Great interview! More specialists interviews.

Great cinematography, Logan's interjections were a lot of fun.

Glad I watched this. I’m supposedly allergic to Sulfa and Amoxicillin since I was a child. Will definitely be getting tested for these!

Tom rolling in behind you for commentary ... love it!

Thanks for this. You guys were awesome. This was fascinating.

MIND BLOWN!

Awesome, could be Life-Saving, information --- keep up the great work!!!

As a doc who just rotated through Immunology, wanted to say THANK YOU for this video! I think every patient and GP should watch this before referral to Immunology services! Brilliant Stuff, Thank you!

Interestingly I tell my physicians what reactions I have which are true allergies (anaphylaxis for several), which are intolerances, and which cause other effects, so they should be avoided, but they all go in the EHR as "allergies". So it's not necessarily the patient's fault that everything gets listed as an allergy.

I'm allergic to way more than 3 things but they're all in groups (so morphine pairs with oxycodon and hydromorphone, and latex pairs with banana, coconut and tons of other tropical fruits that grow on similar types of trees) but people who fake allergies drive me nuts!

I'm allergic to a lot of things, have had the skin test 2 times in my life. I have had immunotherapy-- 4 shots for 2 years and then stopped. I'm allergic to cats, dogs, ragweed, trees, pollen, dust mites, mold, etc. I got retested with the skin test, went down like 25-30%. I got back on immunotherapy after almost 7-8 years and now I only have to take 3 shots and am almost at maintenance dose. I am a firm believer of immunotherapy as I own 3 cats inside and 3 outside which I could not image having to get rid of them. I ate honey from my grandfather's hive since I was a very very young child. I love the specialist interviews please keep them coming!!!

Great video! I was told by an MD-family-doctor that I was allergic to Benadryl. I slept about 25 hours after taking it, and he told me that I was allergic to Diphenhydramine - don't take anymore. I haven't taken it in 25 years. I was told other "woo" by the same doctor (MDs are not immune to spreading nonsense!), so with your video I'm wondering about it - and I'll bring it up with my own doctor. One that got me when I kept bees was so many people saying they or their children were allergic to bee stings. Yes, some people go into anaphylactic shock. When I asked some of these people what bee stings do to them, they said they hurt, they swelled, they later itched... yes, a NORMAL reaction to a bee sting. It's also bothersome that many people cannot tell the difference between bees and wasps, and wasps give a whopping sting, as compared to honey bees. As bees are extremely important for pollinating a great deal of our food, these "allergic" people may be working against successful garden and farm harvests, especially in these days of "bee dieoffs".

@yourfaceishumerus

6 жыл бұрын

Um Swelling to 5-10x a foot's normal size is a 'normal' reaction? Really? Cause it took enough phenergen to bring the reaction down that I slept for 3 days. Please don't lump hypochrondiacs with all people allergic to bee stings just because their airway doesn't immediately close over. If a bee stings anywhere near the face, throat or chest and the swelling is impressive, it made as well be anaphylactic shot.

@jul059

6 жыл бұрын

Max I don't quite understand why you took it personal. The message wasn't targeting anyone specific!

How do you correct the mass cells? If I’m understanding my allergist correctly, my mass T cells are stuck open. I have chronic urticaria with no history until my mid to late 20’s. The first time they came on pretty slowly and benedryl helped. I had them for about 1 3/4 years. Then they went away for a couple years and have now come back. The only thing that really really has helped both times so far is prednisone, but that’s not ideal. I take 40mg per day of zyrtec and a xolair shot every four weeks. It’s not a life threatening condition, although I have gotten them on my tongue and on the back of my throat that kind of make it difficult to breathe. However, it is a miserable condition. I have them head to toe and they are so much worse in the summer. My allergist, who is very blunt, said it’s not really studied because it’s not a “sexy” disease. I get that, but it doesn’t make me itch less. I don’t get a break unless I’m on prednisone or in a cold winter(however, in the winter they were still there and I was vaguely itchy under the skin).

Bringing the common sense! Love it!

'Developably delayed' gotta start using that

I have an interesting allergy story. When I was in my 20s I had oral surgery. Afterwards, they gave me antibiotics and pain meds. I started itching (no hives) and I was thinking that I was allergic to the antibiotics. The doctor agreed, so I put that antibiotic on my allergy list and was given a different kind of antibiotic to finish. Years later, an urgent care doc gave me some antibiotics for an infection. I must have forgotten to fill out the allergy portion of their paperwork. I didn't realize, until several days later, that he had given me the rx I was "allergic" to! I didn't have the itching, so I figured it was just a fluke and finished the prescription after checking with the doctor. It turned out that the pain pills I was on during the oral surgery had triggered a histamine reaction (which is normal and part of the pain relief process). Has anyone had something like that happen?

