General guidelines on foods?

[Guest guest]

Hi ---

I think you'll get a lot of different answers on this one because each

person's food sensitivities are unique --- not everyone reacts to the

" high histamine " or " high niacin " foods. (For example, I have a lot of

food allergies, but most " high niacin " foods do *not* make me flush.)

And just to keep it nice and complicated, food sensitivities often

change over time.

From the rosacea.org site:

" Foods containing histamine or those that release histamine in the body,

such as tomatoes, spinach, eggplant, cheese, chocolate, chicken livers,

citrus fruits, bananas, raisins, figs, avocados, yogurt and sour cream,

or foods containing niacin can cause flushing. Foods high in niacin

include liver and yeast. "

From the http://www.aarogya.com/specialities/dermatology/faq2.asp site:

" High histamine foods include cheeses; fermented foods and beverages

such as wines, beer, vermouths, ciders and vinegars; some Oriental

foods; processed beef and pork; and canned fish products such as

anchovies, tuna, herring, mackerel and sardines. "

Here's a web page that tells you everything you always wanted to know

about niacin:

http://www.anyvitamins.com/vitamin-b3-niacin-info.htm

They list high niacin foods as " lean meat including liver, poultry,

fish, rabbit, nuts, peanuts, yeast, cereals, legumes, asparagus, seeds,

milk, green leafy vegetables, and fish. "

All I can say is --- what's left to eat?!?!?!? ;>

In my own case, eliminating beer, red wine (sob!), grains, dairy

products, sugar, tomatoes, and potatoes from my diet made me stop

flushing completely in 2 months' time. I used to flush at least once a

day, sometimes twice (typically, late afternoon or in the evening after

dinner) --- now it's zero times a day!

I followed Suzi LeBaron's advice (hi, Suzi!) and kept a food diary to

help me look for clues, but then I got impatient because I hadn't

detected all my triggers, so I went for allergy testing, and the doctor

zeroed in on the grains (and some legumes), sugar and potatoes. (I

already knew about the beer, red wine, tomatoes and dairy products.)

I think the bottom line is that if you suspect that some foods may be

making you flush, you have to use whatever means are at your disposal to

figure out what those foods are (food diaries, elimination diets,

allergy/senstitivity testing, rotation diets are all helpful). And you

have to accept that somebody else's food list may not help you at all!

Good luck,

Pat

[Guest guest]

Hi ---

I think you'll get a lot of different answers on this one because each

person's food sensitivities are unique --- not everyone reacts to the

" high histamine " or " high niacin " foods. (For example, I have a lot of

food allergies, but most " high niacin " foods do *not* make me flush.)

And just to keep it nice and complicated, food sensitivities often

change over time.

From the rosacea.org site:

" Foods containing histamine or those that release histamine in the body,

such as tomatoes, spinach, eggplant, cheese, chocolate, chicken livers,

citrus fruits, bananas, raisins, figs, avocados, yogurt and sour cream,

or foods containing niacin can cause flushing. Foods high in niacin

include liver and yeast. "

From the http://www.aarogya.com/specialities/dermatology/faq2.asp site:

" High histamine foods include cheeses; fermented foods and beverages

such as wines, beer, vermouths, ciders and vinegars; some Oriental

foods; processed beef and pork; and canned fish products such as

anchovies, tuna, herring, mackerel and sardines. "

Here's a web page that tells you everything you always wanted to know

about niacin:

http://www.anyvitamins.com/vitamin-b3-niacin-info.htm

They list high niacin foods as " lean meat including liver, poultry,

fish, rabbit, nuts, peanuts, yeast, cereals, legumes, asparagus, seeds,

milk, green leafy vegetables, and fish. "

All I can say is --- what's left to eat?!?!?!? ;>

In my own case, eliminating beer, red wine (sob!), grains, dairy

products, sugar, tomatoes, and potatoes from my diet made me stop

flushing completely in 2 months' time. I used to flush at least once a

day, sometimes twice (typically, late afternoon or in the evening after

dinner) --- now it's zero times a day!

I followed Suzi LeBaron's advice (hi, Suzi!) and kept a food diary to

help me look for clues, but then I got impatient because I hadn't

detected all my triggers, so I went for allergy testing, and the doctor

zeroed in on the grains (and some legumes), sugar and potatoes. (I

already knew about the beer, red wine, tomatoes and dairy products.)

I think the bottom line is that if you suspect that some foods may be

making you flush, you have to use whatever means are at your disposal to

figure out what those foods are (food diaries, elimination diets,

allergy/senstitivity testing, rotation diets are all helpful). And you

have to accept that somebody else's food list may not help you at all!

Good luck,

Pat