When I salivate I immediately begin having an allergic reaction (swelling/itching) in my cheeks and chin. What is this?

When I salivate I immediately begin having an allergic reaction (swelling/itching) in my cheeks and chin. What is this? It appears that I am allergic to what I am eating but have been tested twice for allergies and was negative plus there is no common food that can be pinpointed.

Sometimes it happens with water and sometimes before I have actually taken a bite, like when I am cooking or thinking about food. Happens daily and have gained a lot of water weight since this process started. On steroids was much better and lost weight but off them again it is much worse.

Question if this is an autoimmune disorder? MRI and parotid biopsy normal, Sjogren's and lupus testing normal. It is scary, esp when the swelling goes down my neck and puts pressure on my throat.

Also the extreme salt sensitivity/weight gain is upsetting. Asked by Smilie 20 months ago Similar questions: salivate immediately begin allergic reaction swelling itching cheeks chin Health > Allergies.

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Allergic to Saliva Whoa! You need to go to an allergist. There is no way you were "tested" for everything you could be allergic to.It could be that you're allergic to your own saliva.

Are you on antihistamines? That would have been the first thing a doctor should have put you on. You should be taking Zyrtec or Benadryl daily to keep the allergic reactions down.

Both are over-the-counter drugs, so you can try one of them for a few days to see if that helps. You can take double the amount recommended dosage (they were cut in half for OTC use.) You can read this article about singer Lisa Stanfield: dailymail.co.uk/health/article-84211/Lis... She was allergic to her own saliva. So it isn't unknown for this to happen.

Good luck!.

2 I'm very sorry. Sounds like you have the doctors stumped. The only thing I can suggest is to try to handle one of the symptoms such as the hyper-salivation by taking something like Detrol which will dry your mouth out (and your bladder).

If you have less saliva, you might have less irritation. You can also try diuretics to dry out your mouth, which are normally used to reduce blood pressure, or OTC decongestants like Sudafed which will dry out your mucus membranes. Even something like coffee might help (coffee is a diuretic).

You might also try what Lisa Stanfield has stumbled on. She has a whole regimen. Gingko Baloba is good for a lot of things, and she takes some other herbs as well.

I wish I had more to offer you. Good luck! .

I'm very sorry. Sounds like you have the doctors stumped. The only thing I can suggest is to try to handle one of the symptoms such as the hyper-salivation by taking something like Detrol which will dry your mouth out (and your bladder).

If you have less saliva, you might have less irritation. You can also try diuretics to dry out your mouth, which are normally used to reduce blood pressure, or OTC decongestants like Sudafed which will dry out your mucus membranes. Even something like coffee might help (coffee is a diuretic).

You might also try what Lisa Stanfield has stumbled on. She has a whole regimen. Gingko Baloba is good for a lot of things, and she takes some other herbs as well.

I wish I had more to offer you. Good luck!

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