Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 when I eat a lot of grains - especially wheat - my rosacea gets a lot worse. Patty > > HI, > > I would like to share something that happened to me, and have readers comment. > > My rosacea had been very bad since Dec. I had a lot of problems on my nose, bumps,pimples, redness all that goes with this condition. > > Several weeks ago I had a very bad allergic reaction to a food. I took some Benedryl but my head was very stuffy, and I lost my voice ( to the joy of my family ). Nothing tasted good, and since i have allergies to most medication, Dr. said, steam my head,drink lots of water, and soup and try to tough it out. Well for a week I was only having chicken broth, and water. I was steaming my head by closing up the bathroom,and running lots of hot water, ever few hours. I stopped using all hand and body lotion. > > Now here comes the interesting part. After 3 days of this, I had no sign of rosacea. After 6 days I added steamed rice and lean chicken, and lean steak to my diet. Thought I needed some protien, was getting weak and dizzy. Face was still clear. On the 11th day went back to regular diet, had whole wheat toast for breakfast, and pasta with mild sauce for lunch, by 3 p.m. I had red spots on my nose again, next day had them on cheecks and forehead. On day 12 went outside, and whole face became red and itchy. Used vinegar water to calm it down. But the nose is still red and I have a few small bumps on the top. > > I am going out today, because it is overcast and rainey, to the mall to get a sun hat, a big one. One thing I know for sure is that Sun does make it worse. > > But I now have ever reason to believe something in food I'm eating is a trigger. However since I have a pretty healty diet, and don't eat the things I have read are triggers. Anyone have any thought on this??? > > Also I have used a lot of lotions , many recommended by Dr. and just got worse, so now I am just using a little olive oil. Any help here, as you can guess olive oil is oily...lol. Husband says he doesn't know if he should kiss me or lick my face...lol. > > Looking forward to hearing your thought on this. M.J. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 when I eat a lot of grains - especially wheat - my rosacea gets a lot worse. Patty > > HI, > > I would like to share something that happened to me, and have readers comment. > > My rosacea had been very bad since Dec. I had a lot of problems on my nose, bumps,pimples, redness all that goes with this condition. > > Several weeks ago I had a very bad allergic reaction to a food. I took some Benedryl but my head was very stuffy, and I lost my voice ( to the joy of my family ). Nothing tasted good, and since i have allergies to most medication, Dr. said, steam my head,drink lots of water, and soup and try to tough it out. Well for a week I was only having chicken broth, and water. I was steaming my head by closing up the bathroom,and running lots of hot water, ever few hours. I stopped using all hand and body lotion. > > Now here comes the interesting part. After 3 days of this, I had no sign of rosacea. After 6 days I added steamed rice and lean chicken, and lean steak to my diet. Thought I needed some protien, was getting weak and dizzy. Face was still clear. On the 11th day went back to regular diet, had whole wheat toast for breakfast, and pasta with mild sauce for lunch, by 3 p.m. I had red spots on my nose again, next day had them on cheecks and forehead. On day 12 went outside, and whole face became red and itchy. Used vinegar water to calm it down. But the nose is still red and I have a few small bumps on the top. > > I am going out today, because it is overcast and rainey, to the mall to get a sun hat, a big one. One thing I know for sure is that Sun does make it worse. > > But I now have ever reason to believe something in food I'm eating is a trigger. However since I have a pretty healty diet, and don't eat the things I have read are triggers. Anyone have any thought on this??? > > Also I have used a lot of lotions , many recommended by Dr. and just got worse, so now I am just using a little olive oil. Any help here, as you can guess olive oil is oily...lol. Husband says he doesn't know if he should kiss me or lick my face...lol. > > Looking forward to hearing your thought on this. M.J. