a lethal allergy for me so that makes it harder to take me seriously BUT yeah its frustrating people not understanding 😓

It's crazy, because you even look like you're allergic to many things.

I completely agree. Amazing

Yessss he needs his own podcast!

He's a great doctor. True professional 👊

@@DeadwoodSD1876 Let me see!! I'm in college for medical assisting and loving all the medical talk.

people always act like i’m one of those people doing a gluten free diet to loose weight and i hate it. if i had a choice i’d eat gluten but i don’t. i’m only 15 and i got diagnosed a year ago and since i’m so young no one takes me seriously.

I think thats because everyone who gets any sort of IBS or the shots wants to say it's their "celiacs acting up again" and their "gluten issues" when really they just put too much pepper or ate chili or whatever (it's ironic how many people SUDDENLY have gluten issues only when they have the shits).

I was diagnosed with Crohn's at age 13 and for years, the general public, people who knew me, never took it seriously, many thought I just had an eating disorder because I was also a gymnast. 2 weeks after my 16th birthday, I had emergency surgery to remove several feet of diseased bowel leaving me with an ileostomy, then suddenly people believed I was actually sick. This was 20 years ago and Crohn's wasn't as well understood, but it's sad to see that people still have these same issues today with others not believing them or taking seriously their issues. My biggest issue now is that I struggle with a LOT of pain related to my Crohn's and people always tell me "well you don't look sick" I just wish society could get over someone needed too " look" sick for it to be a real issue.

It’s because of all the hipsters who clearly aren’t allergic making a big deal. I worked at a restaurant and if someone requested something to be gluten free I’d explain to them the whole process on how we could make it that way it’d just take longer and almost every tome they’d be like oh well I just don’t like gluten I don’t wanna wait that long -_- the actually allergic people understood why we had to be super careful and make things from scratch and change gloves etc

Cool I took allergies and food in high school

Have fun you should use this video in class

@@brooke.slade2 almost didn't realize that was a class, thought you meant taking allergies like meds.

And this is an absolute bullshit video.

@@nahadoth2087 I will just quote my reply that I posted under the video. "I am sorry, but I can't listen to this BS, as a person whose health went downhill due to food sensitivities and whose moron doctor just laughed at me when I asked if changing a diet will help. You are both males who generally speaking have sensitivities less often than women. And yet you both sitting there and explaining to other people that sensitivities are nothing to be worry about? Let me tell you this: while food sensitivities test might be not beneficial due to possibility of false-negative and false-positive results, eliminating certain foods forever may change one's life to the best. And let me tell you that fatigue and bloating go hand to hand with autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto's (low thyroid), that you as a doctor must check during routine exam. And not only check lame TSH, but T4, T3, free T4, free T3, TPO antibodies. But of course instead of seeing major GI issues and fatigue as a huge red flag you will choose to mock patient's decision to get tested. You are freaking doctors! Get yourself educated on what food can cause to the body and stop reading the books about nutrition that were written in 80s. Every day we learn something new about how certain components MAY affect one's body. And while you life, person is losing health because believing you she decided not to change the way she eats, and in a pretty short period of time she can bury her health. P.s. And 3 years later after firing my moron doctor and adjusting my diet by eliminating dairy, gluten, grains, nightshades, nuts and seeds I am down 20 lbs, I don't have hives, I have high level of energies, I went from bedridden to active, I don't have joint and GI pain, and the only deficiency that I have is Vitamin D which I was ALWAYS deficient of. And all my tests are amazing. And I feel sorry for all patients of that doctor who he treats and dismisses their concerns."

Absolutely this! I went the medical route to start and it utterly failed me. I am recovering because I tried my best to cross-pollinate between alternative and traditional medicine. Just grateful I didn't run into too many charlatans.

Not just American healthcare, also happens in Canada, depends a lot on the specific doctor and whether they actually listen to you, care and have a collaborative approach instead of trying to blame you for everything. It took me 2 years to get a PCOS diagnosis because all doctors would say "normal period pains" when some months I couldn't even stand because of the pain.

