General Discussion

I love carrot cake and fortunately, can eat it with no problems.

Have you been tested for wheat allergy? Wheat is hard to avoid, although there are a lot of no gluten, wheat free products now.

I've learned that, although I can't eat any egg dishes like scrambled, boiled, or fried eggs because of the allergy to egg whites, I can eat a few things, like cake or cookies made with eggs, so long as there are only one or two eggs in them. The other ingredients do dilute the effect of the egg whites for me. But I can't eat angel food cakes-- too many egg whites.

Also, although I can't eat fresh tomatoes, e.g. on a sandwich or in a salad, I can eat cooked tomatoes like in pizza or spaghetti sauce. Cooking changes the protein structure enough so that cooked tomatoes sneak right past my over zealous immune system.

It took years of trial and error to learn what is safe and in what amounts or combinations.

One way to tell the difference between an allergy and a cold is to check your temperature. Allergies do not raise the temp like an infection does. Also, nasal mucous color is white or clear with allergies. It is green, sometimes gray, with an infection like a cold.

Good luck on avoiding wheat.