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 You mention wheat.pasta and redness in the same breath. This raises gluten sensitivity suspicion. This is something I have been looking into as I have recently found out I have gluten intolerance. There doesn't seem to be any strong links between the two but I have once heard of cea clearing up after someone went gluten free and, of course, it's doubtful that everyone with rosacea would have gluten sensitivity. Just a thought, that's all. Diet > > HI, > > I would like to share something that happened to me, and have readers comment. > > My rosacea had been very bad since Dec. I had a lot of problems on my nose, bumps,pimples, redness all that goes with this condition. > > Several weeks ago I had a very bad allergic reaction to a food. I took some Benedryl but my head was very stuffy, and I lost my voice ( to the joy of my family ). Nothing tasted good, and since i have allergies to most medication, Dr. said, steam my head,drink lots of water, and soup and try to tough it out. Well for a week I was only having chicken broth, and water. I was steaming my head by closing up the bathroom,and running lots of hot water, ever few hours. I stopped using all hand and body lotion. > > Now here comes the interesting part. After 3 days of this, I had no sign of rosacea. After 6 days I added steamed rice and lean chicken, and lean steak to my diet. Thought I needed some protien, was getting weak and dizzy. Face was still clear. On the 11th day went back to regular diet, had whole wheat toast for breakfast, and pasta with mild sauce for lunch, by 3 p.m. I had red spots on my nose again, next day had them on cheecks and forehead. On day 12 went outside, and whole face became red and itchy. Used vinegar water to calm it down. But the nose is still red and I have a few small bumps on the top. > > I am going out today, because it is overcast and rainey, to the mall to get a sun hat, a big one. One thing I know for sure is that Sun does make it worse. > > But I now have ever reason to believe something in food I'm eating is a trigger. However since I have a pretty healty diet, and don't eat the things I have read are triggers. Anyone have any thought on this??? > > Also I have used a lot of lotions , many recommended by Dr. and just got worse, so now I am just using a little olive oil. Any help here, as you can guess olive oil is oily...lol. Husband says he doesn't know if he should kiss me or lick my face...lol. > > Looking forward to hearing your thought on this. M.J. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 You mention wheat.pasta and redness in the same breath. This raises gluten sensitivity suspicion. This is something I have been looking into as I have recently found out I have gluten intolerance. There doesn't seem to be any strong links between the two but I have once heard of cea clearing up after someone went gluten free and, of course, it's doubtful that everyone with rosacea would have gluten sensitivity. Just a thought, that's all. Diet > > HI, > > I would like to share something that happened to me, and have readers comment. > > My rosacea had been very bad since Dec. I had a lot of problems on my nose, bumps,pimples, redness all that goes with this condition. > > Several weeks ago I had a very bad allergic reaction to a food. I took some Benedryl but my head was very stuffy, and I lost my voice ( to the joy of my family ). Nothing tasted good, and since i have allergies to most medication, Dr. said, steam my head,drink lots of water, and soup and try to tough it out. Well for a week I was only having chicken broth, and water. I was steaming my head by closing up the bathroom,and running lots of hot water, ever few hours. I stopped using all hand and body lotion. > > Now here comes the interesting part. After 3 days of this, I had no sign of rosacea. After 6 days I added steamed rice and lean chicken, and lean steak to my diet. Thought I needed some protien, was getting weak and dizzy. Face was still clear. On the 11th day went back to regular diet, had whole wheat toast for breakfast, and pasta with mild sauce for lunch, by 3 p.m. I had red spots on my nose again, next day had them on cheecks and forehead. On day 12 went outside, and whole face became red and itchy. Used vinegar water to calm it down. But the nose is still red and I have a few small bumps on the top. > > I am going out today, because it is overcast and rainey, to the mall to get a sun hat, a big one. One thing I know for sure is that Sun does make it worse. > > But I now have ever reason to believe something in food I'm eating is a trigger. However since I have a pretty healty diet, and don't eat the things I have read are triggers. Anyone have any thought on this??? > > Also I have used a lot of lotions , many recommended by Dr. and just got worse, so now I am just using a little olive oil. Any help here, as you can guess olive oil is oily...lol. Husband says he doesn't know if he should kiss me or lick my face...lol. > > Looking forward to hearing your thought on this. M.J. