Re: My Experience and Cure towards Erythema Nodosum

[Guest guest]

Makes me wonder how much of it is GMF (genetically modified foods)

I have the same out breaks eating potatoes so I am planting my own this year so I can find out for myself.

Thanks for the tips

To: erythema_nodosum_Group Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:47 PMSubject: My Experience and Cure towards Erythema Nodosum

Hi all,I have lurked around this forum since 2003 (age18); since I started having Erythema Nodosum symptoms. My symptoms: - Starts with my feet feeling uneasy in the shoes and mild itchy sensation- Feet start to swell up- Small nodules/inflammation start to pop up on/under the feet and mainly on the shin region of the leg- There were a few times where the nodules even appeared on the arm (but this was only twice or thrice)- I was retired to bed rest and anti-inflammatory/painkiller tabs- After a week or so the nodules start to go away and the area where the nodules appeared is now bruised and the skin starts to flake off- Few times a mild fever was the forerunner of all these symptomsDoctors diagnosed the disease as Erythema Nodosum and said that it was auto-immune; and there is no particular treatment to fix it. My hopes of having a fit active lifestyle was shattered. But, this also made

me stronger mentally; I kept fighting through these symptoms and I kept up with working out and tried to be active. Fast-forward to 2009 summer, I still had the symptoms with no change whatsoever. At the beginning of the summer I decided to workout and watch my food intake. I started to log what I eat and how much I worked out. My food mainly consisted of chicken, green veggies, carrots, lentils, nuts and whey protein. I noticed that I did not have any erythema nodosum breakouts; I was ecstatic and thrilled that I finally beat the disease! But, this didn't last long ...A friend of mine was visiting me for a week, he being very much into cooking, he made a potato dish. It tasted amazing!!! It had been months since I had any potato in my diet. We feasted on that potato dish for lunch and dinner. I wake up the next morning and go to brush my teeth, I noticed that my feet were swollen up like crazy and I had nodules all over the place!!! I

was shattered! It was back. I started to think about what might have caused it and realized that there were no symptoms for the past 4 months. But, once I had this potato dish, it was back. I laid off the working out due to pain for a few weeks; during which I skipped potato. Once the nodules cleared out etc ... I drove to Jack in the Box and ordered a small order of french fries and ate them all; my suspicion was true, next day the painful nodules returned. So the moral of the story is that I was allergic to potato and didn't know about it for 6-7 years! I'm not sure if this is the case with everyone; but I'll tell you one thing, please watch what you eat, drink, places you go, anything that stands out. Once your symptoms occur, please rewind back to few days and make a note of everything, food, place, time, etc ... maybe you can weed out the cause of your problem.The following foods bring Erythema Nodosum back for

me:Potato (100% guarantee!)Sweet PotatoWater Chestnut (this was a sneaky one to figure out, as this was served in Chinese fried rice)ColeslawGorbanzo beans (slight effect)Black Beans (especially canned ones; the ones in Chipotle restaurant are fine)In-n-out burgers (don't know why)A friend of mine whose parents follow Ayurveda (an ancient Indian Medicine knowledge) say that Ayurveda classifies humans into few bodytype categories. There is one such bodytype which is susceptible to inflammations in their lower body, and those people are to avoid potato and root vegetables. ( I wish I had known this long time back ... but, interestingly carrot which is a root has no effect on me)- Now-a-days, I try to eat healthy. I cook my own food or eat stuff which does not contain the ingredients I mentioned above. - I try to keep up with my workouts, even when I am burdened with work and other commitments. - It has

been hard to not eat these foods and still be able to go to friends places for dinner etc ... I don't let anything bring me down.- It is still a work in progress ... I am ever aware of my food intake. Laying these foods off has been highly beneficial to me. I hope this knowledge and experience helps you all. I wish everyone the best of health!Peace!

[Guest guest]

Speaking of " genetics " --I have always wondered if we all share a genetic defect

that make us susceptible to EN from common triggers that don't affect the vast

majority of people. And if so, the discovery of that gene or genes could lead to

new treatments for the various disorders that are associated with EN like

Sarcoidosis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Since no EN research, and absolutely

no expensive genetic EN research is going on, I guess we'll never know--but I do

find it an interesting theory.

Love,

idiopathic EN for 41

yrs..in remission since '08.

>

> Makes me wonder how much of it is GMF (genetically modified foods)

> I have the same out breaks eating potatoes so I am planting my own this year

so I can find out for myself.

