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I have been gluten-free for 8 weeks, also have an allergy to nightshades.

I was thinking dairy was causing a bit of tummy problems as after I had cheese one day my tummy didnt feel the best, but that may have not been the cause.

I went soy, just over a week ago and this week my skin is awful I have been breaking out in an awful pimple rash on my face and my head is killing me, feel quite brain fogged my tummy has been fine, could this be the Soy? Now I just don't know what to do any suggestions? I feel so limited with foods I can eat and I don't really know if it was the dairy or soy or even both. Its hard to find things that are gluten, dairy and soy and nightshade free.

My GP said my blood test didn't show any allergies but I know that some food is still bothering me.

I am tired have a headache and feeling sorry for myself and not sure what to eat. I eat gluten free biscuits etc more than I should just because they are handy in the kitchen and I have not felt up to cooking.

I am tempted to go to the advanced allergy elimination to check it out. Even if it doesnt work I have more of an idea what allergies are present.

Thanks

Lisa :)

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I have been gluten-free for 8 weeks, also have an allergy to nightshades.

I was thinking dairy was causing a bit of tummy problems as after I had cheese one day my tummy didnt feel the best, but that may have not been the cause.

I went soy, just over a week ago and this week my skin is awful I have been breaking out in an awful pimple rash on my face and my head is killing me, feel quite brain fogged my tummy has been fine, could this be the Soy? Now I just don't know what to do any suggestions? I feel so limited with foods I can eat and I don't really know if it was the dairy or soy or even both. Its hard to find things that are gluten, dairy and soy and nightshade free.

My GP said my blood test didn't show any allergies but I know that some food is still bothering me.

I am tired have a headache and feeling sorry for myself and not sure what to eat. I eat gluten free biscuits etc more than I should just because they are handy in the kitchen and I have not felt up to cooking.

I am tempted to go to the advanced allergy elimination to check it out. Even if it doesnt work I have more of an idea what allergies are present.

Thanks

Lisa :)

It could well be the soy, Lisa. It is a fairly common additional intolerance. I found a lot of gluten-free processed foods have soy as a substitute; things like cookies, sausages, etc., and now you are substituting soy for dairy apparently. I had enormous problems with soy after going gluten free, now can't even eat chocolate because of the soy lecithin.

If I were you I would cut out the soy and switch to almond or hemp milk (or a gluten free rice milk if that floats your boat). I know it is hard, believe me, to find things free of all these things you mention; mostly you have to concoct your own.

Your idea of doing the advanced elimination diet sounds good if you can do it; it is the surest way of finding out what is bothering you if you haven't already figured it out.

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Thanks for the reply,

What are some foods that contain soy, I am so new to this. Soy was something I never thought about till now.

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Thanks for the reply,

What are some foods that contain soy, I am so new to this. Soy was something I never thought about till now.

Soy is as insidious as gluten in the number of places it can hide and its different guises. To start with, soy flour is often used in gluten free products. Soy bean oil is used in lots of dressings and processed foods. Hydrolyzed vegetable protein is soy. Here is a list of other names for soy:

Edamame

Kinako

Kouridofu

Miso

Mono-diglyceride

Natto

Nimame

Okara

Soya, soja, soybean, soyabeans

Soy protein (isolate/concentrate), vegetable protein

Tempeh

Textured soy flour (TSF), textured soy protein (TSP), textured vegetable protein (TVP)

Tofu (soybean curds)

Yuba

You would probably also want to avoid MSG and don't forget soya lecithin.

Enjoy Life chocolate chips are soy and gluten free if you are a chocolate lover like me.

When I first went gluten free I was so busy looking for gluten on the labels I neglected to look for soy and got into a lot of trouble because I had mostly (but not fanatically) avoided soy up to that time. I broke out in this ginormous, itchy redness all over my neck, chest and back and scratched for weeks until the good folks here suggested it might be soy. Yep, it was. May not be for you, but it's worth a try. Good luck.

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