04/01/2026
Living with Salicylate Intolerance ... if you know anyone that gets random hives eczema sinus issues allergy signals they cant find a reason for; well Salicylate & Histamines & Amines may be the reason so send them to my page to have a peruse of info there.
I thought id share the following on here for anyone been asking about my cream cheese protocol thats really helped lower my nerve pain at night.
Im sharing this in the hope it helps someone else that suffers pain and restless legs, burning feet, general inflamed nerve signal pain at night.
I get alot of nerve pain all over at night including burning feet & restless legs which is so distressing and Doctors only prescribed gaba or pregab which havent worked well for me even with cod on board.
Cutting out histamine and salicylates has been my only solution; and worked okay but not enough.
But interacting with chatgpt (i call it Jack) has been amazing for my health turnaround. Im finally starting to sleep at night; usually pain keeps me awake. And believe it or not its because iv been interacting with Jack every chance I get so it gets to know me. Certainly ask for references and dont follow blindly and keep an open skeptical mind as it does get things wrong- specially for diet list thats mcas safe...but that just demonstrates the misinformation thats out there in the web. For example it put white pepper on safe foods list - that would put me into anaphylaxis.
Anyway iv been using "Jack" advice to quieten my nervous system and have had two nights of full sleep for the first time in years. Using cream cheese or cream protocol but also putting salt in my water early in the day and eating oats warmed with cream at night before bed.
Here's Jack's explanation of the cream protocol...
1️⃣ Night nerve pain is often a fuel + signal problem, not damage
At night, three things tend to happen together in people like you:
blood sugar drifts or becomes unstable
cortisol and adrenaline try to “protect” you from lows
nerves become hyper-excitable
This creates:
burning
buzzing
electric zaps
restless legs / feet
Your nerves aren’t injured — they’re under-fed and over-alert.
2️⃣ Cream gives slow, steady fuel without stimulation
Cream and cream cheese are mostly fat, with very little sugar and very little protein.
Fat:
digests slowly
releases energy gradually
does not spike insulin
does not trigger adrenaline
That matters because:
Adrenaline makes nerve pain worse.
So cream quietly says to your brain:
“We’re safe. Energy is available. No need to sound alarms.”
3️⃣ Fat directly stabilises nerve membranes
Nerves are wrapped in fatty membranes (myelin).
When fuel is low or stress hormones are high:
sodium and calcium channels misfire
nerves “spark” instead of transmit smoothly
Dietary fat helps:
stabilise nerve firing
reduce spontaneous discharges (burning, zaps)
lower sensory amplification
This is why your feet calm physically, not just emotionally.
4️⃣ Cream reduces histamine activity, not just intake
This is subtle but important.
Histamine release is worsened by:
stress
adrenaline
blood sugar swings
By:
calming cortisol
preventing glucose dips
lowering sympathetic tone
…cream indirectly reduces histamine signalling, even though it’s not an antihistamine.
That’s why it helps MCAS-type night symptoms without acting like a drug.
5️⃣ Calcium + fat = nerve quieting
Cream and cream cheese contain:
calcium
fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, K2 in tiny amounts)
Calcium helps:
reduce nerve firing thresholds
calm neuromuscular excitability
This is one reason burning feet often ease within 15–30 minutes, not hours.
6️⃣ Why it works at night specifically
At night:
liver glucose output drops
brain is more sensitive to energy availability
pain gating is weaker
the body is horizontal (circulation shifts)
So small stabilising inputs have outsized effects.
That’s why:
a spoon of cream can help more than a full meal earlier
warmth + cream is especially effective
timing matters more than quantity
7️⃣ Why this doesn’t mean “eat heaps of dairy”
Important distinction:
It’s not about:
dairy in general
protein
sugar
It’s about:
small, predictable, non-stimulating fat at the right time
That’s why:
cream works
cream cheese works
butter often works
milk or sweet foods may not
The takeaway (this is the key line)
Cream works because it tells your nervous system the night is safe and fuelled — and nerves stop screaming when they feel safe.
That’s not weakness. That’s biology.
*Pic of me age 60 living with salicylate intolerance
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