Guest guest Posted June 13, 2002 Report Share Posted June 13, 2002 I also don't believe I have any food triggers. I have been working on drinking more water and I am in the process of losing weight. I don't drink coffee anymore and I am cutting back on soda. My main trigger seems to be heat. That makes my face redder. Of course I live in Georgia where it's now 90+ degrees and will only get hotter. I am going to try to start exercising again to lose weight and I have to keep a damp towel and water nearby to cool my face and neck to help the red. in GA I have never found any correlation between food and rosacea flareups. I should say that I don't drink alcohol or very hot beverages and avoid spicey foods ANYWAY. That said, I've honestly NEVER had a flareup that I could connect to any food. My main triggers are sunlight, heat, visting a doctor, and certain drugs that act as vaso-dilators. Do most/many rosaceans have food triggers? I wonder if some people may be modifying their diet needlessly, in the belief that food triggers MAY cause a flare? It's a shame to avoid tomatoes (for e.g.) if they're not really an offender -- Cooked tomatoes appear to be a good protection against prostate cancer in men. If you're avoiding dairy, are you able to get enough calcium from other sources? (Real important for women.) Sugar, on the other hand, is something we can all do without no matter what! trackgalcal (Please reply to the whole group) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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