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\"Portrait
Michelle Arean.
Photo: Glenda Arean @ GA Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Just a few weeks before my 38th<\/sup> birthday in late\n2018, I decided to improve my fitness level and joined a gym. Following a\nphysical assessment, one of the trainers suggested a protein shake after my\nworkouts, which sounded interesting. I went home right after exercising,\nshowered, and excitedly made my new shake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In minutes, there was a ball in my throat \u2013 I thought it was a feeling I’d felt many times before. In the past, I’d been diagnosed with Laryngopharyngeal reflux or LPR, better known as silent acid reflux. As I drank a full cup’s worth of my shake (it was healthy, right?), my eyes became watery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oddly, I couldn\u2019t stop sniffling and sneezing. I went to bed to try to relax and watch TV, thinking this was a bad reflux reaction. But as I lay in bed, my throat kept feeling tighter, my eyes got more watery, and the sniffles didn\u2019t stop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dozing in and out of sleep, I decided to get up and get ready\nfor bed. But my throat still felt like it had a ball stuck inside and,\nsuddenly, I had to throw up. I rushed to the bathroom and vomited \u2013 and my\nsymptoms really took a turn for the worse. My throat felt tighter \u2013 I couldn\u2019t\neven swallow my saliva \u2013 and there was a rash on my chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During this ordeal, I was texting with a friend. He said this\nsounded like an allergic reaction. He knew the symptoms, since his son has food\nallergies. I texted back that I didn\u2019t have allergies. But as I stood at the\nbathroom sink, gasping for air, my friend recommended that I take any allergy\nmedication on hand. I found Zyrtec, and took a few sips of water, trying to get\nthe pill to go down my swollen throat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started to feel better, and my symptoms were subsiding within minutes. But I was left with a raspy throat, and wheezy breathing for a day. I called my doctor, and the physician\u2019s assistant said, \u201cIt sounds like an allergic reaction, make an appointment with an allergist right away.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Off to the Allergist <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

So that afternoon, I asked over Facebook for allergist recommendations,\nand my friends kept recommending a specialist who I’d actually seen 13 years earlier.\nI called and booked his earliest appointment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I’d seen this allergist 13 years earlier, it was because I was getting nausea and sometimes vomiting following certain foods, such as mac and cheese, ice cream or caf\u00e9 con leche<\/em> – the Cuban style espresso with lots of milk. Back then, the skin-prick test came back negative for dairy allergy. Following more tests, I had been diagnosed with LPR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I got my appointment this time, I told the allergist: \u201cYou\ndiagnosed me with reflux, but I think you might have misdiagnosed, because I\nthink I’ve had an allergic reaction.\u201d While relating the episode, I also\nrecalled milder symptoms during a birthday lunch with my niece. My throat had\nfelt tight after eating, so I took a Zyrtec when I got home and later felt\nfine. But I was baffled, as I thought a food allergy had been ruled out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After hearing these experiences, my allergist performed a skin-prick test and, just like 13 years prior, it came back negative. He then, sent me for a series of blood tests. This included dairy allergy, but he was also checking for digestive and enzyme issues and more. Since I am a travel editor, however, he prescribed me a set of epinephrine auto-injectors, so I would have these with me – just in case I reacted again while abroad.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dairy Allergy, So What to Eat? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"Michelle
After her diagnosis, Michelle learned to cook without dairy products. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward to April 2019.\nWith all the test results in hand, my allergist told me I’m allergic to milk proteins,\nespecially the whey proteins alpha-lactalbumin and beta-lactoglobulin. In\ncomponent testing, I scored high for raw milk reactivity, and moderate for milk\nin cooked or processed products. The doctor told me to avoid all -\u2013 since I was\nat considerable risk for another severe reaction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So suddenly, as an adult, I\nwould have to bid goodbye to cheese, pizza, yogurt, and much more. I left the\noffice feeling defeated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when I got home, dejection turned to panic when I realized that almost everything in my pantry contained dairy: granola, yogurts, cookies, crackers, pasta sauce. You name it, it had some form of dairy in it. This also explained why I was always so sniffly at work \u2013 my daily breakfast had been Greek yogurt with granola. That made me realize that, all this time, I had been having mild reactions daily for months or possibly years.

