"Wizzzer" > wrote in message
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> The past 2 days, late at night just before going to bed, I started to
> feel itchy. I looked in the mirror and could see redness and small
> pinpoint bumps on both sides of my chest, high near my shoulders. I
> took Benedril and it seemed to go away, but when I woke up, my lips were
> swollen and my hands were itchy. I took Benedril again and it went
> away. I think I'm having an allergic reaction to something I've been
> eating. My diet has changed quite a bit in the last few months, but the
> new foods are relatively few. I think one of these is the culprit:
> frozen wild blueberries, pre-cooked bacon, walnuts, pork rinds or
> possibly fresh tomatoes from my neighbors garden. I strongly suspect
> the pre-cooked bacon or the wild blueberries. The other items I've
> eaten before with no problem, but not recently. Has anyone else had a
> problem with them? Or perhaps one of them does not play nice with
> Glimepiride. Maybe it isn't an allergy at all. I did stop eating all
> of them and it stopped, so it seems likely. Oh, one more thing, I was
> exercising just before I noticed it each time. Any ideas or
> suggestions?

You can have an allergic reaction to anything. But the swollen lips are a
real concern. Get thee to an allergist ASAP and explain what happened. A
simple blood test can determine what you're allergic to. In the meantime,
lay off all the new foods until you determine what it is.

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