I agree. I was having a lot of health problems and turned to food sensitivity tests because doctors didn’t know what to do. In the end, the tests didn’t help. I tried an elimination diet though and that helped a lot. I found out that I was intolerant to soy (which didn’t show on my sensitivity test). Because I’m lactose intolerant I was eating lots of soy products and I was constantly nauseous with diarrhea and insomnia (I weighed about 100lbs and could barely walk). I stopped eating soy and in half a week my sleep went from 2-4 hours a night to 6-8 hrs. In the next year I gained about 40lbs, and my blood tests finally showed that I wasn’t low in nutrients anymore. But I’m not allergic to soy. I’m not sure what my relationship is to it though so I just call it an allergy. I am allergic to every animal with fur, wool, or feathers as well as almost all grasses, and lots of weeds and trees. I spend early spring to late fall indoors with air purifiers and cycling through different antihistamines (they stop working after a while). I live in a drafty old house (we are trying to get money to get new windows and doors installed) so I’m constantly stuffed up with itchy eyes, ears, and throat. Some days I feel like their are bugs crawling inside my head and it drives me crazy. I hate the itching so bad. And if I go outside I often get allergy induced asthma attacks. I can’t wait till winter and everything is dead and frozen! I hate the cold, but it’s better than this. The rest of the year just feels like I’m surviving till winter. These allergies only got so bad after I had a hysterectomy a few years ago. Before that, I had allergies to all that stuff, but I could take antihistamines and spend the day outside.

Yessss! I had Lyme disease for a decade and because i live in a place where it is not common nobody checked for it. I also have thyroid issues which nobody could get under control. Doctors finally gave up on me and i even had one tell me i would just have to deal with the issues. I found a DO who identified the Lyme and after treating that was able to balance my thyroid. But there was so much damage to my body. I ended up with a lot of food sensitivities. I had to do an elimination diet to find out what foods bothered me, but it worked. Science is amazing, but we have to use it wisely. Doctors need to be willing to keep searching for an answer and patients have to be patient while they find something that works for you. But as you said, there have got to be options.

Definitely! And we all know diet has a direct correlation to your health, so it makes sense to want to try to eliminate foods that might be causing problems.

I’m going through this now. I have daily itchy hives which are soothed by Zyrtec and Benadryl. I just went to an allergist this week and we did a skin test for 120 different things and I was reactive to none of them so now I feel hopeless.

@@mollybrown4764 damn!. 120?

@@davidfrank6666 it was like literally everything known to man!!! They even tested for hamster dander and I’m literally never around a hamster😂

Did you get any results or tests on what the issue was for you?@@mollybrown4764

@@mollybrown4764check for MCAS. i have it and its horrible. In me it manifests more as respiratory symptoms and itches, some things that are helping me are the treatment for mcas, i can send a pdf to you that helped me if you want Thankfully a drugstore pharmacist helped me and sold me montelukast, lifechanging, i can finally breathe through both of my nostrils and even my dead white lips became red again and my pale color skin became more healthy colored too Its a leukotrien blocker Im waiting to see ifni can get cromolyn and hist- dao because a diet without histamines helped me and my migraines, but its too restrictive and im afraid i can be malnourished because of it

Check out Auvi Q, typically you can get two sets free.

Depending on your insurance you may be able to use a copay coupon card. Ask your pharmacy if it will apply to you. It brought the cost of my last one down to $50. Good luck!

Have you tried goodrx? Its an app that will compare prices and sometimes even has coupons.

You probably shouldn’t leave one in the car. I get why that is easier. Making sure I always have a set is hard. But the medicine inside will break down above or below room temperature. A car gets hot or cold pretty much anywhere. If you read the insert you can see the temperature range. I’d hate for you to need it... and then the medicine doesn’t work.

Vote for Bernie! M4A all the way. You shouldn't have to bargain for your kid's life.

The severity can be measured through symptoms though when exposed. Some allergies may cause serious symptoms (anaphylactic shock) like the throat swelling up which can inhibit breathing

I thought this was common knowledge. Why wouldn't this be common knowledge?

