Re: SCD - Die-Off Skin Rash

[Guest guest]

Hi Anne Marie!

Right about the same time as you I got the same thing. It was only on my face

though- it mostly presented like a mild rash, but a few red spots would actually

get a little pimply.

Like you, I emailed this group and got all kinds of theories. I was never able

to pinpoint any specific food- but I will tell you this- IT DID GO AWAY!

Now that you mention die-off, I am wondering if that was what it was. It

definitely hung around for at least a month- maybe more like 6 weeks.

I hope this will put you at ease. As gross as it is, sometimes it's exciting to

know the diet is working

-Joanna

SCD 9/2009, Crohn's 1992, 30mg Prednisone

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> Two weeks into SCD and feeling more energy than first few days. I can feel I

am on the right path at last. Foods limited to chicken, fish, banana, cooked

apple and pear, cooked carrots, green beans and zucchini. I can't tolerate the

SCD Yoghurt or red meat as yet.

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> In the first week I broke out with I a quite noticeable red, pimply skin rash

all over my back and front. It is still there and is now moving over my

shoulders towards my face! Has anyone else had this type of die-off reaction-

if that is what it is?

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> Thank you for your help.

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> Anne-Marie

> IBS 15 months

> SCD 13 days.

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[Guest guest]

Many thanks Joanna. It is so reassuring to hear from others who have had

similar experiences.

Cheers

Anne-Marie

[Guest guest]

Yes, 10 days to two weeks into SCD I got a skin rash like yours. I thought it

was a drug reaction, but the dermatologist said no, and that he was not sure

what it was but it did not seem serious. I used a mild hydrocortisone cream and

it went away. It was die off.

PJ

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> Many thanks Joanna. It is so reassuring to hear from others who have had

similar experiences.

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> Cheers

> Anne-Marie

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[Guest guest]

> Two weeks into SCD and feeling more energy than first few days. I can > feel I am on the right path at last. Foods limited to chicken, fish, > banana, cooked apple and pear, cooked carrots, green beans and > zucchini. I can't tolerate the SCD Yoghurt or red meat as yet.>>> In the first week I broke out with I a quite noticeable red, pimply skin > rash all over my back and front. It is still there and is now moving > over my shoulders towards my face! Has anyone else had this type of > die-off reaction- if that is what it is?Yes, I did. I'm not sure what it was. Someone proposed a theory that if/when your body can't get rid of toxins fast enough through other means, it sheds them through the skin, often particularly facial skin.I searched high and low for treatments, bought all kinds of ointments, anti-itch stuff (it itched like the blazes) and in the end the ONLY thing that helped was slathering the effected area(s), which in my case was primarily part of my face and especially my chin, with virgin coconut oil (the edible kind, NOT the cosmetic kind). I still use it on my face fairly frequently. And one of our cats loves it. She waits patiently while I'm applying it then wants to lick my fingers when I'm finished. :-)n-- Now available. A fine gift for cat lovers:Confessions of a Cataholic: My Life With the 10 Cats Who Caused My Addictionby n Van Tilwww.wordpowerpublishing.com ; signed copies; free shipping in U.S., reduced shipping elsewhere