9) Did you do a test for soy allergy to determine it's a true allergy? And was this soy 'allergy' present before your first POIS symptoms emerged?
10) Do you have any intravaginal sensitivities?
11) Have you ever tried NSAIDs? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsteroidal_anti-inflammatory_drug
12) Do the sickness symptoms from cold exposure have any overlap with POIS symptoms?
13) Do you have any problems with heat, like hot weather?
14) Do you experience any autonomic related symptoms/dysfunction (see picture below)?
15) Do you have any relatives with health problems? If so what kind of health problems?
16) Are you susceptible to stress? And once you are stressed is it difficult to reverse this?
I'm sorry that I'm taking so long to reply, I'm about to start college final exams and it's taking a toll on my free time, that was almost non-existent anyway. I'll try to come back here more often from now on.
9) I haven't done a soy allergy test, so I can't be sure if it's a true allergy or not, but I believe it isn't. I have been eating soy consistently since I was a kid, because a lot of foods that I love have soy as an ingredient or even the main ingredient (tamari sauce, miso, sushi), and never had any intense reactions except for stomach problems, and it took me years to realize that soy was the cause. It got worse when (around 10 years old) I incorporated new foods with soy into my diet and my digestive system couldn't take it anymore: I spent 4 months with colitis and lost half of my weight until thankfully my mother deduced that soy was the culprit. So I believe that, if it was a true allergy, I'd have had a more intense reaction. And yes, I've never tolerated soy well, and I've had that problem for as long as I can remember.
10) Not at all, at least not that I know.
11) No, I haven't, I try to avoid taking medications as much as possible. The only medications I've taken in my life are paracetamol and a couple of antibiotics, always because of the flu or very bad POIS episodes when I needed to manage the symptoms.
12) No, not at all. The only effect that cold has on me is that, well, I get a cold or the flu pretty easily, especially if my feet get cold. Now that my POIS symptoms are getting worse, I also get a very sore throat with it, but it's a completely different kind of sore compared to when I'm sick from a cold. It doesn't feel like an infection, it just hurts, if that makes sense.
13) Not at all, I love hot weather.
14) That's an interesting question. I've definitely had stomach problems related to POIS, stomachaches and gas that can't be explained by any change in my diet and that disappear when POIS symptoms go away. And also an elevated heart rate, but maybe that's because of the fever?
15) My two grandmothers died from breast cancer, and one of my grandfathers died of prostate cancer, but apart from that, the only health problems I can think of in my family are the endless digestive problems of my mother. She's been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome and lactose intolerance, but her troubles only appeared after the emotional turmoil of her relationship with my physically abusive father, so that might explain her issues.
16) No, not at all. I live a very stressful life as a student, always trying to get perfect grades and studying two degrees at the same time (I'm an extreme perfectionist), and it hasn't given me any problems so far, I'm used to stress and have always worked well under pressure.
If you have any other questions, Muon, feel free to ask whatever, I'll try to reply as soon as possible!
