I thought that I would tell you what happened with me and food sensitivitys.
I've had IBS for most of my adult life, it was really not that big of a deal. I kinda learned to ignore it. I ate mostly healthy foods, next to no juke, organic etc. Then in 1997 my mom bought my husband and I a bread machine, that was great, we ate bread in a variety of ways, eveyrday.
Over the next couple of years I started gettting more IBS issues, headaches, dizzyness, tingly hands, face, feet, mouth. Shaking inside,like small temours, wierd disassociated feelings, lost in space, I call it And lots more stuff, I evently had to take a leave of absense from work, I've never been able to return.
I happened upon this site a few years ago while doing research for MS, this is what the drs thought I had. I wasn't testing postive for anything. Anyways I had persivered with this one dr for a good 4 yrs, then I left him, because he wasn't helping me at all. I then went to a new dr and I was able to get my medical file in my own hands. I read that my B12 was 243, I cried. For the last 4 yrs I could of been taking B12 and healing myself, but the drs was so dumb, he never even mentioned it.
Well it was through this site that I learned that my IBS was gluten sensitivity, one week going gluten free, my energy level went way up, 4 weeks into the plan, I learned that milk also made me sick, and that soy gave me a bad headache and pain all over my body. Little by little I am feeling better, I know that it will take years to repair, but at least, I'm repairing.
I hope my story inspires you to keep looking and learning, take care, Patricia

I'm so sorry you have been through it huh?

the b12 sounds all too familiar. My first test was in Sept 05 and not till Jan 06 did anyone do anything about it. I was already sick for three years.

My first neuro was a scaredy cat and just kept telling me it was "too early in the disease to see it"........I asked on a peice of paper? "yes" Well I'm not a peice of paper I felt like saying.

Then I asked which disease? and she made a frowny face and said "O there are so many to choose from." and fibbed about my lp being normal.

I too didn't know till I got the reports.

It's awful to be robbed to health and time and Lord know's what else.

I read the book Could It Be B12?
But everyone in the book made such rapid progress.

I'm glad you shared your story.
I am gonna start collecting info on the milk intolerance and gluten to a computer document so I can sift through it. Like I started with the b12.

Do you take shots of b12? What other vitamins to you take?

Were you ever dx with subacute combined degeneration?

thanks for listening.
laura

I haven't read the book, but it is common for people to be diagnosed when certain signs show up (megaloblastic anemia or obviously low B12 serum). Those who are caught early enough will almost always make rapid progress and repair the damage within months.

However, those who are prone to more neurological damage, and are not diagnosed or treated until much more severe damage has occurred, have a much more difficult recovery and the likelihood of much or some damage being permanent.

In those cases, progress can be difficult and occur over several years.

rose