So ive finally found something that has dramatically helped my food reactions! A sleeping pill! Keep in mind i have tried nearly everything from nalcrom, to antihistamenes, to FMT, to probiotics, to antibiotics, Im pretty certain this is not because of nytol's antihistamene action. i recieved this message from someone who was following my blgos
"I think i may have figured it out. It happens after exercise or eating because its your parasympathetic nervous system overdriving and overcorrecting. Your parasympathetic is for after you release adrenaline to slow heart back down but it overcorrects which makes you not want to engage sympathetic system in anyway (like exerting yourself) since that is what stimulates your parasympathic, also eating does, which is why eating made us feel like death.
Because your vagal nerves control ur heart and digestion and my digestion seemed paralyzed since acetylcholine relaxes ur gut and norepinephrine contracts your gut (along with serotonin) but my sympathetic system which controls norepinephrine was overpowered by overcorrection of the parasympathetic. (Which is a type of dysautonomia really)
So after learning it was Acetylcholine that was likely the enemy, I knew the strongest OTC anticholinergic (which blocks Muscarinic Acetylcholine receptors) was Diphenhydramine.
So after i tried diphenhydramine (aka benadryl) at 25mg I could not believe that my heart rate when back to normal and my gut started contracting normally over the next couple days and I could eat wheat again! Because I do not have an actual allergy to gluten, it was an intolerance and I think you need the sympathetic adrenaline system (epinephrine and corisol, not just cortisol) to stop inflamation (though prednisone helped during the worst times last winter) and makes ur gut move along so it doesnt sit and fester and grow fungus and bad bacteria. "
So today I thought id put his theory to the test. I'd tried other antihistamenes reccomended with no luck, so i thought I had nothing to loose by trying it. Since taking it I've had pretty much zero food reactions, maybe very mildly for about 5 minutes then nothing, no debilitating fatigue, ive tried antihistamenes in the past, and also mast cell stabalisers so i know its not the histamene effect! Its still just the third day so maybe its placebo, but ill let you know if it keeps on happening. The only annoying thing is it's left me with this really weird wired feeling and last night I couldn't sleep, I normally sleep fine, its also numbed my creativity and desire to play music which is frustrating for a musician, but my food reactions seem way better already