Alcohol/Avoiding Flare-ups?

[Guest guest]

So - any of you who drink - how do you avoid flare-ups tips tricks?

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I can feel so unsexy, for someone so beautiful - so un_love_ed for someone so

fine, I can feel so boring for someone so interesting, so ignorant

for someone of sound mind ... all these little defenses,

how they fail to comfort me - your hand pulling away and im devastated...

~alanis, so unsexy

[Guest guest]

So - any of you who drink - how do you avoid flare-ups tips tricks?

_____________________________________________

I can feel so unsexy, for someone so beautiful - so un_love_ed for someone so

fine, I can feel so boring for someone so interesting, so ignorant

for someone of sound mind ... all these little defenses,

how they fail to comfort me - your hand pulling away and im devastated...

~alanis, so unsexy

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Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 13:54:03 -0000

Reply-To: jeanp2c

Subject: Re: Alcohol/Avoiding Flare-ups?

To: rosacea-support-owner

> So - any of you who drink - how do you avoid flare-ups tips tricks?

I've noticed since developing rosacea (3 years) that when my

condition is calm I'm able to tolerate alcohol. For me, that's

usually a glass of white wine or beer (two at most). During my

initial (worst)flare, I couldn't tolerate a drop. My derm. (who has

r.) recommends white wine..? - she probably prefers it .. Like

everything else with r., it's individual. Sometimes I'll take an

aspirin and always drink more water if I'm going to drink. When I'm

hot I don't drink. Heat is a trigger so I try not to combine

triggers. This has worked for me (so far..)

Jean

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----- Forwarded message from jpetrucci@... -----

Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 13:54:03 -0000

Reply-To: jeanp2c

Subject: Re: Alcohol/Avoiding Flare-ups?

To: rosacea-support-owner

> So - any of you who drink - how do you avoid flare-ups tips tricks?

I've noticed since developing rosacea (3 years) that when my

condition is calm I'm able to tolerate alcohol. For me, that's

usually a glass of white wine or beer (two at most). During my

initial (worst)flare, I couldn't tolerate a drop. My derm. (who has

r.) recommends white wine..? - she probably prefers it .. Like

everything else with r., it's individual. Sometimes I'll take an

aspirin and always drink more water if I'm going to drink. When I'm

hot I don't drink. Heat is a trigger so I try not to combine

triggers. This has worked for me (so far..)

Jean

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[Guest guest]

i dont know if this will help..but being that i'm asian (mind you, at

least 50% of asians turn BRIGHT red when drinking, supposedly its

because many lack a certain enzyme that causes the flushign reaction,

forget which one) anyhow, to combat the alcohol flush, i know several

peopel who take pepcid AC before drinking. this seems to work for

some reason. but then again, rosacea is a totally separate condition,

our blood vessels are just screaming to dilate no matter what... but

it wouldnt hurt to give it a try. who knows. anyway, the only other

thing i can think of is to maybe drink at least 2 glasses of cold

water for every shot/beer/cocktail you have... at least that will

cool your body down a bit ,even if it wont necessarily stop an

inevitable flare from coming .

> So - any of you who drink - how do you avoid flare-ups tips tricks?

>

> _____________________________________________

> I can feel so unsexy, for someone so beautiful - so un_love_ed for

someone so

> fine, I can feel so boring for someone so interesting, so ignorant

> for someone of sound mind ... all these little defenses,

> how they fail to comfort me - your hand pulling away and im

devastated...

> ~alanis, so unsexy

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

i dont know if this will help..but being that i'm asian (mind you, at

least 50% of asians turn BRIGHT red when drinking, supposedly its

because many lack a certain enzyme that causes the flushign reaction,

forget which one) anyhow, to combat the alcohol flush, i know several

peopel who take pepcid AC before drinking. this seems to work for

some reason. but then again, rosacea is a totally separate condition,

our blood vessels are just screaming to dilate no matter what... but

it wouldnt hurt to give it a try. who knows. anyway, the only other

thing i can think of is to maybe drink at least 2 glasses of cold

water for every shot/beer/cocktail you have... at least that will

cool your body down a bit ,even if it wont necessarily stop an

inevitable flare from coming .

> So - any of you who drink - how do you avoid flare-ups tips tricks?

>

> _____________________________________________

> I can feel so unsexy, for someone so beautiful - so un_love_ed for

someone so

> fine, I can feel so boring for someone so interesting, so ignorant

> for someone of sound mind ... all these little defenses,

> how they fail to comfort me - your hand pulling away and im

devastated...

> ~alanis, so unsexy

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/11/02 9:22:57 PM Mountain Daylight Time,

rosacea-support writes:

> I can drink one beer but red wine causes me to go terribly red and it lasts

> for hours. I haven't tried white wine in case it does the same.

>

Ditto that for me, except that I tried white wine and can tolerate it well.

I just stay away from Chardonnay that is " oaky " and stick to Chardonnays or

other whites that are fruity and I am fine. (I add a couple of ice cubes on

occasion, too. I realize this is regarded as gauche, but will just do as I

please, anyway... and it seems to keep flushing or flares away... I drink

water in between, also...) HTH Jackie B

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/11/02 9:22:57 PM Mountain Daylight Time,

rosacea-support writes:

> I can drink one beer but red wine causes me to go terribly red and it lasts

> for hours. I haven't tried white wine in case it does the same.

>

Ditto that for me, except that I tried white wine and can tolerate it well.

I just stay away from Chardonnay that is " oaky " and stick to Chardonnays or

other whites that are fruity and I am fine. (I add a couple of ice cubes on

occasion, too. I realize this is regarded as gauche, but will just do as I

please, anyway... and it seems to keep flushing or flares away... I drink

water in between, also...) HTH Jackie B