triggers and reaction time

[Guest guest]

I am currently trying to find out more about what sets off my

flares--both blotching and papules--and was wondering if anyone could

contribute their experience:

After eating/taking/doing something internally (rather than applying

something externally), how long before you see the bad effects on your

skin, more or less? Is it instantaneous or is there a delayed

reaction due to digestion, etc.?

Thanks so much!

[Guest guest]

> After eating/taking/doing something internally (rather than

applying something externally), how long before you see the bad

effects on your skin, more or less? Is it instantaneous or is there

a delayed reaction due to digestion, etc.?

I don't know much about the physiology of it all, but I do know that

for me certain foods are instant triggers while others are " next-

morning " triggers. An instant trigger--one that would cause immediate

blotchiness and redness--would be drinking alcohol in a warm room. A

next-morning trigger--waking up the next morning to find new papules--

would be something like eating chocolate. I wonder if someone else

has a less anecdotal and more scientific answer to your question?

--Elisabeth

[Guest guest]

I am currently trying to find out more about what

> sets off my

> flares--both blotching and papules--and was

> wondering if anyone could

> contribute their experience:

After eating something that is a trigger (foods in the

nightshade family, i.e. tomatoes, potatoes, peppers,

onions, eggplant -- especially uncooked, or (it now

appears) wheat, I can expect a racing heart

(sometimes) in about 20-30 minutes, flushing following

that, at worst, a migraine in about 1.5 hours. The

bumps often appear during and linger long afterwards. Suzi

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[Guest guest]

I also find that certain foods are instant triggers and others are

more like " morning after " reactions. For me, the instant triggers

are highly spicy or acidic foods, hot beverages and alcohol. Highly

sugared or simple carbohydrate foods will cause me to flush the next

morning. I suspect this is another area where we're all different,

however.