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Hi, fellow CADettes and others, too!

Even though part of this thread looks like it's from "The War Zone" , I have evidence in my own life for both carb addiction AND carb allergies.

A few years ago, I went on an elimination diet to attempt to stop chronic daily migraines by figuring out if it was something I was eating. This was before hypoglycemia hit. Lo and Behold, my major migraine trigger is corn, but not all of corn, just the carb part! I can eat corn oil, but anything with cornstarch or corn syrup can make me really sick -- usually migraine, often with nausea and horrible gas. By going off corn products, I got rid of 2/3 of my headaches. But what's weird is that I can end up craving popcorn. I don't eat it, but WOW, sometimes I have to have my DH hide the popcorn! I don't go to movie theaters too often, partly because there's popcorn everywhere.

Then, I started Atkins. No wheat products. Guess what?-- the rest of my digestive woes went away with the wheat.

I also know that when I have a bad allergic reaction to anything, I really swell up badly, all over. It's very uncomfortable, and sometimes life-threatening when my tongue joins my extremities in swelling up.

So, from personal experience, I have both carb addictions and carb allergies. Thought I'd throw in my two cents!

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Thank you for the update. It's exactly what I needed to read. I also am probably allergic AND addicted. Though I don't know exactly what the triggers are. I know taht when I do eat carbs, I can have ice cream with relativily low problems the next day. BUt have some cookies or cake, and I'm in trouble. But I have intolerances..which are very different from allergies.

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I have to say I always thought I was a CA, but I think I have some allergy symptoms too. *sigh* Oh well-- I will just stick with it and see how it goes.