Years ago, soy products in the USA generally went from non-gmo to gmo. That is, whereas up to that point, soy in all products at Harry's Grocery and at Walmart had been natural, subsequent products generally all contained genetically modified soy. As I began to consume the latter, I found myself breaking out in hives. Having definitely isolated the cause to be the gmo soy, I eliminated it from my diet and continued to enjoy natural soy wherever I could get it, hive-free. If I happened to eat the gmo again, the hives came back.
If you are not clearly familiar with hives and what they are like, I hope you will read about it and become so, without having to experience it yourself. They do not heal or stop itching in a short time.
By and by, I stopped doing soy regularly.
Last week, a hive appeared on the back of my hand. It itched constantly but I didn't pay it much mind. This week, hard-up for protein (didn't even have any beans), I searched out and consumed the last can of tuna (in oil - I always buy "in water") my son had left behind when his visit here ended. A few hours later, 12 additional hives appeared on my arms and legs.
Then I thought about it.
I had tried a little of his tuna on our camping trip last week, just prior to the first hive appearing.
The tuna was canned in gmo soybean oil.
Well, There you go.
Update: Now I estimate I have a total of at least 4,000 hives. Mostly on elbows, wrists, knees and ankles. These additional are smaller than the really large ones that first appeared. The breakout seems to have peaked and is about wound down now.
Update: Now they are on the palms of my hands and the insides of my forearms and fingers, and on the outsides of my fingers. I never had any kind of a thing on my palms before! But it still seems to be winding down, although hives, as I might have said, do not stop itching ot go away in anybody's definition of a short time.
