282401 Fri Jan 13 02:22:31 -0800 2006 10 31 Home Cooking 0 1504927 i was told to avoid soy, flour and dairy.. and i love thai and vietnamese foods. do you think as long as i take out the eggs and tofu on pad thai it's safe to eat? and pho has no soysauce right? Fri Jan 13 02:22:31 -0800 2006 0 yumintum 1 1504931 pho has no soy sauce. in fact, most of the thai and vietnamese dishes i've ever made have no soy sauce. i think fish sauce takes its place. i'd say those are good cuisine choices for your food restrictions. Fri Jan 13 04:57:59 -0800 2006 1504927 0 hobokeg 1 1504933 Did you get a second opinion? Food allergies are often misdiagnosed. Fri Jan 13 08:50:05 -0800 2006 1504927 0 BlueHerons 2 1504936 Good point! Fri Jan 13 08:56:46 -0800 2006 1504933 0 ChiliDude 2 1504941 even if correctly diagnosed, many people outgrow their allergies, so it's important to get retested periodically. don't just assume that it's a life long ban. of course, do your retesting in the appropriate forum. Fri Jan 13 09:56:31 -0800 2006 1504933 0 mark 1 1504935 When you were instructed not to ingest dairy, did that include eggs? Eggs are from poultry, not cattle. (I know...Duh!) Just because eggs are sold in the dairy section of stores does not mean that you are allergic to them unless you were specifically told that you are. I speak as a person who, as a child, was allergic to eggs among many other foods and environmental allergens. Was the physician who informed you of your allergies specific about the food allergens or was s/he vague. Some physicians consider us lay people too stupid to understand our medical conditions. I avoid such physicians. If you did not get a detailed explanation of your allergic conditions from your physician, ask for one. If you don't request such information, you won't get it. BTW, I desensitized myself to eggs, specifically the albumen, several decades ago by ingesting a little bit of fried egg albumen at a time to the point where I can eat 3 whole eggs at a time. Fri Jan 13 08:55:05 -0800 2006 1504927 0 ChiliDude 1 1504942 Most but not all of the noodles are wheat. Did an allergist test you? Fri Jan 13 10:02:33 -0800 2006 1504927 0 Candy 1 1504944 My daughter also had positive testing towards soy. However, she drinks soy milk and eats tofu with no ill effects. The only time she has a mild reaction (rash and darkening around the mouth) is towards soy sauce and even then, its not all brands of soy sauce. Fri Jan 13 10:20:44 -0800 2006 1504927 0 baby_tran 2 1505013 Could it be a sensitivity to MSG? The level of MSG in soy sauces can vary greatly. Fri Jan 13 13:54:50 -0800 2006 1504944 0 SuzyInChains 3 1505031 The doctor's report was positive for soy but who knows. I don't think its MSG cause we find that quite a bit in our foods (we're asian). We found that when she had soy sauce in restaurants, her lips and the skin closest to her lips would turn a purpley-black for days. Fri Jan 13 14:31:48 -0800 2006 1505013 0 baby_tran 1 1505072 Folks, The Home Cooking board is for discussing recipes, and tips for making food yourself. If you have suggestions along those lines, please post them here. Diets and nutritional discussions are off topic for this board, and will be deleted. Please move those subjects to our Not About Food board, a link is provided below. Link: http://chowhound.com/boards/notfood/notfood.html Fri Jan 13 17:44:59 -0800 2006 1504927 2 The Chowhound Team