Dealing with a diagnosis that completely changes the way you eat and have known to eat your entire life is a huge adjustment. At first, I felt desperate, and at a complete loss trying to figure out food allergy management. I put a plea for help on social media for tips, names of safe brands, and ideas for foods, because I felt lost and overwhelmed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another hurdle was explaining to my family and friends why I suddenly couldn\u2019t eat things that I had always eaten, and to have them understand that this was serious. Foods with dairy could put me in hospital \u2013 or potentially mean life or death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding My New Normal<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"Michelle
Michelle was determined to learn how to navigate her new lifestyle.
Photo: Glenda Arean Photography <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But I love to live a full life and was determined to look for solutions. I joined Facebook groups for those on a dairy-free diet. I went to Barnes and Noble and picked up the Allergic Living’s former print magazine<\/a> \u2013 coincidentally, the Spring 2019 issue was all about dairy allergies \u2013 and I ordered the Go Dairy Free<\/a> book. When the book arrived, I sat for hours and hours each night highlighting and learning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here I was, 38 years old and desperately trying to navigate\nthis new normal. One thing became obvious: a food allergy diagnosis changes the\nway you socialize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I faced my first big challenge later during the week of my\ndiagnosis. It was Easter Sunday, which for my family means a huge potluck\npicnic at the park. I came armed and ready with specific food, dips, chips, and\neven a vegan sangria. I knew that in the mass of food that was laid out, none\nof it would be safe for me \u2013 and this was now my new normal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been a learning curve, and one I\u2019m still learning to accept\nand adapt to. Going out to dinner is still a struggle, and I\u2019ve had to learn to\nbe more open about meal options. I\u2019ve had to be patient when out to dinner with\nfriends, many times having to ask for my own appetizer and opting out of any\n\u201cfamily style\u201d meal with them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When invited over for dinner with family, there have been\noccasions where I couldn’t eat much of what was served. But they\u2019re trying to\nadjust, and I\u2019ve learned to share with them brands or meals that are safe for\nme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for grocery shopping, that eats up a lot more time, as I have to double-check every food label. I still get frustrated, I still am coming to grips with always having to speak up about my dairy allergy when out at dinner or traveling. This is the grunt work of the new normal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family and Friends Learn, Too<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"Dairy
The dairy-free cake made for Michelle’s mom.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But there are bright spots. At least I have a proper\ndiagnosis and know what I’m supposed to do to avoid a severe reaction. I\u2019m also\nexpanding my horizons, learning to cook dairy-free and experimenting with new\nfoods, and reading any good allergy tips I can get my hands on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My family and friends are learning alongside me. For\nThanksgiving dinner, my sister-in-law made individual, dairy-free portions for\nme of the sweet potato casserole and stuffing so I could indulge, too. For the\nyearly Christmas brunch with my best friends, I brought along milk-free\npancakes. But the friend hosting surprised me with individual, dairy-free egg\nbites and hash browns, since much of the food contained dairy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And on my mom’s birthday, her friend even created a beautiful\ndairy-free cake. This marked the first time in a year that I’d eaten cake, and\nit was delicious. I greatly appreciate the thoughtfulness in this moment and\nthe moments when family and friends are making sure there are safe options for\nme. I know we are all learning how to navigate this new lifestyle together, and\nthere will be many more such moments in my new dairy-free life.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michelle Marie Arean is a travel writer and editor based in Miami. <\/em>
Cover Photo by @GlendaAreanPhotography<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related Reading:<\/strong>
Finding the New Normal After a Food Allergy Diagnosis<\/a>
Milk and Dairy Allergy<\/a>
Study Finds Doubling of Adult Food Allergy: 5 Important Takeaways<\/a>
Developing an Adult Food Allergy is a Life-Changer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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