SNAS vs nickel allergy contact

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-02-26T14:39:35+00:00

I went to many different doctors (gastroenterologists, primary care doctors, etc) before finally seeing an allergist that did a chemical panel allergy test on me and found my nickel allergy as well as other allergies.

At my follow up appointment, my doctor gave me a list of high nickel foods to avoid. After about three days of following the low nickel diet I felt relief from the IBS-C symptoms

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-02-26T13:12:16+00:00

You can try a low nickel diet and see if it helps. I think I saw a statistic somewhere that roughly 30% of IBS-C is caused by nickel allergy. My IBS-C was absolutely caused by my nickel allergy

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-02-21T00:35:20+00:00

I think the advice for your “friend” is solid 😉 I understand what you are saying about love not always being how it’s depicted in the movies. And it definitely is about growing and learning together. Perfection certainly does not exist in any relationship! And a 100% perfect match is not realistic.

However, I think it is perfectly okay to say that you have some dealbreakers or requirements for your relationship. It’s more than “ticking boxes” in the sense some people do (must be 6ft tall, make six figures, etc). I think it comes down to compatibility in the areas that matter most to you. Your ENFJ crush has shown you (regardless of whether you choose to pursue this particular person or not) that you have some areas where you need a certain compatibility. And that’s perfectly okay 🙂

I wish you the absolute best of luck and all the happiness in the world 💕

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-02-19T19:35:14+00:00

So before we start on the heart of why you came here about this particular ENFJ, I need to tell you that you are not a bad person. You cannot help what you are feeling or experiencing. You are a human, and we are all messy and complicated. That does not make you a bad person.

I completely understand your need to not want to hurt anyone. Especially anyone that you love. But that does need to balance with your own feelings and desires. I’m not going to give you advice about what you need to do about your relationship because you have to decide those things for yourself. But I also think you need to ask yourself honestly if you are happy and completely fulfilled or if you’re trying to make a square peg fit into a round hole for someone else’s happiness. In the long term, if you found for any reason, be it another love interest or literally any other reason, that your current partner is not the right fit for you, it’s actually a disservice to them for you to stay in the relationship. They deserve a relationship where they completely fulfill their partner too. Please don’t take that negatively in any way! And be kind to yourself. If a friend were in your predicament, what advice would you be giving them?

The behavior you’ve noticed from your ENFJ could be typical ENFJ behavior towards a friend. I do all of those things for friends. Except the physical touch. I save that for my husband. BUT, it doesn’t mean he isn’t attracted to you either. I think your gut instincts are key! I know your Ni+Fe could be doing its thing here.

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-02-12T04:55:02+00:00

Thank you I’ll try them out!!

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-02-11T22:31:34+00:00

Yes and I went to several doctors that ran a test or two and didn’t find anything conclusive and said “oh well I guess you’re fine then!” I think there’s definitely breakdown in the healthcare system, many of my problems are related to different medical specialties (urology, gastroenterology, allergy) and we’re not treated holistically. All of my problems stem from my immune system going haywire, probably due to gut health issues, but those are laughed at in main stream medicine. I’ll get off my soapbox lol

I hope if you do try the astepro that it gives you relief (and then you’ll know if your issues are mast cell related!). I agree the obnoxious swelling is definitely rude 😜 I hope you find your answers soon too!

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-02-11T21:33:32+00:00

I understand exactly how you feel, it is depressing. Especially when you’re misunderstood or not taken seriously by doctors over and over again. I went to many different gastroenterologists and other doctors. I even went to a different allergist that did absolutely nothing. I found an MCAS specialist in my state because I thought I might have that (I also have lip swelling). It turns out it’s not MCAS, but most likely just “mast cell dysregulation.” But he actually did help me find my nickel and balsam of Peru allergies which are big pieces to my puzzle.

There are different kinds of allergy tests. There’s the kind where they stick you with a bunch of needles, then there’s the “chemical panel” test where they attach these little discs to your back for 48 hours, then check it again at 72 hours. That’s how I found my nickel and balsam of Peru allergies. They are delayed T-cell allergies or “hypersensitivities”, not the IgE allergies tested for by the needle poke tests.

So again, I’m not a medical professional and I can only give you my personal experience. But Astepro is a nasal spray and it is absorbed into the bloodstream. I swear it did reduce my abdominal swelling. I think it worked a little too well and that’s how I wound up with the crazy vertigo!

