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In my ongoing quest to solve the problem, two weeks ago I visited a Chinese herbalist / acupuncturist. (This, after months of futile $50 copay doctor appointments and a full battery of contact allergy testing.) Frustrated by two rounds of failed acupuncture, said healer prescribed an alternative medicine chest full o' herbs late last week. Herbs, to drink. Stinky, witchy, weird-looking herbs. Much like my ailment: herbs that are unidentifiable, infinitely odd, and endlessly colorful.
I'm double-boiling them right now, fearing the moment of ingestion.
Man they stink.
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See, and people are always telling me not to blog about my rashes. But you're setting a new precedent! Cool!
hey, where's the RSS feed? I can't be reading web sites at their actual homes. That's soooo 2004!
Dare I suggest that the affliction may have coincided with the return of The Howling One?
Sorry.
ECG -- LOL. And yes, I will embrace that other three-letter acronym ASAP. You're so right -- I did it for the travel blog but never updated this one. I'm on it!
KMS -- This was actually a considered and dismissed cause, since said affliction began *before* her return and of course, our previous 12 years of coexistence posed no problem... It's such a mystery!
So I'm curious if you ever found out what causes the rash. I'm experiencing a rash under one eye on the west coast. It's possibly related to cheese?!
MY name is Chandra Lutz I found your oicture in the web during my own search of what I like to call, WTF is wrong with my eye. I have the same thing and it looks just like yours. please tell me what you find out. I thought it was the weather but it keeps going away and coming back.
Chandra lutz
lutz.chandra@gmail.com
I found out the cause of mine... it flairs up after I drink beer or eat foods high in yeast and sugar content. In short, it's a yeast allergy, and eating certain foods increases the overgrowth of fungi, making the allergy worse! To rid the problem, one must undergo a diet change for at least 3 weeks. You'll probably lose some weight and feel a lot better overall in the process... but sad not to have beer or bread! Check out "the Yeast Connection" for more info (skin problems around the eyes are definitely a symptom!)
Thats kinda crazy! An allergy to yeast? I have always drank beer, its my beverage of choice, and goes even better with pizza. I am just wondering if this was something that just kinda came on with no real warning, I have never had a problem in the past with it.
Crazy, guess I am going on a diet, Thanks :)
Ladies, this is all very interesting. I'm glad you found my blog posting. I actually underwent this whole week-long skin allergy testing -- and it only came back very slightly positive for a metal allergy, which usually is only triggered by metals being in direct and constant contact with the skin. Very strange. I've also been to two dermatologists and was prescribed a few different topical medications, all of which have nasty side effects (e.g. permanent thinning of the skin if used too frequently, linked to lymphoma, etc.)
Thus -- I am very anxious to get to the root of the problem! At the moment it comes and goes for me, but has been regularly around since JUNE. June!
Yeast allergy is an interesting possibility. I don't really eat much bread or drink beer -- but I do drink wine which I'm told (by my husband) has yeast as well.
I think I will go to a doctor for a food allergy test that includes yeast. The most interesting part is that it could be caused by something consumed internally rather than just something coming into contact with the skin...
Karen did you get an allergy test?
Update: I've been finding Burt's Bees Primrose Overnight Cream helpful in place of the prescription stuff -- doesn't clear it up entirely but it is soothing...
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