| Author | Message | ||
| Jaime
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I'm hoping someone can shed some light on my problems. I am new to the MSG idea, and I have just started researching it. I have had these attacks several times in the past, been hospitalized twice for them, and this last time I ended up in the ICU for extremely low BP. They start as heartburn, but it feels like I'm having a heart attack. Then I'll get a fever and/or chills. Sometimes I vomit, sometimes I just feel like I should. My heart rate will shoot up to 120 or more. My blood pressure this last time dropped to the 60's / 40's. We've seen my liver labs hours before the attack and then hours after. My liver enzymes will go from perfectly normal to sky high (WAY off the charts), and then I'll feel better in less than 12 hours from the start of it. My liver numbers return to normal with a couple of days. I have Graves' Disease (thyroid) and so I have tried to cut out a lot of iodine. Therefore, my salt intake has decreased. I never drink diet anything, and I always avoid artificial sweeteners. A few times alcohol has been the culprit in starting the attacks, but other times it's come after eating. Sometimes it's just seemed to come out of nowhere. As much as I look for patterns, I have never found a common food ingredient that may trigger this. For a while it was happening on an eerily monthly basis. If anyone has experienced anything like this, or has any advice for me, I'm all ears. Thanks | ||
| Carol H |
When I have an allergic reaction- which causes histamine to be released, my gastric reflux returns, I can get a mild fever, my heart rate increases while my blood pressure decreases. Sometimes I have vomiting episodes. These are all typical symptoms according to the staff at the hospital where I am treated for all my food allergies. The problem with MSG is that although you may get the histamine response with all the sypmtoms that entails - you won't have an anti-body response that is testable by a doctor or a laboratory as a "true" allergy. MSG triggers histamine release. Since I am not a doctor, all I can say is - if I had your symptoms, the next time it happened, I'd take liquid Benedryl. Here's an interesting link regarding Graves disease. George Herbert Walker Bush suffers from Graves disease. http://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/t41.htm From this link it is obvious the man may have MSG sensitivity. I am vividly reminded of the time he had such an unfortunate stomach episode that he vomited in the lap of his Japanese host. That meal I am betting had more than the usual amount of MSG in it. Only MSG seems to have that effect on people I know who are MSG-sensitive. It can be that quick. Sorry to leave you with such a mind-picture, but MSG sensitivity isn't pretty. | ||
| Anonymous |
Geben mir bitte eine Brotchenbab |
