Anyone else allergic to antibiotics? What to do when you need them?

Hi,
I'm just like you are. I'm allergic to a whole list of things; medications, food, etc. I never used to be. I think it is part of getting older like you said. I'm 78. I can't even drink coffee now and I drank coffee all my life. Plus anything with preservatives in it makes me feel sick. It's very limiting!
PML

Hi,
I'm sorry to hear that you are allergic to antibiotics. That must be so hard to deal with. When my husband had lung cancer I tried to find natural remedies that might help with all of the side effects he had with medications etc. One thing I found in my research was that honey is a natural antibiotic. So he started taking a tablespoon of honey each day and also a tablespoon of molasses each day. The molasses was a home remedy that my mom gave me years ago when I was young. Both seemed to make his symptoms improve and he felt better after he took them.
Another thing that you might do is pray about your situation. After all, God made you and he can heal you. I'll say a prayer for you too.
I wish you the best.
PML

I never used to be allergic to any of them. The older I get the more I'm allergic to. I have a whole list of meds, supplements, and foods I'm allergic to. Getting ridiculous.

Me, too!!! 2014 was a turning point for me, from a couple allergies to a long list of allergies (meds, foods, additives, etc). I was 54 years old when all heck broke loose. After years of suffering, an allergist put me on Claritan twice a day plus Pepcid and a digestive enzyme before meals. This has helped a LOT! Plus I now know what I need to avoid. Taking a probiotic every day is also helpful.

Does Claritin help with antibiotic reactions. I have trouble taking probiotics. It aggravates my IBS. Thank you for your reply. Good to know I'm not the only one

Good question! I have not tested the Claritan with antibiotics yet because the only antibiotic I have had in the past couple of years (that I know of) has been the penicillin during the allergy test for that. Not sure if they gave me an antibiotics during my rotator cuff surgery last year. But my reactions to food and additive allergies have been much, much less since I began my little "protocol." My allergist has instructor me to take 2 Claritan right before any surgery due to a reaction I had during eye surgery 4 years ago. Have not had an issue since during surgery.

Hi,
I'm just like you are. I'm allergic to a whole list of things; medications, food, etc. I never used to be. I think it is part of getting older like you said. I'm 78. I can't even drink coffee now and I drank coffee all my life. Plus anything with preservatives in it makes me feel sick. It's very limiting!
PML