Re: Late Afternoon Flushing

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I think this was mean for the group. Matija

Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 20:45:45 -0000

To: " ruizdelvizo " ruizdelvizo@...>

Subject: Re: Late Afternoon Flushing

Hi,

I flush almost everyday at around 3PM, I am going to try different

lunches and see what happens.

> It's been discussed on the group before how some of us have a flush

> in the late afternoon. One of the possibilities mentioned was that

> our body is on a clock of sorts where the lowest body temperature

is

> at 3am and the highest occurs in the late afternoon to early

evening.

>

> Here's a link to some literature on this:

> http://www.rosacea-ltd.com/flushing.php3

>

> I have had success in the past using an otc inhalant called

> Nasalcrom, which is widely available in drugstores in the US. Using

> this as directed seemed to eliminate the 4pm flush for me.

Nasalcrom

> works by inhibiting the mast cells in your nose from releasing

> histamine in response to an inhaled allergen. I haven't had to use

> Nasalcrom in about a year because my rosacea has, knock on wood,

> calmed down quite a bit.

>

> Take care,

> Matija