@@Sp33dgum hi beautiful

@@Sp33dgum a single episode of reaction cannot possibly be used as a definitive indicator of severity. That's like saying, " I frequently have panic attacks especially when I'm going to a social event. I also frequently travel in cars when going to a social event. Today I had a serious panic attack whilst I was in a car and therefore cars are responsible for my panic attacks". Utterly ridiculous

@@lachlankay9212 Not quite the right example. I think the simplified explanation would be more like this: just because you only got hives from your first exposure, doesn't mean you won't experience anaphylaxis with your next exposure, so it's important to seek proper medical care to ensure you confirm and understand what actually caused the hives and then learn how to manage the allergy. As someone who has nearly died of anaphylaxis from a single wasp sting, I can attest that the first exposure was nearly lethal while exposure decades later was no where near as extreme. Like with food allergies, I have to be mindful of my EpiPen and I long ago developed an explanation and process to train others to be comfortable with using an auto-injector through the practice device the manufacturer provides. My early life exposures meant I knew I may have very little time to get the injector (or originally the epi kit), do the shot, and call 911, so it's been an anxiety and care management process since childhood to know there's people around me who are responsible and educated on what could happen in an emergency. Some people experience increasingly severe reactions and that becomes the measure by which doctors seem to advise specific cautions. My friend's little girl nearly died after a classmate forgot to wash their hands before coming back into class from lunch, and the multi surface contact spread hypothesized here as extremely unlikely ri cause a trigger, and notably very rare in documented cases, was very nearly lethal. It was only because her best friend (not the teacher who had previously called the hand washing requirement stupid and unnecessary) stayed calm, gave the epinephrine injection, called 911 and then my friend, and sent another student for the school nurse. Rare extreme cases exist, but I have never personally heard of one like that happening where the patient hadn't been diagnosed previously. Now that level of progression likely indicates an evolution of the severity of the body's response, but no test before, nor her previous two exposures, would've accurately predicted how severe and fast the response was that last time. Which is why we need people to grasp that a test, and even previous exposure reactions, don't guarantee an identical response in the future. Our bodies don't work as predictably as we'd like to imagine, and that's why correct specialist care and reasonable proactive approaches are essential to actually living instead of merely existing in fear.

I mean, if the list includes some form of sugars, dairy products and stuff like that, it totally makes sense why not eating it improves skin

This... Implies I'm intolerant to chocolate..

hi, what test did you take?

​@@umbra_1986If you watched the video at 4:50 he specifically states that there is no such thing as food sensitivity and intolerance tests, it's a scam and the OP is full of bullsh!t. The only way to test for sensitivity or intolerance is performing an elimination diet.

Me too, I got reactions to chicken, eggs, gluten, peanuts etc. I stopped eating those and haven’t had acne in years, best decision I made for acne.

😢😢😢😢😢

Aren’t you supposed to inject your heart? That seems super difficult.

@@buridah328 no. It goes into the thigh.

@@jackfiercetree5205 thank you

Unfortunately, I don't think you can get them if you don't have a specific diagnosis from someone willing to write a prescription. I've always been scared of bees/wasps/all those stinging flying things and found out I have good reason to be, thanks to fire ants biting me and swelling up and itching horribly for a couple weeks after each time, that I'm allergic to that whole family of bugs (family of poison they have). Now I'm even more scared to be around bees/wasps/etc because I can't get an epipen or anything other than benadryl to do anything if I were to get stung. My parents say I'm a wimp and there's no reason to have such a thing or be afraid.

I would say that it really depends where you work. I will admit we do roll our eyes when we get asked what's inside of what. Working in a small crew or yourself we have an idea of what person uses what spices or ingredients the most so we have a list, but WE even ask questions to the chef(s) at times to refresh their memory. The importance of where we place or use utensils and gloves is crucial too! My advice is go to a place that listens and values your needs! Do not be hesitant to ask questions or make slight changes to your meals. Example: "Hey, could I have ______ instead of ______?" This example is easy for me in my work experience but a GOOD waiter should ask "Why is that?" Be brutally honest in the beginning, inform that you are allergic to _____ or proceed further that way the waiter highlights you on a food ticket in the back.

doctor Mike x Bon Appetit collab? OwO

With a REGISTERED DIETITIAN

Ivan Dieticians aren’t the ones making the food boo boo.

@@codename495 there are therapeutic dietitians you know

🤣

I read this right at the beginning, now I can’t focus on anything but him nodding 😭

It actually always distracts me when I talk to someone who does that. Like I know they try to seem like they're listening, but it ends up being super distracting to me for some reason.

