Worrygirl32
02-08-18, 02:14
So I have struggled with this, on and off for sometime. I eat food and it doesn't matter if I have had it before I immediately start to feel a tightening sensation in my throat. Like a lump in my throat. Most times I work through it and recognize it as anxiety and move on. However, I have oral allergy syndrome. Basically, I get really bad seasonal allergies and it crosses over sometimes to raw fruits or vegetables. Raw carrots for example make my mouth itch. So I just avoid them. I have no problem eating them when they are cooked. Well lately I have become OBSESSED with my oral allergy problem more than ever before. Because I'm trying extremely hard to eat healthy. Well this past week I meal prepped some quinoa. I have had quinoa before and never noticed any problems. I have had it on several occasions. On Monday I ate some quinoa mixed with green peas ( I had anxiety about the peas because I was scared that I may have an allergic reaction from them). Shortly after I ate I had the lump in the throat feeling. I brushed it off -- whatever. Today I had the same thing quinoa and green peas. I didn't think twice about it. And ate it. It was fine. Then the thought crossed my head and I felt my throat tighten up. I pushed through and kept eating. But it felt like it was getting worse. I didn't have trouble breathing. I started googling of course and I saw that quinoa is a seed that belongs in the pollen family. I immediately freaked out. The tight feeling subsided shortly after. But I just had dinner and the pizza felt rough going down my throat if that makes sense. I became much more aware of my ability to swallow food. I'm not sure if this is a result of the anxiety of eating quinoa earlier. Anyway. I'm in the mood to have a beer tonight but I'm terrified because it says online that alcohol can exacerbate an anaphylaxis response. Can someone please rationalize with me right now. I feel like I'm being borderline crazy and at this point I'm completely consumed with my thoughts but I can't stop. And my anxiety is totally controlling me right now.