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 Like most of you, I've been tweeking my diet trying to find one that reduces flares to a minimum. The most frustrating part is that what triggers a flare is not consistent. I had periods of near complete inactivity for my rosacea where regardless of what I ingested, there was no flare--including alcohol, chocolate, refined sugars, etc... However, there have been periods where seemingly anything caused a flare. As for the suggested ling between diabetes and rosacea, I have hypoglycaemia(which is reason enough to lower my refined carb. intake) and therefore, I am likely more affected by insulin spikes. I've been reading some research on the web which has linked acne vulgaris to the inability of the body to process all the insulin produced. In my mind, there is no doubt of a link between rosacea and acne, so why not insulin and rosacea. One of the management strategies for dealing with the insulin resistance, besides diet, is taking a chromium supplement. Before anyone starts taking this supplement though, please research for yourselves any possible negative effects--I recently had an adverse reaction to a supplement that I did not research. Deryk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 Like most of you, I've been tweeking my diet trying to find one that reduces flares to a minimum. The most frustrating part is that what triggers a flare is not consistent. I had periods of near complete inactivity for my rosacea where regardless of what I ingested, there was no flare--including alcohol, chocolate, refined sugars, etc... However, there have been periods where seemingly anything caused a flare. As for the suggested ling between diabetes and rosacea, I have hypoglycaemia(which is reason enough to lower my refined carb. intake) and therefore, I am likely more affected by insulin spikes. I've been reading some research on the web which has linked acne vulgaris to the inability of the body to process all the insulin produced. In my mind, there is no doubt of a link between rosacea and acne, so why not insulin and rosacea. One of the management strategies for dealing with the insulin resistance, besides diet, is taking a chromium supplement. Before anyone starts taking this supplement though, please research for yourselves any possible negative effects--I recently had an adverse reaction to a supplement that I did not research. Deryk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 In a message dated 08/02/2002 5:13:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time, rosacea-support writes: << I hope that helps! Matija >> Hi Matija, Thanks ! Yes it helps ! 1/2 cup servings are small. I am staying away from all grains and sugars and that helps... I eat veggies and occasionally fruit. I eat lots of protein. I treat myself with Terra chips, (the sweet potatoe chips) They are sooooo good. Have a great weekend! Elena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 In a message dated 08/02/2002 5:13:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time, rosacea-support writes: << I hope that helps! Matija >> Hi Matija, Thanks ! Yes it helps ! 1/2 cup servings are small. I am staying away from all grains and sugars and that helps... I eat veggies and occasionally fruit. I eat lots of protein. I treat myself with Terra chips, (the sweet potatoe chips) They are sooooo good. Have a great weekend! Elena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 coperanch wrote: > I'm new to this was diagnosed in 2000 with chronic pancreatitis I am never sure exactly what kind of diet I should be following --other than the low fat, can anyone tell me more about the foods to avoid and the ones we should have--- Dear Coperanch, Different foods seem to trigger pancreatic problems with different people, so this is something you may have to learn pretty much by trial and error. Fried foods, for example, seem to hurt most of us, as well as heavy sauces and gravies that contain a lot of butter or cream. I've compiled a list of diet tips and suggestions of foods to use, how to prepare them, and foods to avoid that seems to work well for most people. I took the comments of several members, plus my own experiences, into consideration when I wrote up this diet advice. It was done before I developed diabetes, so it's not suitable advice for a diabetic patient with CP. I'm working on a new one for the diabetics in our group. I've pasted the link to this below. help.http://f5.