Point out the obvious 😂

I know it's meant to look attentive and respectful to the speaker but to me it's bothersome and some might think it's mockery to a point.

the truth is that no one really knows the real truth, the truth shall set you free or keep you locked up in self in self righteous resentment, if you free yourself you will be free ,the truth is yet to be determined

@@silence-humility-calmness wtf

@@unnamellie indeed

If you know what Vegan means than you would not be posting stupid things like you just did. Vegan means no Animal products. Gluten is from Wheat which is perfectly Vegan because Wheat is a plant. Gluten free does not have anything to do with whether something is Vegan.

@@elisemundwyler9257 vegans cause more animal deaths

Worth it lol

:( I physically can't my allergy is too severe to even be around them. If I'm even in a room a dog has been in I start getting hives and rash.

You: I am no longer allergic to dogs it often works that way, especially if exposed at a young age

I'm mildly allergic to cats, but I find when I am with my own cats I'm ok. Same with a friend of mine, he's fine when with his own but visiting me he will get symptoms. Still snuggles the cats because it's worth it.

My bfriend is allergic to cats but he’s usually fine if he washes his hands afterwards and keep her fur away from his face

The ones you get at your doctor is different then what they were talking about in the first half of the video!

Food allergies can be unpredictable. There are always exceptions to the norm. Be well! 😊

Same☺️

*cough *news*cough *

Yeah, even when he hypes them up it's through pop-ups and text so that he's not interrupting them.

Karen

@@marleyrose1701 yeb Karen with a K

m nur I prefer Karen with a C Caren Care Car Car.

Don't forget Linda. She's Karen's bff.

They probably just realized they haven't eaten pasta for the last 5 years because of some media hype... I'd be upset too. LOL

not all the sympthons are visible, many are on internal level

Have him do it again - I would eat dairy every day and yet my results came back that I had a dairy allergy. Turns out I was getting welts on my arms after eating dairy each time and didn’t listen to my doctor about cutting out diary until I got a full body rash reaction that reached my neck. Scary thing about food allergies is that they can develop randomly and you don’t want to risk your son’s health by ignoring the signs. I eliminated dairy from my diet now and am glad I did!

Idunhva Channel I was eating a bowl of pasta and got called right out 😂😂

I get stomach cramps, pain and have to run to the bathroom when I eat too much pasta etc. but it's so good that I honestly deal with it 😂

Heartburn from eating undercooked veggies with lotsa fiber. And uncooked lettuce especially iceberg gives me the nastiest burps. I want to ask my doctor to test me for h pylori

fun fact sometimes after eating pasta i had to lie down thinking i ate too much too fast turns out im gluten intolerant and i still eat the entire pot of pasta its just glutenfree now

@@eminemilly Iceberg lettuce is the worst. I can eat other leafy greens but not lettuce.

I am terrified to take my toddler to a clinic. He had an ANA reaction to eating peanut butter but it was a delayed reaction - hours later & they want him to do an oral eating challenge - that seems intense

That's biologists with "venomous" and "poisonous" snakes. But you know, we have to meet people on their level and understand what they mean rather than the technicality...that's why we get paid! 😅

Sometimes people say allergy because they're not taken seriously otherwise. Like some people say they have an allergy, when they have celiac, because it's easier than explaining what that means. I say I'm allergic to shellfish instead of intolerant, because then I'm stuck explaining that you can be intolerant to more than just milk.

@@samanthas2280 Same here. When I said intolerant, I had gotten food containing milk and eggs, and I could barely leave the restaurant without gassing the place, and it horrible to work afterwards with the pain. If I say allergy, they are scared that I will cause a scene and I will get the right food.

@@lovefool.99 I totally AGREE! My reaction is delayed by a few hours. It seems like when I eat bread/starch, I itch a few hours later. Can't really pinpoint WHY. Very frustrating!

I did an IgE bloodtest and 2 things came out. Ever since i minimalised thoose foods my diegestion problems solved. I have been on many test, my doctor did a full bloodwork, ultrasound, put me on different diers nothing helped bc i was still consumig every day that thing i've should have avoid and my doc would have never think about that as an issue. Sorry, my english is not the best but i hope it is understandable😬

Same. I was going to order the Everlywell IgG food allergy test

Same

Me too, i was about to buy one but came to Doctor Mike first.

