IgE Response and CPPS

[blacklaw]

I have been reading the posts about allergies the IgE response and CPPS. I was relatively pain free for the past few months, but I have developed a very fast heart rate, which it appears (after numerous cardiac workups, neurological workups, ear, nose and throat, thyroid test, metabolic panels, cbc's, etc) to finally being called an IgE response to an "environmental cause," (as my doc says). In the end I went to an allergist who through testing showed that I have some massive allergic issues (mold, dust, various foods....oh....I also have trembling hands in the morning when I eat wheat products...that took forever to find out). Strangely enough the chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome started to flare-up again (probably because of the benadryl as it stopped the heart issues because of the strength of the antihistamine), and because of the IgE issue. I am on Singulair now, and Allegra (not sure if it is working, too bad the benadryl caused or helped along a flare-up), and I intend to ask my allergist about the connection. After reading some posts about Vistaril I intend to ask him about that too. I do think there is a connection between allergies, the IgE response and CPPS....

[webslave]

Trembling hands from wheat .. wow, that's impressive. It reinforces my opinion of wheat as a nerve poison:
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You should read the Brostoff book to see how wide-ranging and unusual food sensitivity reactions can be. Allergy and food sensitivity is unfortunately a highly controversial and very complex subject. It's not simply an IgE thing. Many doctors pooh-pooh the idea that illness can result from non-IgE reactions, even though there is a lot of interesting new science.

In my own case, wheat and gluten exclusion were keys to getting well.

[blacklaw]

Trembling hands from wheat .. wow, that's impressive. It reinforces my opinion of wheat as a nerve poison:
viewtopic.php?t=2367

You should read the Brostoff book to see how wide-ranging and unusual food sensitivity reactions can be. Allergy and food sensitivity is unfortunately a highly controversial and very complex subject. It's not simply an IgE thing. Many doctors pooh-pooh the idea that illness can result from non-IgE reactions, even though there is a lot of interesting new science.

In my own case, wheat and gluten exclusion were keys to getting well.

Once I stopped the obligatory bagel or egg on a roll in the morning, the trembling of the hands and jittery feeling went away. I continue the food allergy test on Monday, and I did order the York test. While I know my doctor will test as much as he can, he did tell me food allergies or "intolerance" as he put it, are really hit and miss. I do keep a food diary, and everything points to wheat, gluten as a source of irritation. As an aside, my mother-in-law has a gluten allergy, and it was so severe, that it more or less stopped her body from metabolising calcium. She is now off gluten, and is required to take massive doses of calcium to strengthen her bones. It took months until that was found. I am using her doctor because he seems to have a good handle on things and will not dismiss it. My primary doc just wants me to start the Vistaril, so when I get tested on Monday by my allergist (the third round of allergy testing) I will bring this up and the Vistaril, though my allergist seems to prefer Zyrtec, and of course the minor flareup of the CPPS....it just seems that all the signs are pointing to some form of allergic component in this.

Also, I did find a fantastic website on allergies from a doctor in Canada, he tells of what histamine response can do to the body, it is just amazing. I felt like I was checking off my symptoms as I was reading it. I can find the site if you want to check it out.

[webslave]

Large doses of vit C can keep histamine in check. Try that.

It takes months, even up to a year off gluten to see the real benefits.

Many antihistamines cause an increase in chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome symptoms, usually temporarily, through their antimuscarinic effects on smooth muscle in the prostate and bladder neck. Read about this in our anti-histamine forum.

[blacklaw]

Large doses of vit C can keep histamine in check. Try that.

It takes months, even up to a year off gluten to see the real benefits.

Many antihistamines cause an increase in chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome symptoms, usually temporarily, through their antimuscarinic effects on smooth muscle in the prostate and bladder neck. Read about this in our anti-histamine forum.

I have heard that. Well I will know on Monday what the deal is with the gluten. As for the CPPS, once I stopped the Benadryl, and started the advil again, it seems to have subsided to a tolerable level. Talk about a catch-22.