Comments on: Living With A Soy Allergy http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/ About finding balance in your life, connecting with who you are, and creating a lifestyle where you wake up each morning eagerly anticipating the day ahead. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:29:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-110795 Dave http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-110795 Its just not foods with soy. medications have it too. Combivent uses soy and/or peanuts in their propelant. you can use the same medications in seperate inhalers, just not this one. most doctors and pharmacists dont seem to know this. you have to go the wesite for combivent. Its just not foods with soy. medications have it too. Combivent uses soy and/or peanuts in their propelant. you can use the same medications in seperate inhalers, just not this one. most doctors and pharmacists dont seem to know this. you have to go the wesite for combivent.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-108582 Michelle http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-108582 Two and a half months ago I went gluten and dairy free for my boys and myself to clear up eczema and help with sensory processing disorder issues. A week into GF DF living and food journaling I noticed that my oldest son (9) with SPD went crazy HYPER 15 minutes after eating something with any type of soy and my stomach would cramp around the same time. After having the same result a few times I decided to cut soy from our diet. I was SO surprised to find that my fibromyalgia pain went nearly completely away after a few weeks of being soy free! It comes back within 15 or so minutes of eating soy (times when I've not read labels or been misinformed (not all restaurant online allergen lists are accurate). So, for me fibromyalgia pain ( tenderness all over my body) has been a symptom. Just thought I'd share our story. :) Two and a half months ago I went gluten and dairy free for my boys and myself to clear up eczema and help with sensory processing disorder issues. A week into GF DF living and food journaling I noticed that my oldest son (9) with SPD went crazy HYPER 15 minutes after eating something with any type of soy and my stomach would cramp around the same time. After having the same result a few times I decided to cut soy from our diet. I was SO surprised to find that my fibromyalgia pain went nearly completely away after a few weeks of being soy free! It comes back within 15 or so minutes of eating soy (times when I’ve not read labels or been misinformed (not all restaurant online allergen lists are accurate).

So, for me fibromyalgia pain ( tenderness all over my body) has been a symptom.

Just thought I’d share our story. :)

]]> By: Shirley http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-108127 Shirley http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-108127 Carol, carob chips can contain soy lecithin. Carob chips also are made with some kind of oil, which could be palm or coconut oil but sometimes the label only lists "vegetable oil"... and we all know what that means! Various sweeteners and binding agents are also listed on some ingredient lists. Some sweetened carob chips contain barley malt, which contains gluten, if you're sensitive to that. Carol, carob chips can contain soy lecithin. Carob chips also are made with some kind of oil, which could be palm or coconut oil but sometimes the label only lists “vegetable oil”… and we all know what that means! Various sweeteners and binding agents are also listed on some ingredient lists. Some sweetened carob chips contain barley malt, which contains gluten, if you’re sensitive to that.

]]> By: Carol http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-107940 Carol http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-107940 A couple nights ago I had a violent reaction to carob chips. It knocked me out with vomitting and abdominal pain for a whole day and then a slight fever the next. To my knowledge, I have no soy allergy, but this certainly was a new one to me. Are carob chips a soy-containing product? A couple nights ago I had a violent reaction to carob chips. It knocked me out with vomitting and abdominal pain for a whole day and then a slight fever the next. To my knowledge, I have no soy allergy, but this certainly was a new one to me. Are carob chips a soy-containing product?

]]> By: Keri http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-103795 Keri http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-103795 First of all, I'd like to say THANK YOU! I came across this site, and it has really helped understanding foods I thought I could eat. I was also misdiagnosed for years. I had been going to a rheumatologist who thought either that I was crazy, or that I had some weird disease no one had heard of. My symptoms are SEVERE muscle pain, muscle weakness/swelling, fluid retention in the extremities and throat which is worst on my right side. I usually have the feeling of constriction in my extremities also (probably due to fluid retention) I am also allergic to milk whey. Also glad to know that I'm not the only one who is having trouble with their allergy issues! First of all, I’d like to say THANK YOU! I came across this site, and it has really helped understanding foods I thought I could eat. I was also misdiagnosed for years. I had been going to a rheumatologist who thought either that I was crazy, or that I had some weird disease no one had heard of. My symptoms are SEVERE muscle pain, muscle weakness/swelling, fluid retention in the extremities and throat which is worst on my right side. I usually have the feeling of constriction in my extremities also (probably due to fluid retention) I am also allergic to milk whey. Also glad to know that I’m not the only one who is having trouble with their allergy issues!

