My Bout With Sulfites

Dear  Readers,

When you go to the allergist to receive allergy shots you will be asked to wait for at least one hour to make sure you do not get a rise of histamines due to the allergen vaccine. Years ago, for me this was the norm. If you leave early you may be at risk for any serious reactions. If something were to happen you could be treated immediately by the office staff.

My reaction to sulfites was extreme sleepiness, although I was ignorant of what was going on with me at that time. I was taking an anatomy/physiology class and the class was studying histamines and the symptoms of a massive release from the mast cells due to allergens. I explained to my professor my extreme sleepiness and how I could barely make it through the morning. This had been going on for some time. We investigated the what, why, how, etc. It was always in the morning after my Raisin Bran for breakfast. He explained to me that there were possible sulfites on the raisins and that I was having an allergic reaction. But if I went home to sleep like I wanted to; he said that the histamine levels were high and I could fall asleep and possibly not wake up. So in order to combat that (I wasn’t ready to die yet.) I stopped eating all raisins and dried fruit until I found out that organics don’t have sulfites or any preservatives. I was able to enjoy dried fruit again.

We have to be pro-active and READ LABLES, keep ourselves educated about the foods we consume and what the preservatives can do to our bodies.

From a trustworthy source,
Marie