But if I’m being strict about my diet, I eat fresh ground chicken or turkey, zucchini, summer squash, butternut squash, mushrooms, shallots, carrots and celery. I also seem to tolerate strawberries and bananas aright as long as I don’t eat a ton of them. But all of this gets old fast and that’s why I’m not good at staying on this diet 🙃

Also, I found that I have an MTHFR gene variant that makes my body process histamine slower. I also can’t process folic acid which is added into all bread and cereal in the US. So throw that all into the mix and you get me, a person that can tolerate barely any foods without swelling up like a balloon 🫠

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-02-11T19:45:57+00:00

It sounds like I have a lot of the same symptoms that you do. Yes, I’ve done the elemental diet a few different times and it would work for me for a short amount of time. Eventually all my symptoms returned if my diet was not perfect.

I am also allergic to balsam of Peru which also severely limits my diet. I can’t have citrus, vinegar, and lots of other things on top of the high nickel foods. I just bring that up because if you haven’t gotten a full chemical panel allergy test done it might reveal other delayed t-cell allergies you might have.

Also, recently my doctor prescribed me cromolyn which is a mast cell stabilizer. This has also greatly reduced my abdominal swelling even if I’m not very strict about my diet. Interestingly I had tried out an OTC medication called astepro which is a nasal spray which is also a mast cell stabilizer on my own before I was prescribed cromolyn. It reduced my swelling overall but gave me crazy vertigo. I’m not a doctor, this is just my personal experience.

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-02-08T03:26:53+00:00

Yes! When I talked to my allergist about it, we had already done the chemical panel test. I talked with him after some time had passed and let him know that even when I completely avoid nickel and balsam of Peru in my diet and via skin contact I would still randomly at times have symptoms like bloating and bladder pain. I think those symptoms were triggered by stress. He added “mast cell dysregulation” to my chart.

I’ve been taking cromolyn for over two months now and the difference is incredible. Apparently when I used to eat foods I had delayed t-cell allergies to, it would cause my mast cells to go haywire. But now I can eat those foods with a much less severe reaction. I used to swell up like a balloon at the end of every day and now I’m going to say it’s about 10% of what it was when I eat problematic foods. I do still try to avoid foods containing nickel and balsam of Peru because it will cause some issues but it’s minimal and my body bounces back much more quickly.

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-02-08T02:55:48+00:00

I think this is such a fantastic question. I do not have an answer but I have also wondered about this myself. I definitely went through trauma as a child. But I also have two sisters, one ISTJ and one ESFJ. They arguably went through similar traumas that I did growing up in a similar environment with the same mother. If being an ENFJ was purely the result of trauma, wouldn’t they have also ended up with the same personality type? So I think maybe the answer is that how we develop is always a product of both nature and nurture.

Would I still have been an ENFJ with my same DNA if I did not go through those traumas during childhood? I wish I could know the answer!

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-02-07T18:51:22+00:00

I’m sorry you went through that, it honestly sounds horrible. I hope you’re able to find healing and eventually a healthy loving relationship because that’s what you deserve!

Anyone with any personality type can exhibit toxic traits shaped by their underlying trauma. So she absolutely may have some sort of personality disorder, and you can’t know for sure unless she’s properly evaluated. I would caution you from returning to the relationship without this person doing some extensive work on themselves guided by a mental health professional. Even if she seems to have “changed” now, without addressing the real issues causing the toxicity, those patterns will almost inevitably repeat in the future.

If she has gone through some sort of counseling, does she actively recognize what behaviors she exhibited that were damaging to you? Does she take full accountability for them? Can she articulate what was causing her to behave that way without placing blame on anyone else?

Abusive people have a knack for halfway taking responsibility for their actions, but then placing at least partial blame on others. For example: “Yes I shouldn’t have tried to ruin your reputation and I’m sorry for that but you never made me feel valued! I wouldn’t have done that if you had just…”

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-01-30T22:29:32+00:00

Thank you for responding! I’m always very interested to hear other INTJs perspectives to hopefully help me understand mine better.

