us the swelling from rosacea from something other than the flusing..

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I am constantly asking others about their skin reactions.

My skin seems to be swelling excessively even on my eyelids (which, for me,

isn't a flushing area) don't seem to have any red veins on them.

My rosacea diagnosis has been confirmed but I can't see why a non vascular

area would be swelling if the swelling is due to leaky stem (??) cells

leaking from veins as Dr Nase suggested.

I think the skin on my face has become sensitive all over since having

rosacea - my point is I wonder if something which triggers rosacea also

triggers this swelling and sensitivity amd it has little to do with the

leaky stem cells from flushing.

What do others think?

I appreciate that I am not a scientist and am very ignorant on the topic!

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--- naomi smith nagrow@...> wrote:

> I am constantly asking others about their skin

> reactions.

> My skin seems to be swelling excessively even on my

> eyelids (which, for me,

> isn't a flushing area) don't seem to have any red

> veins on them.

Naomi --

I'd do some serious investigation into the possibility

of a dietary, environmental, or cosmetic sensitivity.

Keep in mind, I have a diagnosis of rosacea, but I'm

not certain it's correct. I believe it is rosacea-like

symptoms that have been brought on by a food and

cosmetic sensitivity.

Suzi

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--- naomi smith nagrow@...> wrote:

> I am constantly asking others about their skin

> reactions.

> My skin seems to be swelling excessively even on my

> eyelids (which, for me,

> isn't a flushing area) don't seem to have any red

> veins on them.

Naomi --

I'd do some serious investigation into the possibility

of a dietary, environmental, or cosmetic sensitivity.

Keep in mind, I have a diagnosis of rosacea, but I'm

not certain it's correct. I believe it is rosacea-like

symptoms that have been brought on by a food and

cosmetic sensitivity.

Suzi

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[Guest guest]

--- naomi smith nagrow@...> wrote:

> I am constantly asking others about their skin

> reactions.

> My skin seems to be swelling excessively even on my

> eyelids (which, for me,

> isn't a flushing area) don't seem to have any red

> veins on them.

Naomi --

I'd do some serious investigation into the possibility

of a dietary, environmental, or cosmetic sensitivity.

Keep in mind, I have a diagnosis of rosacea, but I'm

not certain it's correct. I believe it is rosacea-like

symptoms that have been brought on by a food and

cosmetic sensitivity.

Suzi

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[Guest guest]

Hi Naomi,

In answer to your question about facial swelling,

etc.:

Raw tomatoes and raw onions/garlic make me flush very

red. Even my eyes become bloodshot. My pulse races and

my ears ring or buzz. I get some facial swelling as

well. (This is why I avoid the whole family of foods

called " nightshades " ). I've know about this for years,

before my larger skin (and other) problems manifested

last fall.

Recently (as you've probably read), I realized this

was happening with wheat and gluten products as well.

It was, at first, really only noticeable when I ate a

large amount of gluten in a sitting (such as pasta),

and I frequently attributed my problems to the tomato

sauce! (although I now know that cooked tomatoes are

not as problematic). When I was pregnant with my son,

5 years ago, I experienced a scary racing heart after

high-carb (read " pasta " ) meals. My doctor attributed

it to my increased blood volume and suggested I eat

smaller meals, more frequently. No one ever suggest it

was WHAT I was eating.

In addition (I don't want to sound like a basket case

here, since I'm not), I have a small hiatal hernia.

I've probably had it since birth. When my recent flare

started, in October, I began having miserable

heartburn and difficulty swallowing. The foods that

were the hardest to swallow contained wheat, which my

husband figured out. Finally, in a restuarant, I got a

mouthful of french toast stuck in my esophagus, down

low. I could breath, but nearly drowned when I tried

to wash it down with a gulp of water. I thought it was

911 time, when I finally coughed it up. It was

horribly embarassing and very, very scary. (This is

what sent me to the GI guy who told me to take

Zantac...) I actually think that the gluten causes my

throat to swell to some degree, because I don't have

this problem with other foods, and my esophagus stays

irritated after I have any inadvertant exposure to

gluten. Last weekend, I ate a salad at my mom's house

(homemade) that had Best Foods mayonnaise in it,

loaded with " natural flavors " and a small amount of

chopped raw onion. I got a handful of bumps and a

sensitive " swallow " for a few days.

After I gave the gluten up (it's been about 9 or 10

weeks now), I realized that many other sundry

complaints disappeared, as well. The little things

most of us probably live with every day, nothing very

dramatic. This is probably because I'm absorbing

vitamins and minerals better, as well as avoiding

gluten. My reactions, when I have a chance encounter

with gluten, are much more clear now.

I'm sticking to a diet that is pretty clean, seeing an

accupuncturist, and taking some supplements to repair

my GI tract and digestive processes. I've read that

the lining of the gut completely rebuilds itself every

three months. I'm looking forward to a clean, new one

more than a new car!

Cosmetically, I react to some ingredients the way

you've described, but usually I just get sore, itchy

bumps and breakouts. Biore facial cleansing cloths

(ok, a sample was right in front of me and I was in a

hurry...) sent me into a recent flush that was so

significant that my husband pointed out that my face

was swelling. It took hours to go down.

Does this help?

Suzi

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[Guest guest]

Hi Naomi,

In answer to your question about facial swelling,

etc.:

Raw tomatoes and raw onions/garlic make me flush very

red. Even my eyes become bloodshot. My pulse races and

my ears ring or buzz. I get some facial swelling as

well. (This is why I avoid the whole family of foods

called " nightshades " ). I've know about this for years,

before my larger skin (and other) problems manifested

last fall.

