Underarm body odour research provides names for some of the smells in underarm aromas. “There’s fishy, oniony, faecal, sour, even a bit floral, boar-like animal odour, cannabis-like as well as sulphurous” are smells named by a Belgian microbiologist Dr Christopher Callewaert. He has found that Staphylococcus epidermis is associated with pleasant or inoffensive smells, and a different Corynebacterum bug turns the output of the armpit’s sweat glands into volatile, that is smelly, compounds. He … [Read more...]
Colonscopy prep drink reaction
Lyn had a very bad reaction to the colonscopy preparation drink with severe headache which took days to resolve. The Lavage solution has a strong artificial flavour. Usually you are recommended one pack of Picolax and one pack of ColonLYTELY. The Picolax is only available as Lemon but the ColonLYTELY can be obtained without flavour. You do need to discuss this issue with the nurse who advises you before the procedure. Each practice is different. It is wise to let staff know a month before … [Read more...]
Grief reaction to symptoms
Good day! I feel bad after consuming products with tyramine. I came across your website because I'm looking for a solution to my problem -. Could you tell me please, whether there is and what the medical treatment can be, to avoid diets. Just a list of products - provocateurs too big, it worsens the quality of life. Thanks in advance for the answer!Dear Andrew,Being on a special diet does interfere with the quality of life but not as much as your bad symptoms do, and it is good to find out that … [Read more...]
Unusual tyramine reaction
Len’s story of his very unusual reaction: My tyramine symptoms came on me right out of the blue. I am a 68 yr old male and the last 2 years I suffered with gastritis and stomach ulcers brought on by taking aspirin, which is supposed to doctor recommended. To deal with the ulcers the physicians wanted me on PPI but after suffering side effects for one week from the medication plus reading up on long term side effects I decided to punt the pills and address the problem through diet. I … [Read more...]
Atrial fibrillation, fermented foods, tyramine reaction
Here is Len’s story of his very unusual reaction: My tyramine symptoms came on me right out of the blue. I am a 68 yr old male and the last 2 years I suffered with gastritis and stomach ulcers brought on by taking aspirin..which is supposed to doctor recommended. To deal with the ulcers the physicians wanted me on PPI but after suffering side effects for one week from the medication plus reading up on long term side effects I decided to punt the pills and address the problem through diet. … [Read more...]
Glutamates: are they as bad as MSG?
Are there new items on the ingredient lists that may cause reactions but do not have numbers, so they are not being watched? The Woolworths Original Rice Crackers taste as if they have a savoury salt but the label has "no added MSG". It does contain Maltodextrin from Corn with the usual ingredients of rice, sunflower oil and antioxidant 319. But after the ingredient list it then prints “may contain naturally occurring glutamates”. Another potentially useful product: the Woolworths canned … [Read more...]
“Migraine” by Dr Oliver Sacks Review
You can learn about individuality in food sensitivity reactions by reading a great book about migraine. Migraine by Dr Oliver Sacks is a whole book about every aspect of Migraine. If you have migraine, or someone you know has, you should learn as much as you can from what, Sacks, a brilliant neurologist, provides. He tells wonderful stories of his many patients with many different types of migraine. He shows just how many different types of migraine there are and how differently they can … [Read more...]