Hi Docs,

Over the past year I have had extreme abdominal pain & acid reflux, i was and still am congested and avoid any processed foods. My nails have white horizontal bands across most of my nails apart from the thumbs, the lines move with the nail. 1 month after my abdominal pain started I started developing weak legs and tingling hands; If i sit too long or walk long distances they tingle more however whenever I eat something that I'm intolerant to I also get flares in my hand tingling and feet. Easter last year was my worst where I would get extreme panic attacks in my sleep, the tingling crawling up to my knees and my hands turning bright red and tingly when I'm in a hot environment- I get relief in colder temperatures. The docs said my anxiety was due to the mineral imbalance, once my levels were normal the anxiety subsided.

I have had white lines on my nails for many years and I'm only 20 years old. I have been to every single doctor including 2 neurologists, 1 vaso doc who said my blood pressure in my extremities were normal, and a few GPs. I had 1 abdominal X-ray, CT scan & Ultra-Sound and all normal. B-12 vitamin is also normal however I was extremely deficiency in Zinc so I have been taking 50mg/day for a year now. I also had low magnesium and take a high quality supplement also. I also had a endoscopy & colonoscopy, all normal.

On Jan 1st I went completely vegan and 1 week later my abdominal pain disappeared for the first time. I had hand tingling on both hands however now the pain subsided; my foot pain is a lot less and feels normal when I stay at home, it is only aggravated when I walk on my feet (e.g. from home to supermarket).

Docs said they don't think I have a nerve issue but open to other opinions, Right now my thoughts are that it was due to a weak immune system that needs to be strengthened as I always had post-nasal drip and felt congested after I ate. I'm guessing the tingling in my extremities (as I see a connection between the tingling and the food I eat) may have something to do with too much histamine in my blood stream that is triggering some allergic response (I have no allergies but I am very sensitive to certain foods).

I must say that with a good diet and proper supplements my hand pain is gone and only comes when I eat food I'm intolerant to, my vegan diet is has included a lot of high-histamine foods so I'm wondering if that the last part of the puzzle in solving the tingling (which is on the bottom of my foot, where the toes are)- the tingling is now only aggravated when I am out of the house and walking, when Im at home I rarely feet it. I'm guessing the tingling is a blood vessel issue as my hands feel better in a cool environment than very hot and my feet tingle perhaps due to blood vessel changes and histamine release when walking. Once I stop walking and sit in a chair for 20 mins the tingling subsides. The documents attached have some medical records :)

Pls help :) any advice would be appreciated