My experience with food sensitivity tests conflicts with this. I have done a few over the years and eliminated the foods that have come back high and seen huge beneficial results. I think the opinions by both these doctors are slightly close minded.

I'm actually allergic to apples, so...

😉😉😝

@@_blank-_ ew you perv

😄

Perfect, lol.

I have been experiencing very similar problems. I appreciate your anecdote.

Alex S that’s why you need an IPhone 11 to zoom to fill...

@@CatXP_ most phones can do that

MuscularBye it was a joke

@@CatXP_ I didn't know that shilling was a joke.

Yes!! My mom has this too! It would be super helpful

I have it, also my mom passed it on to me. A video on hashimoto would be highly appreciated!!

Yes! Me too!

I am in no way as reliable of a source as dr. Mike, but I know some women who have it and they thrive on lchf. Look into it, it might do you good. Best of luck! 😊

Me tooo

YellowBunny 😂

YellowBunny lol

I'm allergic to apples, and I approve this message. 🇱🇷

And that patient is me

im allergic to apples and i can say this is true

Customer's should always say I have celiac disease which means I absolutely can not have contact with gluten. If necessary explain that celiac disease is not the same as intolerance.

The misconception comes more from how food trends have made gluten foods mainstream "unhealthy". On one hand, it does help push a bigger and better variety of food options for gluten-free people. On the other hand, with the amount of people who claim to be gluten-free but then they're at a restaurant that serves pasta/bread/pastry/tofu/etc focused foods, and often have no problems ordering such foods because they're only following a food fad, the staff will begin to take it lightly. So yeah, you will need to be more specific to get taken more seriously.

I have a niece and nephew with Celiac Disease. In my opinion, a big part of the problem is that people who don't have CD keep claiming they have a "gluten allergy" even though they really don't. When restaurant workers watch someone claim to be allergic to gluten while ordering food (which requires a lot of cleaning and caution in the kitchen) then order a wheat-based beer, they become skeptical of all people claiming a gluten allergy. It's kind of like how the pain med addicts are ruining things for the people who really need pain meds.

@@Kikeegee I have ordered gluten free pasta at restaurants because I have a gluten intolerance but still want my garlic bread that comes with my meal as I give it to those I am dining with. If someone is paying for a meal, staff should not be taking it upon themselves to decide anything about that meal.

The trend to be grain and gluten free has been a good and bad thing. The trend has helped manufacturing and restaurants to cater more gluten free eaters. It has been bad also because those who serve the trendsetters equate just removing a bun from a burger patty as making it gluten free. We go to. Restaurants we know and can work with... celiac disease isn’t as easy as just removing the bun,

... do you really think people dont know this? I mean.. like duh that's how people usually learn about them

Too true. Lol my friends used to say why don't you just have a bunch of milk chocolates and pizza and the just take your asthma pump and drink some water and you'd be alright.

@@moriahscogin3402 Unfortunately people don't know this. They think think of it as a discomfort rather than something life threatening. Ask my friend who is allergic to peanuts and has had to go to the hospital a lot because someone didn't take her allergy seriously. She doesn't touch anything with any nuts any more because of stupid people who don't get it. Because people claim to have allergies they don't, the people who do have serious, life threatening allergies don't get taken seriously.

@@moriahscogin3402 Unfortunately, not everyone has this common sense.

Moriah Scogin I don’t think some people do. However, I think the reason for that is people claiming they have allergies when they may just have a sensitivity, or just really dislike a food and lie to avoid it. I have to be extremely careful with my son who has anaphylactic reactions to peanuts, tree nuts, and eggs.

would you really expect people to know what colostrum, casein or whey are, or that powdered milk or condensed milk is milk.

@@smievil well no. Usually it very clearly just states dairy on packaging after ingredients containing dairy. I am always pretty nice about it because I understand that you don't really think or know about these things if you don't have it. This comment was just kinda letting out my frustration😅 but when people try to accommodate me when they get like lactose free milk, which is just regular milk with lactase in it, it does make me silently cringe.

I am lactose intolerant, and I've actually had people do the opposite to me a few times and think I mean allergic. I really don't understand what's so confusing. Intolerance = digestion issues, usually involving a food's sugar component. Allergy = immune reaction, usually involving a food's protein component.