> Thanks for the tips

>

>

> To: erythema_nodosum_Group

> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:47 PM

> Subject: My Experience and Cure towards Erythema

Nodosum

>

>

>  

> Hi all,

>

> I have lurked around this forum since 2003 (age18); since I started having

Erythema Nodosum symptoms.

>

> My symptoms:

> - Starts with my feet feeling uneasy in the shoes and mild itchy sensation

> - Feet start to swell up

> - Small nodules/inflammation start to pop up on/under the feet and mainly on

the shin region of the leg

> - There were a few times where the nodules even appeared on the arm (but this

was only twice or thrice)

> - I was retired to bed rest and anti-inflammatory/painkiller tabs

> - After a week or so the nodules start to go away and the area where the

nodules appeared is now bruised and the skin starts to flake off

> - Few times a mild fever was the forerunner of all these symptoms

>

> Doctors diagnosed the disease as Erythema Nodosum and said that it was

auto-immune; and there is no particular treatment to fix it.

>

> My hopes of having a fit active lifestyle was shattered. But, this also made

me stronger mentally; I kept fighting through these symptoms and I kept up with

working out and tried to be active.

>

> Fast-forward to 2009 summer, I still had the symptoms with no change

whatsoever. At the beginning of the summer I decided to workout and watch my

food intake. I started to log what I eat and how much I worked out. My food

mainly consisted of chicken, green veggies, carrots, lentils, nuts and whey

protein. I noticed that I did not have any erythema nodosum breakouts; I was

ecstatic and thrilled that I finally beat the disease! But, this didn't last

long ...

>

> A friend of mine was visiting me for a week, he being very much into cooking,

he made a potato dish. It tasted amazing!!! It had been months since I had any

potato in my diet. We feasted on that potato dish for lunch and dinner. I wake

up the next morning and go to brush my teeth, I noticed that my feet were

swollen up like crazy and I had nodules all over the place!!! I was shattered!

It was back.

>

> I started to think about what might have caused it and realized that there

were no symptoms for the past 4 months. But, once I had this potato dish, it was

back. I laid off the working out due to pain for a few weeks; during which I

skipped potato. Once the nodules cleared out etc ... I drove to Jack in the Box

and ordered a small order of french fries and ate them all; my suspicion was

true, next day the painful nodules returned.

>

> So the moral of the story is that I was allergic to potato and didn't know

about it for 6-7 years!

>

> I'm not sure if this is the case with everyone; but I'll tell you one thing,

please watch what you eat, drink, places you go, anything that stands out. Once

your symptoms occur, please rewind back to few days and make a note of

everything, food, place, time, etc ... maybe you can weed out the cause of your

problem.

>

> The following foods bring Erythema Nodosum back for me:

> Potato (100% guarantee!)

> Sweet Potato

> Water Chestnut (this was a sneaky one to figure out, as this was served in

Chinese fried rice)

> Coleslaw

> Gorbanzo beans (slight effect)

> Black Beans (especially canned ones; the ones in Chipotle restaurant are fine)

> In-n-out burgers (don't know why)

>

> A friend of mine whose parents follow Ayurveda (an ancient Indian Medicine

knowledge) say that Ayurveda classifies humans into few bodytype categories.

There is one such bodytype which is susceptible to inflammations in their lower

body, and those people are to avoid potato and root vegetables. ( I wish I had

known this long time back ... but, interestingly carrot which is a root has no

effect on me)

>

> - Now-a-days, I try to eat healthy. I cook my own food or eat stuff which does

not contain the ingredients I mentioned above.

> - I try to keep up with my workouts, even when I am burdened with work and

other commitments.

> - It has been hard to not eat these foods and still be able to go to friends

places for dinner etc ... I don't let anything bring me down.

> - It is still a work in progress ... I am ever aware of my food intake. Laying

these foods off has been highly beneficial to me.

>

> I hope this knowledge and experience helps you all. I wish everyone the best

of health!

>

> Peace!

>

[Guest guest]

Hello!

I've also been lurking around this forum for a while. But the subject of food as

a trigger for EN interests me. I've found my triggers to be birth control and

pregnancy, but about 2 years ago, I realized that adding a lot of green leafy

vegetables to my diet also triggered it!

