What’s Behind the Rise in Chemical Sensitivity? | Office Hours (Ep 146)

What if your symptoms weren’t isolated… but signals in a much larger system breakdown? In this wide-ranging solo Q&A, Dr. Linda Bluestein uncovers the hidden threads connecting uncontrolled pain before surgery, unexplained eye issues, MCAS, multiple chemical sensitivity, Alpha-gal syndrome, and even autism risk.

From the scar tissue no one warned you about to the medication that works—but doctors won’t prescribe—it’s all here. Dr. Bluestein shares eye-opening research on TILT (Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance), fragrance-triggered flares, and why standard pre-op care fails patients with connective tissue disorders.

And woven throughout it all? The heavy, frustrating stigma that people with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders know too well—being dismissed, doubted, and disbelieved. This episode doesn’t just give answers. It reveals what questions you should have been asking all along.

Takeaways:

This one over-the-counter product might be behind your chronic eye issues—and no one’s talking about it.

Considerations and cautions for taking cromolyn

A “safe” eye ointment led to lasting damage—here’s why.

Doctors say no to pain meds before surgery… but do they know the full risk?

A tick bite and subsequent food allergy changes everything—even your shampoo.

Find the episode transcript here.

Reference Links:

EP 140 with Dr. Brayden P. Yellman: https://youtu.be/mMMM7gmyrbk

EP 127 with Dr. Emily Bohan: https://youtu.be/9ngUY9VPRcc

EP 125 with Dr. Satish Raj: https://youtu.be/2WuDkH1TDns

EP 120 with Wendy Wagner: https://youtu.be/YeRfTiGkDuA

EP 109 with Dr. Tina Wang: https://youtu.be/w6iGZzRa-Q0

EP 108 with Katie and Andrew Dettelbach: https://youtu.be/hu907Z4Ldk4

EP 92 with Dr. Lillian Holm: https://youtu.be/QR9PZoA2ku0

EP 83 with Jill Miller: https://youtu.be/e86nO9PlKfQ

EP 81 with Lisa Ralston: https://youtu.be/PKMcEUGcDWY

EP 75 with Dr. Patty Stott: https://youtu.be/C5cATkq1a_k

Check out Refresh Celluvisc Eye Gel, OcuSoft Lid Scrub and the book, Holistic Pain Relief as well as her other favorites at Dr. Bluestein’s Amazon Store

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Toxicant Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT) Tests

https://tiltresearch.org/self-assessment/

TILT Resources

https://tiltresearch.org/resources/

Assessing Chemical Intolerance in Parents Predicts the Risk of Autism and ADHD in Their Children - PubMed

Food Compatibility List

https://www.twoalphagals.com/

https://www.veganmed.org/

YouTube Playlist on Moving with EDS and HSD

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX9StmpQKW30miVUD3DHWXjLq_Vs2VKrF&si=qU66cuujtCG_PH1f

Connect with YOUR Hypermobility Specialist, Dr. Linda Bluestein, MD at https://www.hypermobilitymd.com/.

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