ilovethesea
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Looking for suggestions on how to tackle my aspirin allergy.
The last time I took 2 aspirin (pill format, without dissolving) I had a severe allergy attack of sneezing/runny nose that lasted for hours.
After that I tried dissolving it in water and not consuming the settled bits, but it still gave me allergic symptoms, just not as bad.
I figured the allergies were from the inactive ingredients, particularly starch since I seem to have a problem with all starchy foods. So I decided to order the pure animal aspirin. It just says acetylsalicylic acid on the label, nothing else: http://www.amazon.ca/Priority-Care-Aspi ... B0007A5DO6
I took 1/2 tsp in water a few hours ago, and lo and behold, it has given me severe allergic symptoms yet again. I am really ticked off having just ordered 4 bags of the stuff
I looked up what Ray said about this:
"I know people who had lifelong "aspirin allergy" who now use it regularly. I think part of it is the metabolic problems caused by PUFA and low thyroid function." Ray Peat
If this is true, how do I get over this aside from waiting 3 more years for the PUFA detox? Does this indicate I need even more thyroid than I'm taking now? (I do 2 Cytomels throughout the day + 1 Cynoplus at night.... I only have half my thyroid gland.)
What's weird is that I used to be able to tolerate the whole aspirin pills without a problem in the first few months of the Ray Peat diet last year, when I was on a lower thyroid dose (and a lower ratio - 4:1 instead of 2:1 that I take now). How could I develop a new allergy out of nowhere when my health is supposedly improved now?
Also, I noticed today that the 1/2 tsp of aspirin noticeably made me feel colder. Apparently this is stress hormones?
"When aspirin and niacinamide lower the temperature I think it's because they lower the stress hormones." Ray Peat
Does anyone have any suggestions? Should I just raise thyroid?
The last time I took 2 aspirin (pill format, without dissolving) I had a severe allergy attack of sneezing/runny nose that lasted for hours.
After that I tried dissolving it in water and not consuming the settled bits, but it still gave me allergic symptoms, just not as bad.
I figured the allergies were from the inactive ingredients, particularly starch since I seem to have a problem with all starchy foods. So I decided to order the pure animal aspirin. It just says acetylsalicylic acid on the label, nothing else: http://www.amazon.ca/Priority-Care-Aspi ... B0007A5DO6
I took 1/2 tsp in water a few hours ago, and lo and behold, it has given me severe allergic symptoms yet again. I am really ticked off having just ordered 4 bags of the stuff
I looked up what Ray said about this:
"I know people who had lifelong "aspirin allergy" who now use it regularly. I think part of it is the metabolic problems caused by PUFA and low thyroid function." Ray Peat
If this is true, how do I get over this aside from waiting 3 more years for the PUFA detox? Does this indicate I need even more thyroid than I'm taking now? (I do 2 Cytomels throughout the day + 1 Cynoplus at night.... I only have half my thyroid gland.)
What's weird is that I used to be able to tolerate the whole aspirin pills without a problem in the first few months of the Ray Peat diet last year, when I was on a lower thyroid dose (and a lower ratio - 4:1 instead of 2:1 that I take now). How could I develop a new allergy out of nowhere when my health is supposedly improved now?
Also, I noticed today that the 1/2 tsp of aspirin noticeably made me feel colder. Apparently this is stress hormones?
"When aspirin and niacinamide lower the temperature I think it's because they lower the stress hormones." Ray Peat
Does anyone have any suggestions? Should I just raise thyroid?