About 20 years ago I had a skin prick test and was told to avoid wheat and dairy. I had been suffering with severe acidic stomach pains which disappeared when I gave up wheat and dairy. I was very strict with my diet for 13 years until pregnancy cravings got the better of me and I eventually went back to eating wheat and dairy with no ill effects.
However the same acidic pains came back recently so for 3 months I have been off wheat and dairy for one month. I feel much better, but I wanted a test to back it up as it is a quite restrictive way to eat.
So I had the test yesterday. I had no rection to wheat, but did react to dairy, soya, tomato, potatoe, fungus, yeast and pollen. In fact the largest weals were for pollen and yeast. The thing is, I don't get hayfever! Dh and ds1 do and at this time of year cannot function without anti-histamines, but I never need to take them. This has made me doubt the whole test. The doctor wants me to go on a strict yeast and sugar elimination diet, while staying off dairy and gluten, which means my diet will be incredibly restricted for 4-8 weeks. My heart sinks when I think about it. The dc get their summer hols on friday and I will be really busy while trying to exist on fish, chicken, brown rice and veggies.
I waited weeks for the appointment, spent 200 Euro and am totally confused! When I brought up the pollen question, the doctor just brushed it off. Now I don't know whether to trust the results or not.
Any ideas?