@@JennaGetsCreative yep. I dont understand what confusing about it either. To me, they're extremely different things.

I have celiac and people be like "oh yeah I have lactose intolerance so I get how you feel" BRUH. Literally nothing alike 🙄

I’m allergic to whey and have this problem. Also allergic to wheat but not in the celiac/digestive way. Both make my throat swell up. It’s annoying to have to explain over and over and over.

Tiffany Zimmer same with my friend in school she had a dairy allergy and everyone says no it’s called being lactose intolerant and I just casually stand there and face palm

Is it possible to be allergic to lettuce? I thought lettuce was made up out of basically just water 😂😅 I hope you can enjoy some of these foods again btw ☺

Hopefully your food life gets better! Restrictive diets are a nightmare when they are needed, and not so if they aren’t.

You should get retested every 5 years

Why would you get retested on a test they just called out as BS. I hope you mean you are going to go see a allergist.

@@laylaciy566 Lettuce is actually very hard to digest for some people!

I felt attacked 🤣🤣🤣

3 bowls? why YES, I DID!!!!

When is this

5:55 People who are bloated after eating wheat, apparently it's because they ate 3 bowls of pasta.

No. But it was 1 GIANT bowl 😂

Me too. I'm out of my medicine for GERD and discovered Italian Sausage was not something I could tolerate. Had acid stuck in my chest somewhere that hurt really badly. Then I threw up acid three times. Awful.

Yep

Exactly, I call it my I like Mexican and Indian food, but it hates me

Me in a nutshell

Me too! I'm lactose intolerant and have GERD, it sucks

He did agree that they exist though, just that the tests being so highly touted by some, particularly the manufacturers, are crocks. And that they're not related to allergies.

Well, if they exist, they're so poorly defined as to be useless as a label

Food sensitivities definitely exist but the medical authorities don't have enough objective studies to look to when writing the rules. Medicine is obnoxiously slow because while one person might have the exact answer to something, the FDA etc have their own set of rigorous hurdles to jump first. I say greenlight multibillion dollar research into gut bacteria and allow more people to undergo experimental treatments (which include bonus budgets for the sole sake of increasing rigor in the science behind it i.e. extra (HIGH QUALITY) papers published for each experimental treatment).

@@sahirva5469 I did one of those tests because for the past couple of years I got terrible stomach cramps, pain, digestive issues, nausea, tiredness etc. Basically the test did show the foods that make me feel bad, and once I did cut them out I never experienced stomach pain or nausea after eating something again. I mean, in the end, those tests did something good for me, but I dont take them as something I have to follow 100% of the time :)

My doctor is great in that he doesn't want me to get rid of my pets. My allergies to them are not that bad anyway, pollen is a bigger problem for me.

Naah.. I got used to a lot of them. In the beginning it was hard, but boy I succeeded ✊🏻💟

Omg same my doctor wanted me to get rid if my cat but i didn't xD

I'm allergic to dogs, I have a German shepherd lol

GET THIS PERSON A NAKED MOLE RAT

lol same

Sheila Torejo I saw your comment and now I’m just looking for Bear the whole time 😂

Threat not treat

@@carlosbartussek843 no treat is right

@@lol-sl2ch nerd

@@lol-sl2ch I was kidding lol

@@anthonybell5666 ohhhh sorryyy 😂😂😂

if you don't mind me asking, do you worry often about what you eat? I'm not allergic to anything and I want to get a new perspective. Tysm :))

Omg so much especially being as allergic as I am. The worst is when I eat something I know is safe but still have a practical panic attack

My son has severe food allergies and I'm glad he's doing this video.

。 gudetama yeah same here I have a severe nut allergy and so anxious whenever I eat anywhere away from home, and like lea grace said panic attacks

@@mcmillin6245 as a person who also has severe food allergies I totally relate, especially when the label says it may contain the allergen and you're waiting to see if you're going to have an allergic reaction 😂

Very me as well.

I didn’t notice and had to rewatch! I do that constantly and get self conscious when I realize it, so I try to stop but then feel uncomfortable just staring. And I’m a counselor 😆😅🙃 Usually I just embrace it. EDIT: I can’t stop noticing him so it and it’s making me feel so much better. Thank you 💗😆

Chipper ChelseaKay haha no problem I do this all the time as well 😄

So me...Plus when people are talking I will be the one who is always listening and nodding. And people like...can you talk something.

