Don't give up hope!

[Guest guest]

Nightrun, you didn't really mean what you said about rather having cancer, I

hope!!!

Please everyone, no matter how awful rosacea is, and even though there is no

cure, don't give up hope, And always remember, even on your worst days,

that at least it is not a life-threatening illness. We have to consider

ourselves (almost) lucky, compared to what some people have to go through with

other illnesses.

And let me cheer you all up with this - my face and eyes are now both clear (for

the moment), after only nearly two months of rigid diet!!! I haven't posted

on the list for some time because I wanted to see how the diet would go. For

those of you who are new, or don't remember how it all went, the story goes like

this:

I have both facial and ocular rosacea, and the eyes were really bad - red,

irritated, dry, crusty. The eye specialist said that I should go and have the

delayed reaction food intolerance blood test, so I did. What came up was

chocolate and cocoa (worst culprit), cow's milk and its products, peanuts,

mushrooms, soya and its products, and peas. Added to these, I knew tomatoes

didn't help the situation, and white wheat products bloated me. I'd also been

having orange juice every day when I flared up worst, so that seemed to be a

no-no too. Okay, so armed with my list of no-nos, I went along to the health

food shop and stocked up on fresh organic fruit and veggies, pasta and bread

made from organic spelt or kamut, goat's milk (though I use only tiny quantities

when I have to), rice milk, all kinds of rice like wild rice, brown rice, red

rice etc., unfermented carrot and apple juice, spelt and oat biscuits and other

goodies with no sugar, dried fruit and some nuts, quinoa (a south american grain

which can take the place of rice or pasta), and organically farmed chicken.

So my diet now consists of all the above, plus fresh fish twice a week. In

addition, I take B complex vits, Vit C ester, calcium, and omega 3 and 6 oils

which also contain vits. A, D and E. I have been very strict about the diet,

and even though in the beginning it all sounds a bit daunting and complicated, I

can assure you wholeheartedly that it is NOT!!! I also took three weeks of

tetraclycline to begin with, to help clear up the skin. That done, the eyes

were still red, but I have persisted with the diet, and can finally say that my

eyes have been clear now for the past week! Hooray! Let me list the

advantages I have had:-

1. Clear skin and eyes (though a slight redness under the skin is still there

when rubbed, the skin is smooth and there are no pustules).

2. All my cellulitis disappeared (women take note!), and I lost weight

(disadvantage - my tits disappeared! Sob).

3. the arthritic aches and pains I had, especially around my neck and shoulder

area, have cleared up.

4. No bloating after meals, and a flat stomach again.

I have been avoiding writing this in case it all flares up again. Seeing it's

worked for me (and for others), I would suggest to any of you who feel that a

food intolerance may be one of the causes of your rosacea to go and have the

test done, or try an elimination diet, and just be very rigid about it. It's

been very difficult refusing to eat this and that (and seeming finicky to people

who don't understand!), but it's been well worth it. I am carrying on the diet

as I feel far healthier on it than I was before.

I really hope this helps someone else to have the same sort of results I have

had! And please, never give up!!!!