Different triggers causing different symptoms
I’ve been going a bit crazy trying to find the root cause of a recent flare that was making me miserable. After much trial and error (and denial) I figured out that corn has been causing my symptoms. I’ve been eating it consistently for the past year, recalled some irritation with corn products early on, and the symptoms slowly progressed in intensity. Anyone else with a corn EOE allergy?
My symptoms for corn present differently than they do with my other main trigger, dairy. Dairy causes a tight esophagus with phlegm over the course of a few hours after ingestion - super traditional EOE symptoms. Corn causes a tight upper throat and jaw, dysphagia, phlegm, and sore throat if it’s really bad. I notice similar symptoms with oats as well.
Do other folks on here experience different EOE triggers causing different symptoms in different parts of the digestive system? I’m wondering if I can count corn as an EOE trigger even if it’s mostly in my throat. The gradual swelling definitely feels like EOE and has never felt like anaphylaxis or a true IGE allergy.