I am working on discovering what I am allergic to that causes my throat to swell shut. I've been to the hospital multiple times for this over the past 20 years. None of the other doctors told me it was an allergic reaction. An allergy test showed nothing so dramatic that it could put me in the hospital. I picked soy as my first thing to try eliminating and discovered the strictest diet I have ever been on. They put soy or soy oil or soy lecithin in EVERYTHING. Well not everything, my son asked me if I found a soy free lettuce. He is right; I did.
I am three weeks into greatly reducing my soy intake. Not eliminated yet because they put it in so many things. It gets really confusing that the same brand will put it in some of their products but not all of them. Or how about peanut butter that has soy oil added. REALLY!?!
The diet is paying off. The swelling in my legs has reduced so much that I can now squat down, which I haven't been able to do for over 5 years. I am noticing that I can swallow supplements in capsule form. I was using only chew-able vitamins. I am not in blossoming health but I am seeing improvements. I would have never guessed on my own that one food item could cause so many problems.
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