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Hi everyone!

I have mild to moderate asthma triggered by heavy chemicals(cleaning products, bleach, the smell of wood burning, etc.) I also have many food allergies, and I use Claritin and Albuterol and Allegra for those. But I was wondering if it would be safe to keep some Benadryl on hand in case of I had allergic reaction to some food I ate, and the Claritin and Albuterol would be too slow too work.

I had a really bad reaction(my throat closed up) to some milk and cereal that I ate about a month ago, and I had to use my epi-pen and go to the hospital. I used to use Benadryl regularly several years ago, until I started getting chest tightness from it, and switched over to Claritin, which works but not quite as well.

My allergist recommended a couple of years ago, that I try the dye free or fast acting kind of Benadryl (the strips) to avoid the chest tightrness. Do any of you think it's worth the risk? I just want to have a stronger anti-allergy medication on hand to take if I need it, to avoid taking the epi-pen.


I know none of you are doctors, but I still would appreciate some outside advice. I also have an appointment next month to see another allergist who claims he can treat food and environmental allergies with trigger point therapy and probiotics. I hope it works, because I'm sick of living this way.

I've gone from having a fairly normal diet five years ago, to only being able to eat five or six foods now! I suspect that I have "Leaky Gut Syndrome" but the test I had 2 months ago came back negative for it.

But I still suspect that I have it. I think this new allergist will probably know for sure. He hosts a weekly radio show in my town, and seems to know his stuff, and he had often said that people can have certain allergies or conditions that don't show up on standard tests. Any way, some other advice would be appreciated.


Thanks!