Skin Reaction to Food Allergy

[Michelle KochStudent]

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m allergic to wheat. When I eat wheat, I want to rip my skin off. It’s really awful. 🙁 I’ve had a skin biopsy of some active lesions during an allergic reaction, and the pathology report noted an excess of neutrophils and eosinophils deposited under the skin, “indicative of a bite reaction. “

Anyway, I’ve been taking the Immu Kool, and I “think” it does help to at least mitigate the allergic response following accidental wheat ingestion. What’s more– and this is the really awesome part–I made some calendula tea, and put it in a spritzer bottle. When I get the urge to start scratching, I get that spritzer bottle and spray my rashes with the calendula tea– AND IT WORKS! I use a lot less hydrocortisone cream now, which has pretty much lost its effectiveness. Anyway, I just wanted to share. 🙂

But… All the stuff I’ve been learning in this school has got me thinking about the wording of my pathology report, and I wonder… What if I tried the snakebite formula? Does it even work that way? I know eosinophils and neutrophils are instrumental in allergic reactions to bee stings and ant bites, but do we react that way to other types of venom? Time to do a noodle dance…. :LOL:

UPDATE:

Meanwhile, that comfrey tincture I got for my husbands elbow is not going to waste! I am rubbing it on my wheat rashes, to help me grow new skin more quickly. One side note observation, though, for all to learn from: The comfrey tincture does not really help quiet the itching, so I still need dandelion flower tea for that. But the “slipperiness” of the comfrey is kind of pleasant on my skin, especially since the astringent qualities of the dandelion is helping the rash to dry out and get sort of flaky. 🙂

Oh and just one more observation, to champion the amazing healing properties of herbs: It takes me a minimum of six months to recover from an accidental wheat ingestion, yet in just one week the rash on my arm has improved so much that I am hopeful of being able to see clear arm skin by the end of July, or sooner (my last accidental wheat exposure was in May).

I continue to marvel anew at the forethought and planning our Creator put into creating us, this world, and everything in it. To quote Patrick, ‘God is smart.’ :wub:

[Dr. Patrick JonesHomestead Instructor]

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Fundog wrote: As I’ve mentioned before, I’m allergic to wheat. When I eat wheat, I want to rip my skin off. It’s really awful. 🙁 I’ve had a skin biopsy of some active lesions during an allergic reaction, and the pathology report noted an excess of neutrophils and eosinophils deposited under the skin, “indicative of a bite reaction. “

Eosinophils are white blood cells that specialize in allergic reactions and in killing parasites. No surprise that they got excited about your allergic rash.

Fundog wrote: Anyway, I’ve been taking the Immu Kool, and I “think” it does help to at least mitigate the allergic response following accidental wheat ingestion. What’s more– and this is the really awesome part–I made some calendula tea, and put it in a spritzer bottle. When I get the urge to start scratching, I get that spritzer bottle and spray my rashes with the calendula tea– AND IT WORKS! I use a lot less hydrocortisone cream now, which has pretty much lost its effectiveness. Anyway, I just wanted to share. 🙂

Calendula has some great anti-inflammatory properties. Chamomile and/or chickweed would be great as well. It would be interesting to try yarrow on that…I bet it’d work as well.

Fundog wrote: But… All the stuff I’ve been learning in this school has got me thinking about the wording of my pathology report, and I wonder… What if I tried the snakebite formula? Does it even work that way? I know eosinophils and neutrophils are instrumental in allergic reactions to bee stings and ant bites, but do we react that way to other types of venom? Time to do a noodle dance…. :LOL:

There are elements in the https://homegrownherbalist.net/products/venom-sting-formula that would help a rash. Marshmallow is soothing, dandelion root stimulates the liver to remove histamines more quickly, plantain is also soothing and helps draw toxins from the body. The https://homegrownherbalist.net/products/histamine-support would likely be very helpful.

Fundog wrote: UPDATE:

Meanwhile, that comfrey tincture I got for my husbands elbow is not going to waste! I am rubbing it on my wheat rashes, to help me grow new skin more quickly. One side note observation, though, for all to learn from: The comfrey tincture does not really help quiet the itching, so I still need dandelion flower tea for that. But the “slipperiness” of the comfrey is kind of pleasant on my skin, especially since the astringent qualities of the dandelion is helping the rash to dry out and get sort of flaky. 🙂

Comfrey has a lot of mucilage in it (like marshmalow ane slippery elm). It’s very soothing to anything irritated.

Fundog wrote: Oh and just one more observation, to champion the amazing healing properties of herbs: It takes me a minimum of six months to recover from an accidental wheat ingestion, yet in just one week the rash on my arm has improved so much that I am hopeful of being able to see clear arm skin by the end of July, or sooner (my last accidental wheat exposure was in May).

I continue to marvel anew at the forethought and planning our Creator put into creating us, this world, and everything in it. To quote Patrick, ‘God is smart.’ :wub:

Indeed He is.

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