]]> By: Janet http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-88110 Janet http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-88110 I was misdiagnosed for 18 years with an autoimmune blood disorder and treated for it with chemo 2x, 2 splenectomies, huge amts of steroid therapy (made me fat!)and IVIG therapy that most likely contained soy lecethin.... that I was allergic to SOY! Once I removed it from my diet - it is in EVERYTHING - gum, chocolate, candy, cereal, granola bars, now even the deli meat and some of the fresh meat and chicken in the form of chicken broth....once I no longer ate it, all my symptoms went away and my body and platelets returned to NORMAL. Now I make all my own bread, get fresh cows milk, eggs and meats and chicken from soy-free fed farm, cook everything from scratch and am HEALTHY!!!!!!!! I have no problem bringing my little cooler of food out to eat and explaining why I am only ordering hot tea... I thank God for helping me find my way through all that and if my 18 years of suffering can save one person, I would not change it at all. I was misdiagnosed for 18 years with an autoimmune blood disorder and treated for it with chemo 2x, 2 splenectomies, huge amts of steroid therapy (made me fat!)and IVIG therapy that most likely contained soy lecethin…. that I was allergic to SOY! Once I removed it from my diet – it is in EVERYTHING – gum, chocolate, candy, cereal, granola bars, now even the deli meat and some
of the fresh meat and chicken in the form of chicken broth….once I no longer ate it, all my symptoms went away and my body and platelets returned to NORMAL. Now I make all my own bread, get fresh cows milk, eggs and meats and chicken from soy-free fed farm, cook everything from scratch and am HEALTHY!!!!!!!!
I have no problem bringing my little cooler of food out to eat and explaining why I am only ordering hot tea… I thank God for helping me find my way through all that and if my 18 years of suffering can save one person, I would not change it at all.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-83230 Sarah http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-83230 I have finally realized that I have a soy allergy after many years of living with it. I think mine must be very mild compared to most of yours, because I can use soy candles, and even eat miso and soy sauce. (Having read this site, I'm going to take it easy on those things because I don't want to sensitize myself!) Around age 11, I started feeling nauseous, shaky, anxious, and having terrible abdominal cramps and diarrhea after practically every meal. As I got older, I also suffered from aches and pains, fatigue, brain fog, and other vague symptoms that didn't seem connected to much. Now I realize that when all this started was the early 90s - right around when they started putting soy into everything! I'm also lactose intolerant so all those years I was eating soy milk and margarine - no wonder I didn't feel much better! I have found coconut creamer, almond milk, and soy free Earth Balance to be godsends. I have finally realized that I have a soy allergy after many years of living with it. I think mine must be very mild compared to most of yours, because I can use soy candles, and even eat miso and soy sauce. (Having read this site, I’m going to take it easy on those things because I don’t want to sensitize myself!) Around age 11, I started feeling nauseous, shaky, anxious, and having terrible abdominal cramps and diarrhea after practically every meal. As I got older, I also suffered from aches and pains, fatigue, brain fog, and other vague symptoms that didn’t seem connected to much. Now I realize that when all this started was the early 90s – right around when they started putting soy into everything!

I’m also lactose intolerant so all those years I was eating soy milk and margarine – no wonder I didn’t feel much better! I have found coconut creamer, almond milk, and soy free Earth Balance to be godsends.

]]> By: Pat http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-83207 Pat http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-83207 Just received confirmation from a Watson rep that they recently switched the source of the Glycerol monostearate in their Clarithromycin 500mg tablets to soy oil. Just received confirmation from a Watson rep that they recently switched the source of the Glycerol monostearate
in their Clarithromycin 500mg tablets to soy oil.

]]> By: Pat http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-82556 Pat http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-82556 I just spoke with a nurse at Abbott, maker of Biaxin and she said that Biaxin (250mg, 500mg and oral suspension) is not tested for soy but is is likely to contain soy. I just spoke with a nurse at Abbott, maker of Biaxin and she said that Biaxin (250mg, 500mg and oral suspension) is not tested for soy but is is likely to contain soy.

]]> By: Pat http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-82298 Pat http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/living-with-a-soy-allergy/#comment-82298 I had a reaction (blotchy red skin, few small welts, and throat swelling) last night after taking two generic (Clarithromycin 500mg)Biaxin tablets. I reported an adverse reaction to the company (Watson) but they INSIST that soy has to be listed in drugs. I know this is untrue because it is not listed on the Benadryl label. I called again for the source of all the inactive ingredients in their product. The FDA needs to wake up about "soy". I had a reaction (blotchy red skin, few small welts, and throat swelling) last night after taking two generic (Clarithromycin 500mg)Biaxin tablets. I reported an adverse reaction to the company (Watson) but they INSIST that soy has to be listed in drugs. I know this is untrue because it is not listed on the Benadryl label. I called again for the source of all the inactive ingredients in their product. The FDA needs to wake up about “soy”.

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