Recently (as you've probably read), I realized this

was happening with wheat and gluten products as well.

It was, at first, really only noticeable when I ate a

large amount of gluten in a sitting (such as pasta),

and I frequently attributed my problems to the tomato

sauce! (although I now know that cooked tomatoes are

not as problematic). When I was pregnant with my son,

5 years ago, I experienced a scary racing heart after

high-carb (read " pasta " ) meals. My doctor attributed

it to my increased blood volume and suggested I eat

smaller meals, more frequently. No one ever suggest it

was WHAT I was eating.

In addition (I don't want to sound like a basket case

here, since I'm not), I have a small hiatal hernia.

I've probably had it since birth. When my recent flare

started, in October, I began having miserable

heartburn and difficulty swallowing. The foods that

were the hardest to swallow contained wheat, which my

husband figured out. Finally, in a restuarant, I got a

mouthful of french toast stuck in my esophagus, down

low. I could breath, but nearly drowned when I tried

to wash it down with a gulp of water. I thought it was

911 time, when I finally coughed it up. It was

horribly embarassing and very, very scary. (This is

what sent me to the GI guy who told me to take

Zantac...) I actually think that the gluten causes my

throat to swell to some degree, because I don't have

this problem with other foods, and my esophagus stays

irritated after I have any inadvertant exposure to

gluten. Last weekend, I ate a salad at my mom's house

(homemade) that had Best Foods mayonnaise in it,

loaded with " natural flavors " and a small amount of

chopped raw onion. I got a handful of bumps and a

sensitive " swallow " for a few days.

After I gave the gluten up (it's been about 9 or 10

weeks now), I realized that many other sundry

complaints disappeared, as well. The little things

most of us probably live with every day, nothing very

dramatic. This is probably because I'm absorbing

vitamins and minerals better, as well as avoiding

gluten. My reactions, when I have a chance encounter

with gluten, are much more clear now.

I'm sticking to a diet that is pretty clean, seeing an

accupuncturist, and taking some supplements to repair

my GI tract and digestive processes. I've read that

the lining of the gut completely rebuilds itself every

three months. I'm looking forward to a clean, new one

more than a new car!

Cosmetically, I react to some ingredients the way

you've described, but usually I just get sore, itchy

bumps and breakouts. Biore facial cleansing cloths

(ok, a sample was right in front of me and I was in a

hurry...) sent me into a recent flush that was so

significant that my husband pointed out that my face

was swelling. It took hours to go down.

Does this help?

Suzi

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi Naomi,

In answer to your question about facial swelling,

etc.:

Raw tomatoes and raw onions/garlic make me flush very

red. Even my eyes become bloodshot. My pulse races and

my ears ring or buzz. I get some facial swelling as

well. (This is why I avoid the whole family of foods

called " nightshades " ). I've know about this for years,

before my larger skin (and other) problems manifested

last fall.

Recently (as you've probably read), I realized this

was happening with wheat and gluten products as well.

It was, at first, really only noticeable when I ate a

large amount of gluten in a sitting (such as pasta),

and I frequently attributed my problems to the tomato

sauce! (although I now know that cooked tomatoes are

not as problematic). When I was pregnant with my son,

5 years ago, I experienced a scary racing heart after

high-carb (read " pasta " ) meals. My doctor attributed

it to my increased blood volume and suggested I eat

smaller meals, more frequently. No one ever suggest it

was WHAT I was eating.

In addition (I don't want to sound like a basket case

here, since I'm not), I have a small hiatal hernia.

I've probably had it since birth. When my recent flare

started, in October, I began having miserable

heartburn and difficulty swallowing. The foods that

were the hardest to swallow contained wheat, which my

husband figured out. Finally, in a restuarant, I got a

mouthful of french toast stuck in my esophagus, down

low. I could breath, but nearly drowned when I tried

to wash it down with a gulp of water. I thought it was

911 time, when I finally coughed it up. It was

horribly embarassing and very, very scary. (This is

what sent me to the GI guy who told me to take

Zantac...) I actually think that the gluten causes my

throat to swell to some degree, because I don't have

this problem with other foods, and my esophagus stays

irritated after I have any inadvertant exposure to

gluten. Last weekend, I ate a salad at my mom's house

(homemade) that had Best Foods mayonnaise in it,

loaded with " natural flavors " and a small amount of

chopped raw onion. I got a handful of bumps and a

sensitive " swallow " for a few days.

After I gave the gluten up (it's been about 9 or 10

weeks now), I realized that many other sundry

complaints disappeared, as well. The little things

most of us probably live with every day, nothing very

dramatic. This is probably because I'm absorbing

vitamins and minerals better, as well as avoiding

gluten. My reactions, when I have a chance encounter

with gluten, are much more clear now.

I'm sticking to a diet that is pretty clean, seeing an

accupuncturist, and taking some supplements to repair

my GI tract and digestive processes. I've read that

the lining of the gut completely rebuilds itself every

three months. I'm looking forward to a clean, new one

more than a new car!

Cosmetically, I react to some ingredients the way

you've described, but usually I just get sore, itchy

bumps and breakouts. Biore facial cleansing cloths

(ok, a sample was right in front of me and I was in a

hurry...) sent me into a recent flush that was so

significant that my husband pointed out that my face

was swelling. It took hours to go down.

Does this help?

Suzi

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