fishgutzy
Senior Member
One thing I have been doing on these long China trips, of late, is trying to identify the foods that trigger inflammation, and thus the eczema flare up in my hand and foot.
Being away from nearly all of the foods I eat at home makes it easier to do that.
Discoveries this trip so far?
No more peanuts. Peanuts is actually on the list of possible triggers. It could also mean the legumes in general are triggers for me. That means no more delicious black bean chili.
Another trigger was KFC chicken. Something in it leave my hand feeling swollen in the morning and the eczema starts to flare by the afternoon.
Unknowns? Cheese. I haven't had any cheese here. But one of my favorite snack at home is palmetto cheese spread.
So far, rice is not trigger. But there are signs that wheat is and possibly other grains.But I have had some wheat based pasta here without incident.
I haven't put anything on my hand in several weeks and it is nearly clear. I can see the very fine scar on my hand from the fillet knife slice that scored me over 20 stitches. The doc was a surgical resident and used small closely spaced stitches. So the scar it not that obvious. I have rarely even seen the scar since around 2006 when the eczema first showed up.
Being away from nearly all of the foods I eat at home makes it easier to do that.
Discoveries this trip so far?
No more peanuts. Peanuts is actually on the list of possible triggers. It could also mean the legumes in general are triggers for me. That means no more delicious black bean chili.
Another trigger was KFC chicken. Something in it leave my hand feeling swollen in the morning and the eczema starts to flare by the afternoon.
Unknowns? Cheese. I haven't had any cheese here. But one of my favorite snack at home is palmetto cheese spread.
So far, rice is not trigger. But there are signs that wheat is and possibly other grains.But I have had some wheat based pasta here without incident.
I haven't put anything on my hand in several weeks and it is nearly clear. I can see the very fine scar on my hand from the fillet knife slice that scored me over 20 stitches. The doc was a surgical resident and used small closely spaced stitches. So the scar it not that obvious. I have rarely even seen the scar since around 2006 when the eczema first showed up.
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