Loving your videos. Do you have one on vaccines? Huge topic, I know.. But it would be very admirable if you did a video or series on this topic. (new mom DO here)

Is there anything I can do to overcome an intolerance?

a little confusion about "twitchy mast cells" in regard to people who are allergic to their own sweat: is this because of an allergen that is activated by sweat or increased blood flow activating mast cells or because of basophils?

Very good...I need to come to a lung conference in Vegas and smooch my way onto the show since I'm just a community doctor at a rural hospital in Virginia

What about advice for someone who might want to be an allergist?

I absolutly love my allergist. He has done such wo derful things for me! I now have a qualitly life I can live!

I want CMEs!

I have had hives and itching immediately after consuming red M&M’s! I have been tested to have allergies to red food dye and other foods!

I have a question. Bell peppers make my mouth itchy and my throat swells. I also get violently ill

I am freaking allergy to cold. Wast my hand with cold water, here comes the hives. Stay in a cold room with fan on, here comes the hive. It annoys me so much

@deidrafriesen8531

4 жыл бұрын

have you been checked for Rheumatoid Arthritis?

I have some pretty unusual food allergies, but definitely allergic to them

ZDoggMD, concerning non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), can you look up the hormone zonulin and the drug larazotide acetate, please? Also, can you look into the research that the Italians are doing on NCGS, please? The last I heard is that researchers are wondering if NCGS is caused as part of the innate immune system. (As you know, celiac disease is a genetic, autoimmune disease.) I suspect that in about 2021 or 2022 there will be a blood test for seeing if your patients have a high level of zonulin in the blood.

What do y'all think of sour honey

Hey, can you have a fever when going through an allergy attack? I want to know because I suffer from seasonal allergies according to the doctor I went to see, when I go through an allergy attack I sometimes get a fever and ear infection is that normal or is the ear infection causing the fever?

Why couldn't the amoxicillin case be a Type IV delayed hypersensitivity?

IV contrast vs shellfish

Why is it I only received a notification after the video was posted and not when you were live? I have the notifications set to tell me.

@NICKYZ360

6 жыл бұрын

Andre Futros same wtf

@GradyHouger

6 жыл бұрын

I thought it was only live on Facebook.

@andrefutros5819

6 жыл бұрын

oh that's very possible I was unaware it was on facebook

I realize I'm late to this conversation but, could you do a program on people who are hyperallergic? I have serious allergies and have since I was a child. I have a history of anaphylaxis with antibiotics. In fact I can only take 2 antibiotics that I am aware of. I've been tested and retested and taken allergy shots. As a child I was given allergy shots 3 times a weeks for several years. I still must keep epipens with me at all times. While my own physician knows and understands, an ER physician at Vanderbilt hospital, several years back, in spite of being told I could not take ampicillin, administered it anyway and almost killed me. How do I convince medical professionals that hyperallergic is a real thing and is deadly?

Fun fact: diphenhydramine is not available in the UK as an antihistamine, it is only available as an OTC sleeping pill

I was taking Biaxin(antibiotic) when I noticed a hearing loss in my right ear.I looked up side effects and it says hearing loss can occur in elderly females..I was 63 and not happy to be called elderly!My primary care sent me to an audiologist who confirmed hearing loss which will never return...I will definitely never take it again....

@athenaemmanouilidis1291

6 жыл бұрын

Margaret Alletson I'm sorry that happened to you. As often as Drs like Zdog make lightly about taking prescription meds and vaccines, a lot can harm.Even over the counter Motrin (ibuprofen) can cause aneurysms.Aspirin can cause stomach bleeding, acetaminophen can cause liver damage ,etc etc.But hey, doctors say everything is safe.

@yourfaceishumerus

6 жыл бұрын

lmao no, no doctor says that. Ever. You assume that they say that. All medication comes with side effects, whats important is that the medication is watched carefully and that the risk of not taking the medication outweighs the risk of simply running with the sickness.

@Cielohomestead

4 жыл бұрын

That’s not an allergy. That’s a side effect. Not the same thing.

“Twitchy mast cells” is the understatement of the year 😹 In my case, MCAS triggers are listed as allergies and unrelated serious medication reactions are in my chart as well. (AND SOME DO REACT TO BENEDRYL...look up Dr Lawrence Afrin). Luckily I’ve never needed Epi, but finding something to increase my tolerance has been very difficult. I do have regular IgE reactions, but not many that I’m aware of. My sister does her own allergy shots that contain her IgE allergens, but the dose is so small albeit frequent injections, she can do it at home and it’s been a massive help for her. I am surprised no one talked about eosinophilic disorders.