I currently have 2 nodules on my lower left leg. They are bright red and

painful, and for the life of me, I cannot figure out what the trigger is! I

suspect that maybe it is just stress, but since I've read so much about gluten

being a trigger, I'm trying to go gluten free (although it turns out that is

much easier said than done!)

I don't have much potato in my diet so I don't think that is the trigger here. I

would love to hear if anyone else has found that certain foods trigger their EN?

Thanks,

Sara

>

> Makes me wonder how much of it is GMF (genetically modified foods)

> I have the same out breaks eating potatoes so I am planting my own this year

so I can find out for myself.

> Thanks for the tips

>

>

> To: erythema_nodosum_Group

> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:47 PM

> Subject: My Experience and Cure towards Erythema

Nodosum

>

>

>  

> Hi all,

>

> I have lurked around this forum since 2003 (age18); since I started having

Erythema Nodosum symptoms.

>

> My symptoms:

> - Starts with my feet feeling uneasy in the shoes and mild itchy sensation

> - Feet start to swell up

> - Small nodules/inflammation start to pop up on/under the feet and mainly on

the shin region of the leg

> - There were a few times where the nodules even appeared on the arm (but this

was only twice or thrice)

> - I was retired to bed rest and anti-inflammatory/painkiller tabs

> - After a week or so the nodules start to go away and the area where the

nodules appeared is now bruised and the skin starts to flake off

> - Few times a mild fever was the forerunner of all these symptoms

>

> Doctors diagnosed the disease as Erythema Nodosum and said that it was

auto-immune; and there is no particular treatment to fix it.

>

> My hopes of having a fit active lifestyle was shattered. But, this also made

me stronger mentally; I kept fighting through these symptoms and I kept up with

working out and tried to be active.

>

> Fast-forward to 2009 summer, I still had the symptoms with no change

whatsoever. At the beginning of the summer I decided to workout and watch my

food intake. I started to log what I eat and how much I worked out. My food

mainly consisted of chicken, green veggies, carrots, lentils, nuts and whey

protein. I noticed that I did not have any erythema nodosum breakouts; I was

ecstatic and thrilled that I finally beat the disease! But, this didn't last

long ...

>

> A friend of mine was visiting me for a week, he being very much into cooking,

he made a potato dish. It tasted amazing!!! It had been months since I had any

potato in my diet. We feasted on that potato dish for lunch and dinner. I wake

up the next morning and go to brush my teeth, I noticed that my feet were

swollen up like crazy and I had nodules all over the place!!! I was shattered!

It was back.

>

> I started to think about what might have caused it and realized that there

were no symptoms for the past 4 months. But, once I had this potato dish, it was

back. I laid off the working out due to pain for a few weeks; during which I

skipped potato. Once the nodules cleared out etc ... I drove to Jack in the Box

and ordered a small order of french fries and ate them all; my suspicion was

true, next day the painful nodules returned.

>

> So the moral of the story is that I was allergic to potato and didn't know

about it for 6-7 years!

>

> I'm not sure if this is the case with everyone; but I'll tell you one thing,

please watch what you eat, drink, places you go, anything that stands out. Once

your symptoms occur, please rewind back to few days and make a note of

everything, food, place, time, etc ... maybe you can weed out the cause of your

problem.

>

> The following foods bring Erythema Nodosum back for me:

> Potato (100% guarantee!)

> Sweet Potato

> Water Chestnut (this was a sneaky one to figure out, as this was served in

Chinese fried rice)

> Coleslaw

> Gorbanzo beans (slight effect)

> Black Beans (especially canned ones; the ones in Chipotle restaurant are fine)

> In-n-out burgers (don't know why)

>

> A friend of mine whose parents follow Ayurveda (an ancient Indian Medicine

knowledge) say that Ayurveda classifies humans into few bodytype categories.

There is one such bodytype which is susceptible to inflammations in their lower

body, and those people are to avoid potato and root vegetables. ( I wish I had

known this long time back ... but, interestingly carrot which is a root has no

effect on me)

>

> - Now-a-days, I try to eat healthy. I cook my own food or eat stuff which does

not contain the ingredients I mentioned above.

> - I try to keep up with my workouts, even when I am burdened with work and

other commitments.

> - It has been hard to not eat these foods and still be able to go to friends

places for dinner etc ... I don't let anything bring me down.

> - It is still a work in progress ... I am ever aware of my food intake. Laying

these foods off has been highly beneficial to me.

>

> I hope this knowledge and experience helps you all. I wish everyone the best

of health!