Therapeutic communication 101

Yessss, I adore her!

@@ridgewalker2010 it would be so cool to see them in a video together 😁

@@MyHahaha2305 she is so funny and so smart and great at explaining things- they would be great together!! 😍

@@ridgewalker2010 totally agree 😍

Yes ,I love her ,too.

Grandmaster JayD And then sharing memes 😂

Atopic dermatitis 🙋🏻‍♀️

My son has atopic dermatitis. We go through a lot of Aquaphor....

🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ dishydrotic eczema here!!

Contact dermatitis

I just recently developed contact dermatitis with chemical based sunscreen

Yo, does that work on asthma? Not even asking for a friend, totally asking for myself. Sick and tired of so many things exacerbating my asthma while my rescue inhaler is about as useful as a wet noodle.

sameeeeee

At the end, it said Part 2 coming soon. So maybe they'll address it in that one.

Same! Can’t oral test my allergies to pollen...or can I?? 🤨 lol

Wait thats a thing? If I could live without the constant fear of dying via cross contamination every time I ate that would be really nice

I need credit for this CE lol

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Same here! Worth it every time😂

Ben and Jerry’s has lactose free ice cream now, and it’s really good.

Lmfao same and we have the same name XD

@@deliriumbubbles Ooh I'll have to find it!!!

That's very scary and sad!

I would say to you what I would tell my best friend: Find an allergist that is willing to do food challenges and oral immunotherapy (OIT). Our first allergist was not willing to do them, so we found one that was willing. My son had the food challenge and had an anaphylactic reaction at the doctors office. This would scare most people or kids, but we went on with OIT starting at extremely low diluted doses, slowly increased over months. My son finished the final stage a few months ago, for a year he had eaten a whole egg (!) every day. He still eats an egg every day, because he likes it now. We also did OIT for peanuts and milk because he would break out in hives during the food challenge with those as well, those were not as severe and the ramp up and length of OIT was shorter. Its expensive, but it also saves you money and gives you peace. It is worth it. I was fortunate enough to live less than 5 miles from a fantastic allergist some people drive 200 miles to see.

We have a great friend of many decades who used to babysit my wife when she was young. Her son is allergic to cow milk and chicken eggs, and is autistic, both (and more) likely caused by fetal lead poisoning. They have been getting home grown goat milk, not the nasty canned stuff in the store, and turkey eggs from us. He can eat both without issue. If you live in a rural area, these might be an option for you. As a teenager, he had ice cream for the first time. We gave them an ice cream maker and he loves it. If goats are raised in a nice environment, their milk should taste like whole cow milk. Some people say that goat milk tastes funny, if that happens it is because they ate something that caused it. The milk from brush eating goats that are used for weed control would not taste good. Ours eat pasture grass, alfalfa and a mixed grain feed that makes good tasting milk. "free range goats" FYI

And this is why I want to create a café that caters not just to regular people but also to people like your son. To spread awareness in the food industry and to bring assurance that what they eat is tailored to their specific diet.

100% understand the fear and not being able to go eat out. Assuming now your son is 17, I think it's important to understand that he's at a mature age and has the knowledge to protect himself! :>

You mean to tell me.... that normal people can walk outside during the spring and not automatically struggle to breathe and sneeze the entire contents of their sinuses out?? I’m shook.

anonym That number includes every level of allergic reaction, from a mild itchy nose to oh my god she can’t breath.

Anna S Omg I thought the exact same thing when I heard that

Anna S 40% of 7.7 billion is about 3 billion that’s still a lot of people

@@alluneedislessthan3 why dont you move to somewhere more suitable for you? Also I was surprised to hear the number was so high!! I guess it includes very mild allergies.

Same!

It's a much shorter list.....🤦🏼‍♀️

ME OMFG

Ikr it's so annoying omggg 😭😭

Sameeee

Dr Mike has ads?? That's an ad I wouldn't mind watching.

Does that mean Dr. Mike is paying himself for advertising?

He wasn't advertising himself, it was for a website to find a good doctor, I think. I was too confused to listen to the message.

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