@pollycrookston4826

6 жыл бұрын

ReineDeLaSeine14 I break out in hives all over when I take Benadryl and a bunch of other anti histamines. Flonase and the like is about it. Not sure what that’s all about but it blows.

yes. I can't eat fresh banana smoothies but process it and I can. same with watermelon

Do GMOs contribute to food allergies if so how?

i have mold allergies and what pisses me off so much is that on weather.com they don't really care about mold. So while the air might be fine for people with pollen allergies that doesn't mean that it's fine for mold. -_- I've had attacks because of them being wrong.

My wife is not allergic to Gluten or Lactic acid. She just found out from her doctor she is allergic to a protein in Wheat and a protein in Milk (all milk not just cow). Waiting on the referral to an allergist currently.

How do you respond to the stories that have recently been in the news about mothers getting screamed at in public for letting their kids eat PB&J sandwiches in public?

boutros boutros-ghali!!!!!!

OMG that poor guest doctor is laughing his head off, and yes very handsome!!!

Can one have allergies to being pregnant...I mean hormone change? I ask because my feet constantly itched third trimester both pregnancies.

@Chamelionroses

6 жыл бұрын

Not diagnosed as hives, but doctor said to use over the counter antihistamine. This so I could sleep.

@Nmethyltransferase

6 жыл бұрын

Pregnancy hormones change the immune response. Maybe it just made your body more sensitive to something in your home environment? The other thing is, due to blood chemistry changes, you can get swelling in your limbs. It's possible your nerves were just irritated and produced itching sensation. In any case, diphenhydramine (Benedryl) can be pretty sedating, so maybe that's why it helped you sleep.

@MustangRimsJason

6 жыл бұрын

There are common itchy diseases of pregnancy. Most commonly PUPPP, prurigo of pregnancy, pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy, and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (the last is the only concerning one--there is no rash, and the cause for itching is from the liver).

the Lone Star tick is a plot by the Chick-fil-a cows!

Dr. Z, I think you confused the Asian flush with the Asian glow. The Asian glow is that beautiful skin many Asians get from not smoking, drinking, or taking an excessive amount of caffeine on a daily basis.

I get contact allergic hives to male post pubescent guinea pig... That or I developed an allergy after having one as a pet. XD

So I have inherited Thick Blood Syndrome, and in talking to clients, had one tell me that it could be cured with intuitive tapping. hmmmm

For some reason I became allergic to aspirin in the last year or so after a lifetime of no problems. In February I took some generic alka seltzer and only realized it had aspirin a few minutes later when my eyes swelled shut. I'd never even heard of an aspirin allergy. Sulfa gives me a rash. LAMEST ALLERGIES EVER!

@maggiep6605

5 жыл бұрын

Jerry Stauffer I have had a reaction to Claritin. I traded one allergic reaction for another. I’ve never been tested because I do fine with other meds.

Lots of helpful info for a layperson like myself but I’m embarrassed to share this on FB because of the semen allergy portion.😳

I'm not allergic to things. My mast cells overreact to myself:D (dermagraphia)

Is his face all red because he's allergic to something??

I was frustrated by your "gluten" jokes. Yes, it is a bit of a fad, but you know what? That fad does not hurt you. But your flippant attitude is wide spread in the medical field and it *DOES* harm people. I was happy that Dr. Stukus set you straight on the fact that the situation is not just "celiac and not-celiac". For years I have tried to get help with my gluten issues. I've had doctors with your attitude laugh at me, allergists with your attitude tell me that I am just imagining things. I've tried three times to eat gluten long enough to get the celiac test but I can't make it for the 6 weeks necessary, but the pain and discomfort eating gluten causes me has stopped every attempt. And becasue I don't have a diagnosis, doctors like you won't help me. Instead they laugh and make videos making jokes about it and they spread their attitude to other doctors and the public. The only people that seem to care are the quacks and snake-oil sellers. And I can't tell if they care about me or my money, but at least they *seem* to want to help. Your attitude hurts. Your attitude harms. I hope you can stop.

@kimberlycooper4170

6 жыл бұрын

Tom O'Hern , you can get genetic testing to see how far you have the genetic markers (HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8) for celiac disease (CD). 30% of Americans have one or both of the markers. However, only 1 of each 30 people, with the genetic markers, will get CD. If you have a genetic test showing the markers, it will give you some credibility with the doctors. Also, you can let your relatives know because the could have the genetic markers, too. They can get tested for CD every once in a while or when they show illness. CD has 300 possible symptoms.

@kimberlycooper4170

6 жыл бұрын

Tom O'Hern , also, look into the hormone zonulin and the drug larazotide acetate. There is good chance larazotide acetate will be in clinical trial level 4 in 3 or 4 years. That's when the pharmaceutical company will be able to make money from selling it. So, I suspect that the company will be blasting out ads everywhere to get tested for CD and to ask the doctor about larazotide acetate. I suspect that they will have a test to determine zonulin level in the blood. So, just think, "3 or 4 more years."