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/0IuvPyhjB92xGXJn52Hu_zhTi8wO8dCqEhK 7uRV5USBdU8VIvFjt2D7goG2JIfH7oBoRCahZuSMUBGzPDg/Nutrition/Diet% 20Tips If you aren't able to copy and paste this into your browser, here's how to find it. Go to the Yahoogroups website for the Pancreatitis Association, Intl. main webpage. On the upper left side of the page is a blue box that shows all the available features of this website. There's a tremendous amount of great resouce material in each of these sections. Click on " Files " , when that opens, click on " Nutrition " , and when that opens, click on " Diet Tips " . Voila! This should give you some good ideas on what you should be able to eat and how much of it, what great substitutes are available for your favorite foods, (even mayonnaise and ice cream), and still be comfortable with a strict low fat diet. Remember to read nutrition labels while you're shopping. Although many products advertise that they are reduced fat or " lower " in fat, to be considered " low fat " , the product cannot contain any more than 3 grams of fat. I hope this information will help you. Please let us know what else we can do to help. With warmest thoughts and prayers, Heidi Heidi H. Griffeth South Carolina SC & SE Regional Rep. PAI, Intl. Note: All comments and advice are personal opinion only, and should not be substituted for professional medical consultation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 coperanch wrote: > I'm new to this was diagnosed in 2000 with chronic pancreatitis I am never sure exactly what kind of diet I should be following --other than the low fat, can anyone tell me more about the foods to avoid and the ones we should have--- Dear Coperanch, Different foods seem to trigger pancreatic problems with different people, so this is something you may have to learn pretty much by trial and error. Fried foods, for example, seem to hurt most of us, as well as heavy sauces and gravies that contain a lot of butter or cream. I've compiled a list of diet tips and suggestions of foods to use, how to prepare them, and foods to avoid that seems to work well for most people. I took the comments of several members, plus my own experiences, into consideration when I wrote up this diet advice. It was done before I developed diabetes, so it's not suitable advice for a diabetic patient with CP. I'm working on a new one for the diabetics in our group. I've pasted the link to this below. help.http://f5.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/0IuvPyhjB92xGXJn52Hu_zhTi8wO8dCqEhK 7uRV5USBdU8VIvFjt2D7goG2JIfH7oBoRCahZuSMUBGzPDg/Nutrition/Diet% 20Tips If you aren't able to copy and paste this into your browser, here's how to find it. Go to the Yahoogroups website for the Pancreatitis Association, Intl. main webpage. On the upper left side of the page is a blue box that shows all the available features of this website. There's a tremendous amount of great resouce material in each of these sections. Click on " Files " , when that opens, click on " Nutrition " , and when that opens, click on " Diet Tips " . Voila! This should give you some good ideas on what you should be able to eat and how much of it, what great substitutes are available for your favorite foods, (even mayonnaise and ice cream), and still be comfortable with a strict low fat diet. Remember to read nutrition labels while you're shopping. Although many products advertise that they are reduced fat or " lower " in fat, to be considered " low fat " , the product cannot contain any more than 3 grams of fat. I hope this information will help you. Please let us know what else we can do to help. With warmest thoughts and prayers, Heidi Heidi H. Griffeth South Carolina SC & SE Regional Rep. PAI, Intl. Note: All comments and advice are personal opinion only, and should not be substituted for professional medical consultation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Do you all follow any special diet plan out there to stay on track post op? Like more of an adkins plan or something? Just curious. Thanks! Natasha lap rny 11/19/02 340/225.5/160 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 I don't follow any particular diet. I was told (once I got back on regular foods) that I needed to maintain 60 grams of protein per day. To keep my fat grams below 20. To eat few carbs (my doc has never given me a carb number to follow he just says use sparingly). In all honesty I am 10 weeks post op and I can eat most anything with the exception of carbs. If I eat a quarter of a piece of bread my stomach feels so full I can't stand it. But I can eat almost a whole chicken breast (depending on the size of course) and have no problems what so ever. So for the most part I avoid carbs like the plague. I wonder if that will ever stop? Candi Diet Do you all follow any special diet plan out there to stay on track post op? Like more of an adkins plan or something? Just curious. Thanks! Natasha lap rny 11/19/02 340/225.5/160 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 I've been trying to do a high protein, low carb mix. My mom just bought me a new low carb cookbook and it's fabulous! Open RNY 10/13/2003 303/270/??? > Do you all follow any special diet plan out there to stay on track post op? > Like more of an adkins plan or something? Just curious. > > Thanks! > > Natasha > lap rny 11/19/02 > 340/225.5/160 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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