Re: Introduction and questions

[Guest guest]

Dorothy,

I meant to answer your post earlier. I hope you'll

forgive me.

Has anyone suggested that your flushing, bumps, and

eye irritation may be the result of a food allergy?

After being diagnosed with rosacea and perioral

dermatitis, I discovered that I had a food/topical

allergy to something I was eating on a regular basis.

I discovered this through trial and error and taking

careful note of when I flushed and what I had eaten,

etc. I also had a host of other body symptoms (GI

disruptions, headache, heartburn, cancer sores in my

mouth, cracks at the corners of my mouth) that cleared

up when I elminated the problematic foods.

I'm not suggesting you and I are allergic to the same

things, but I am suggesting you might want to consider

the possibility of an allergy. Taking an antihistime

for a week or so (if it's medically appropriate) can

be a good diagnostic tool. If your symptoms improve,

you're probably looking at an allergy.

I believe that derms aren't all that schooled in

recognizing the range of allergy symptoms --

especially when they're chronic and sub-acute, rather

than life-threatening. Your descriptions of intense

flushing and the swollen patch that sometimes appears

made me wonder.

I get a similar patch under my lower lip and my eyes

get miserably irritated.

I've been hanging out here for about a year and I

think that a really good percentage of the cases I see

described might be allergy-based. But then, I'm not a

doctor

One final thing -- until you're sure, don't expose

your face to a laser. Some people have reported good

results, others miserable ones. I suspect that the

allergic cases fare the worst. Your body can release

histamine in reaction to heat and light, causing nasty

reactions.

Suzi

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