Finally receiving answers for why I’m chronically ill
I’ve been sick since I was a kid. I was diagnosed at 4 with chronic gastritis. I’m 22 now and have been on meds the whole time. I get immune responses and weird rashes that no one has been able to figure out. They’ve never look liked hives, but take over my whole body. I’ll get vertigo, shortness of breath, and migraines. All under an umbrella of vestibular migraine diagnosis. So I’ve been on antacids, steroids, and migraine meds since I was a child.
I HAVE FOOD ALLERGIES. Peanuts, soy, and rice. Moderate to severe, just found out today. But they never presented in hives, rather heartburn, GI distress, and splotchy rashes. But the allergist said he is almost 100% sure that has been my problem this whole time. So many times I’ve been told I have anxiety and just prescribed random meds. The only reason I got allergy tested was because I went into mild anaphylactic shock at work and couldn’t figure out why.
Posted Aug 5, 2025, 10:10 PM UTC