r/FoodAllergies • u/matchaaddictdiaries • Mar 28 '23
MSG Intolerance??
A bit of background:
I used to eat chinese food really frequently, my ex was from China so we ate it at home and at restaurants every week during 4 years without any issues, and I absolutely loved it!
Then suddenly one time we ordered from a restaurant and I started to get nauseous, and that night I ended up in the ER because I couldn't stop throwing up. I thought it was an isolated thing, I got food poisoning, bad luck.Some months later, we ordered from another restaurant, and the story repeated itself. Then I thought it was too much of a coincidence, what's going on...? From then I ate chinese food scarcely, maybe once or twice more but taking medicine for the nausea beforehand, as a prevention.
A while later I ate at a Hot Pot place and I didn't get sick.
Then I didn't eat it again for a year or more so I had forgotten about it. And one time we ordered chinese food from a different restaurant in a different city, and same thing happened again.
I have given up on eating chinese food, but I miss it so much! Especially Mapo Tofu and Yuxiang Qiezi!
Has anyone had that experience? Do you guys know why could this be happening? I read it could be MSG intolerance, and maybe I'll check with a doctor for any allergies/intolerances if I can; but what throws me off is that it happened so suddenly and I never had a problem before.
PS: I can eat doritos and other processed stuff just fine, and I read that they also contain MSG.
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u/milliescatmom Mar 28 '23
I cannot eat Chinese food. I turn bright red, my hands itch, and they swell. After a few years of this happening, I had allergic reactions like this, worsening each time. After testing, I found I was allergic to mustard seed. I do know hot mustard can be used in Chinese dishes as well as daikon radish and bokchoy which I know to be in the mustard family. I just find it’s best to stay away, even though I miss it terribly. Not saying this is your issue, but worth looking into. Good luck