[SkyPuncher]

I solved a similar issue with the help of AI. I doubt I would have ever solved it with the help of a PCP, because of really subtle nuances. It’s been almost a year and my symptoms have basically disappeared.

AI helped me figure out my symptoms were related to histamine issues. This was really hard to track down. I started to tune into chicken and eggs causing me issues, but (1) I wasn’t actually allergic (2) chicken and rice is a standard safe diet (3) chicken is low histamine itself, but can trigger histamine release . It was further complicated because a bunch of foods didn’t consistently trigger reactions.

It was only after I tracked a bunch of foods and tried a bunch of different remedies that Claude was able to track down the pattern. From there, I was able to understand what foods would trigger my issues.

[tomekf]

Do you mind me asking what kind of symptoms you were experiencing?

[SkyPuncher]

Not at all! I ended up identifying that a lost of my symptoms lined up with what /r/HistamineIntolerance and MCAS people describe as symptoms.

Chronically:

* I my energy levels were dropping. * I had terrible brain fog. * My moods were less stable and I was often very irritable. I felt way less resilient to stress. * My joints were constantly hurting * GI symptoms comparable to IBS

Acutely, I would get flare ups between 2 to 48 hours after eating food that were essentially a mix of flu and allergic reaction symptoms (despite not having allergies to these foods). I felt feverish, dizzy, light-headed, joint pain, head aches, diarrhea, nausea. There were a few times that it knocked me out for 24+ hours.

Three's also this "bucket" theory that I resonate with. Symptoms can fluctuate according to how "full" your bucket is. If you have an empty bucket, you might be able to tolerate whatever triggers with limited reaction. If you have filled bucket and overflow it, your symptoms cascade horrendously.

This part actually made self-diagnosis extremely hard because the same food wouldn't consistently trigger issues. This is on top of triggers already feeling a bit random. Pizza, for example, is wildly hit-or-miss by brand. Despite it all being essentially the same ingredients, some of it, I tolerate incredibly well. Some of it, I flare up terribly. Even more confusing, the cheap/low quality places (like Little Ceasars) sit perfectly fine with me, but many "fresh" or "high quality" ones completely crash me.