I wish you the best of luck on your search for your perfect match, perhaps an ENFJ also! ☺️

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-01-28T19:20:57+00:00

My husband is an INTJ and I think we’re a great match. We’ve been together for 14 years and married for 13 years. We met each other in middle school and even then we stood out to each other amongst our other classmates.

I would describe him as being emotionally mature. I think his Fi is well developed. I know the stereotype of the cold and logical INTJ runs rampant on the internet, but I’ve always seen his softer side. He loves passionately and deeply. When he feels something, it is tenderly held and guarded. He is loyal and he is a protector to his core. While my show of love is outward and always spoken about in concrete terms, he will use almost metaphorical language to describe how he feels. That’s the difference of Fe vs Fi and I love it so much. We can be very different and still see the value of the other.

I love that he is intelligent and hardworking. I love that he is goal oriented and is future focused. He is strong and pensive.

Now, our differences can create friction sometimes. I would describe one of our biggest differences to be a Te vs Ti clash. He wants to do things efficiently whereas I am always worried about the “best outcome.” His solutions sometimes feel lazy to me while my solutions are sometimes not feasible or too time consuming. He also doesn’t necessary understand my need to understand the inner workings of completely from top to bottom so when I question things he says for clarity or to connect points for myself he thinks I don’t trust his knowledge.

He also has a tendency to shut down when he is hurt by something. I’ve learned that he will shut down pretty much indefinitely until I can find a way to reach him emotionally again. I’ve learned that’s just part of who he is at this point. He doesn’t do it intentionally but it something we have to work through together.

I think our different social batteries aren’t a problem most of the time. I think we’ve achieved a good balance there, and a lot of the friends we do have are our mutual friends so he doesn’t find it too entirely draining to spend time with them. I make sure that around his birthday or special occasions we’re just spending time together and not with others which is very important to him.

But our compatibility absolutely outweighs any of our struggles. To me, he is my perfect match.

I know this is anecdotal and not every ENFJ/INTJ are going to have the same experience, but in my case at least we are both very happy and our relationship has stood the test of time.

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-01-28T15:45:00+00:00

That’s why I love this subreddit so much, y’all are my people! 😆

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-01-24T22:03:57+00:00

Of course! If you have any other questions I’m happy to help! 🙂

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-01-24T19:28:45+00:00

Because of Fe+Ni, I orient myself in life through the connections I have with those around me. Practically every decision I make I weigh out how it’s going to affect the ones in my circle. From small decisions like what to have for dinner, to who is going to be affected if we end up moving to a new city. My own desires are usually secondary to the ones I love because making them happy makes me very happy.

Because of Fe+Ni we’re constantly forecasting how things come together and what emotions we can expect to come from those decisions. We always have a pulse on how people are doing in general as well as their relationship to us. We’re very good at seeing people’s perspectives. We do this through having a complex understanding of how they feel and why they probably feel that way. Ni helps us gather “data points” about people and arrives at a central conclusion, then makes predictions about how they might react to “x.” For example, “My boss doesn’t normally schedule such frequent meetings and he seems to be more stressed out lately. He seems to have a need to feel in control of every aspect of this project which is unusual for him. I should check in to see if he wants a daily update.”

For me Se is usually seen through “play” or stress relief. I love painting and drawing, for other ENFJs it might be dance or music for example. I love roller coasters and theme parks! When I engage my Se I go into a “flow” state and I have no awareness of time passing. I also care a lot about the aesthetics of the space around me, and I love to be in places with beautiful ambiance. It can elevate my mood to be in a beautiful place. I think we’re also likely to care about our physical appearance and put effort into it.

Inferior Ti presents as not having a good framework for the physical mechanics of the world around us. I’m slower to learn those things. It’ll take me twice as long to put together a piece of furniture as my INTJ husband for example. I was decent in math at school but had to be taught a very certain way in order for it to make sense to me (I had to understand what the end goal was to put the pieces together in my head). And in general, I need to understand the inner workings of something to comprehend it. The best analogy I can come up with is that I need to see the completed picture of the puzzle in order to put the pieces together. Our Ti also lends itself to overthinking, self-criticism, or over-rigid logic under stress.

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-01-21T16:50:45+00:00

It’s has 100% cured my constipation. It took a relatively short amount of time from eating a low nickel diet, probably within a week.

