Soy Swells My Lungs

(Las Vegas, NV)

I suddenly developed an allergy to Soy at 43! I didn't feel well and had a hard time walking across the room without running out of air. I had a very difficult time remembering things as well.

I couldn't pin point when I was sick because it was all the time, except when I slept. I got worse and worse until my right lung stopped working and then I was treated for asthma. I was given inhalers to open up my lung, but the continued use of the inhalers made me worse.

I went back to the doctor again and he thought I had a heart condition. I scheduled an appointment with a heart specialist but never made it. I collapsed at work and was hospitalized for seven days. My second lung was 85% swollen shut with no explanation.

I had a pain in my throat and my chest hurt all the time. I went through every test known to man; they still thought it was a heart problem. Ultrasounds, MRI, Bloodwork everything came out normal.

I was even put on a treadmill only to last 10 seconds before I blacked out. I was getting worse by the day in the hospital. I was finally given a heavy dose of steroids and after that, my lungs started to open. So they sent me home.

Finally, I had a non traditional doctor and one year later, he diagnosed me. And then things started to make sense. Seven of the nine inhalers that I was using daily had soy. The hospital food had soy. The breathing treatments I had at the hospital and at home had soy.

Benadryl Fast Melts that I was living on were soy. Candles in my home and air fresheners in my work had soy. 90% of the food I was eating had soy. Even my lotions that I used had soy.

Once I knew the problem, my life was a lot better again. I am not sick at all, unless I accidentally get soy, am near a perfume, or expose in air freshener that has soy. It was very difficult to change my way of life, but well worth it.

Now, I have to be careful of all meds, all personal hygiene products, and EVERYTHING I eat. I have to read ingredients everytime I buy them because ingredients can change from one purchase to the next. I make homemade everything to allow me to eat pretty normally at home. Eating out is a nightmare.

My symptoms of soy allergy: I start to yawn when my lungs start swelling; I then start coughing, dry heaving, and get chest pains. My throat swells and my lungs will swell so much. It affects my rib cage and spine, and I need to have them popped by in place when the swelling dies down. I can be sick from 15 min (mild) to 4 days (severe).

Thank you for sharing your symptoms of soy allergy with us. I am sorry for your severe soy allergy symptoms. I am glad you found out that the best way to avoid your soy allergy is to stay away from all soy products even though you love soy.

I have a question for you. Do you think you will have the same symptoms of soy allergy when you just look at soy or stay near soybeans?

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