Update On The War Against Alpha Gal

If you didn't hear a kinda consequential, there are way worse problems in the world; thing happened to me that really fucking sucks.

I became allergic to my favorite food, steak, and it is made worse by my 2 favorite activities: Working out and drinking. So if you can imagine getting bit by a lone star tick and rendering yourself allergic to ungulate by-products (hoofed mammals, all dairy) rendering me neutered to calling vegans pussies when their bodies tolerate it. 

But there is apparently a cure to this "Uncurable" disease. 

It sounds like total BS that acupuncture would reduce the antibodies better than science can understand, but here we are; I am at the end of my rope, walking into a Chinese-based medicine practice. I can't live like this where I can eat a burger and get away with a little rash and swelling, but if I sweat too hard within 12 hours of consuming it I break out into a full swelling and terrible situation. I can't quit red meat. If this doesn't work you will probably see me taking some Castellani-type going away for a while because I don't know how to go on without steak in my life. I won't end it over red meat I swear, but I may go berserk. I will get the ability to eat red meat, but I am literally putting my faith into a bunch of tiny needles. But hey, if a tiny bitchass tick did this to me, some tiny needles may be the cure. 

This is the study that apparently shows it works and from the looks of it, 121/137 had improvement in symptoms after doing it. 

Successful Treatment for Alpha Gal Mammal Product Allergy Using Auricular Acupuncture: A Case Series

Mateo Bernal 1, Martin Huecker 2, Jacob Shreffler 2, Olivia Mittel 3, Joseph Mittel 4, Nader Soliman 5

Introduction: Alpha gal syndrome (AGS) is an acquired allergy to mammalian products correlates with a tick bite(s) that appears to cause immune sensitization to an oligosaccharide in meat. Most publications on AGS describe no management other than avoidance of the offending agent(s). The objective of this study is to describe 2 populations of subjects who underwent Soliman Auricular Allergy Treatment (SAAT) for significant AGS meat and/or dairy allergy. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of subjects treated at 2 different medical clinics that apply the same method of auricular acupuncture (SAAT) to AGS patients. Results: A total of 137 patients presented to the 2 sites included in this study. The majority of patients were mammal product eaters before AGS; however, at the time of treatment only 7.3% of individuals (n = 10) actively consumed mammal products. Most subjects were reactive to beef (n = 135) and dairy (n = 95). The most common organ system involved in prior allergic reactions associated with AGS were gastrointestinal (n = 82, 59.9%) and dermatologic (n = 61, 44.5%). For those individuals with available outcome data on SAAT effectiveness (n = 126), 121 (96%) patients indicated that their symptoms were in remission after SAAT. Five individuals indicated that their symptoms were not in remission. Eleven individuals were unsure of treatment response or unable to be reached for follow-up. Conclusion: The SAAT method showed effectiveness in the large majority of patients. No adverse reactions were noted as a result of auricular acupuncture. This alternative medicine approach to AGS management should be further studied in prospective trials with laboratory confirmation both before and after the procedure. This low-risk treatment shows promise in treating a medical condition that causes distress in an increasing number of patients. 

I will post my levels of antibodies before and after getting treatment so those people who have had problems with this can see if it truly works. I will absolutely demolish another Big Texan steak if I am able to eat red meat again.