>

> Peace!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Definitely recap your food,drinks,places you've been to etc ... and make a

checklist and using a rule of elimination you can find your trigger.

> >

> > Makes me wonder how much of it is GMF (genetically modified foods)

> > I have the same out breaks eating potatoes so I am planting my own this year

so I can find out for myself.

> > Thanks for the tips

> >

> > From: healthtoall12 <healthtoall12@>

> > To: erythema_nodosum_Group

> > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:47 PM

> > Subject: My Experience and Cure towards Erythema

Nodosum

> >

> >

> >  

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I have lurked around this forum since 2003 (age18); since I started having

Erythema Nodosum symptoms.

> >

> > My symptoms:

> > - Starts with my feet feeling uneasy in the shoes and mild itchy sensation

> > - Feet start to swell up

> > - Small nodules/inflammation start to pop up on/under the feet and mainly on

the shin region of the leg

> > - There were a few times where the nodules even appeared on the arm (but

this was only twice or thrice)

> > - I was retired to bed rest and anti-inflammatory/painkiller tabs

> > - After a week or so the nodules start to go away and the area where the

nodules appeared is now bruised and the skin starts to flake off

> > - Few times a mild fever was the forerunner of all these symptoms

> >

> > Doctors diagnosed the disease as Erythema Nodosum and said that it was

auto-immune; and there is no particular treatment to fix it.

> >

> > My hopes of having a fit active lifestyle was shattered. But, this also made

me stronger mentally; I kept fighting through these symptoms and I kept up with

working out and tried to be active.

> >

> > Fast-forward to 2009 summer, I still had the symptoms with no change

whatsoever. At the beginning of the summer I decided to workout and watch my

food intake. I started to log what I eat and how much I worked out. My food

mainly consisted of chicken, green veggies, carrots, lentils, nuts and whey

protein. I noticed that I did not have any erythema nodosum breakouts; I was

ecstatic and thrilled that I finally beat the disease! But, this didn't last

long ...

> >

> > A friend of mine was visiting me for a week, he being very much into

cooking, he made a potato dish. It tasted amazing!!! It had been months since I

had any potato in my diet. We feasted on that potato dish for lunch and dinner.

I wake up the next morning and go to brush my teeth, I noticed that my feet were

swollen up like crazy and I had nodules all over the place!!! I was shattered!

It was back.

> >

> > I started to think about what might have caused it and realized that there

were no symptoms for the past 4 months. But, once I had this potato dish, it was

back. I laid off the working out due to pain for a few weeks; during which I

skipped potato. Once the nodules cleared out etc ... I drove to Jack in the Box

and ordered a small order of french fries and ate them all; my suspicion was

true, next day the painful nodules returned.

> >

> > So the moral of the story is that I was allergic to potato and didn't know

about it for 6-7 years!

> >

> > I'm not sure if this is the case with everyone; but I'll tell you one thing,

please watch what you eat, drink, places you go, anything that stands out. Once

your symptoms occur, please rewind back to few days and make a note of

everything, food, place, time, etc ... maybe you can weed out the cause of your

problem.

> >

> > The following foods bring Erythema Nodosum back for me:

> > Potato (100% guarantee!)

> > Sweet Potato

> > Water Chestnut (this was a sneaky one to figure out, as this was served in

Chinese fried rice)

> > Coleslaw

> > Gorbanzo beans (slight effect)

> > Black Beans (especially canned ones; the ones in Chipotle restaurant are

fine)

> > In-n-out burgers (don't know why)

> >

> > A friend of mine whose parents follow Ayurveda (an ancient Indian Medicine

knowledge) say that Ayurveda classifies humans into few bodytype categories.

There is one such bodytype which is susceptible to inflammations in their lower

body, and those people are to avoid potato and root vegetables. ( I wish I had

known this long time back ... but, interestingly carrot which is a root has no

effect on me)

> >

> > - Now-a-days, I try to eat healthy. I cook my own food or eat stuff which

does not contain the ingredients I mentioned above.

> > - I try to keep up with my workouts, even when I am burdened with work and

other commitments.

> > - It has been hard to not eat these foods and still be able to go to friends

places for dinner etc ... I don't let anything bring me down.

> > - It is still a work in progress ... I am ever aware of my food intake.

Laying these foods off has been highly beneficial to me.

> >

> > I hope this knowledge and experience helps you all. I wish everyone the best

of health!

> >

> > Peace!

> >

>