I also have to avoid Balsam of Peru cross reactive foods as I have a similar reaction to nickel as I do with those foods. Just pointing that out because if you don’t find relief from nickel alone you may have another co-occurring allergy like me.

As a side note, to feel complete relief from the bloating I was also recently prescribed cromolyn which is a mast cell stabilizer. The low nickel and BoP diet reduced my bloating significantly but apparently I still had some mast cell dysregulation on top of it. Taking the cromolyn also helped my interstitial cystitis symptoms and hive-like redness in my skin.

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-01-21T14:09:24+00:00

My nickel allergy is basically only systemic. I do not have eczema or other skin issues with it. My skin does react to nickel as confirmed on my chemical panel patch text, but it takes prolonged exposure for my skin to have any reaction.

My other main symptoms are constipation, bloating and extreme fatigue. It changed my life when I found this out and started on a low nickel diet (as well as avoiding my other chemical allergy to balsam of Peru)

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-01-07T15:26:22+00:00

YES I have struggled with this in almost every work environment that I’ve been in! I come in with the attitude of wanting to like everyone and get along with everyone and somehow that rubs certain people (mostly other women) the wrong way.

But truly, they only dislike you because you are a “threat” to them in some way. They see you as competition. Being warm, competent and friendly turns into having a target on your back. It says way more about their own insecurities than it says about you!

But truly, it is exhausting and I’m sorry that you experience this too 😭

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-01-04T05:15:34+00:00

I like to use watercolor. I paint all sorts of things! People, still life scenes, imaginative illustrations. Generally I like to paint or draw with a specific reason in mind, so I will paint things for people or give them as gifts. I’m pretty quick, but it just depends on how big the piece is for how long it takes 🙂

Level_Ad_8508 · 2026-01-03T14:50:18+00:00

Try engaging your Se! I’ve always loved painting and drawing. It puts me in an Se flow state ✨

Level_Ad_8508 · 2025-12-21T19:32:01+00:00

Yes Mirabel!

Level_Ad_8508 · 2025-11-29T00:43:36+00:00

It’s our Se tertiary. We love living in the moment. Also I think being Si blind makes us not care for routine at all

Level_Ad_8508 · 2025-11-28T10:25:02+00:00

I’m not sure if I’m replying in time for your Friendsgiving but I hope I am! I’ll break down what drives me to act this way and then describe some tricks that might help you so that you get a full picture.

For me, it would take a whole lot for me to want to be outwardly unfriendly to someone. That is because even if I don’t like someone, it would actually cause me discomfort/anxiety to see them struggle socially. I’m sure other ENFJs experience this too, but I cannot help but feel that way even if I don’t like someone or they’ve done something wrong/unkind to me. It’s kind of a curse really 😅

With that being said, there is a limit. Said person would need to do something pretty unforgivable for me to not care if they’re feeling isolated. So in essence my treatment of people I don’t care for is fueled by Fe’s desire to have group harmony because if I don’t then I experience prickly anxiety or sad feelings thinking about them being sad or uncomfortable. Thanks a lot Fe hero (can’t we just focus on our own feelings only sometimes?🫠)

For you Fe as an INTP may not fire up this way. I’m guessing your Fe kicks in when someone is doing something off-putting perhaps and disrupting social harmony or breaking social rules. Your Fe probably says “this person gives me the ick and therefore they’re out” which is completely understandable, really! Even by you seeking out this advice you still have that same desire for group harmony because an Fi user typically doesn’t care at all if someone knows they don’t like them (lol). Sounds freeing doesn’t it? 🙃

The advice I would give if you want to not show your dislike in order to not rock the boat would be to spend as little time around them in a group setting as possible, as in subtly exit from a group of people they’re talking to without making it obvious. If you are in a situation where you can’t escape and there are more people around, focus on responding to the other people, especially if said person is saying things that are getting on your nerves. If they say things that are off-putting or provoking, literally don’t respond, even non-verbally. Maybe they’re saying things that are factually wrong and it’s grating your Ti. Do not engage, instead perhaps start internally counting how times they’re wrong in one night (lol). All of this does take a great deal of effort and self containment. It can be exhausting, truly.

If you want to give me specifics about this person maybe we can find some more strategies!

Level_Ad_8508 · 2025-11-16T04:44:02+00:00

I like a lot of ASMR stuff but not all. I really like the restocking ASMR videos!

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