What foods should I eat if my face is allergic?

During facial allergies, it is enough to choose home-cooked ingredients that are commonly eaten, hypoallergenic, and have anti-inflammatory properties. There is no need to specifically search for niche "anti-allergic foods."

You may not believe it. The sophomore girl I treated last week had a face that was so swollen that even her roommate could not recognize her after getting pollen during a spring outing. She was so itchy that she didn't sleep for two nights in a row. In addition to prescribing regular antihistamines and weak hormone ointment, I also told her not to apply netting blindly when she got home. She used the red soothing facial mask, ate more steamed pumpkin, stir-fried broccoli, and a small bowl of unsweetened tomato and white fungus soup after dinner every day. When she came back for a follow-up visit three days later, the redness and swelling were reduced by 70%. She was shocked, saying that the repairing essence she had spent hundreds of dollars more on bought was much more effective.

In fact, it’s not that these ingredients are magical, but that they have extremely low allergenicity rates. Very few people are allergic to these things that have been eaten at home for several years. In addition, the beta carotene, vitamin C, and plant polysaccharides in them can help the body reduce the inflammatory response. The amount of supplementation is just right and will not burden metabolism.

Recently, a lot of people asked me backstage if I can drink vitamin C effervescent tablets. In fact, the opinions in the industry are different. Some popular science says that vitamin C supplementation can relieve allergies. On the contrary, in our clinic, we have seen many people taking 1000mg of high-concentration effervescent tablets every day, which actually aggravates the skin. Redness, to put it bluntly, means excessive supplementation. Excessive vitamin C will increase blood vessel permeability, which is not conducive to the subsidence of redness. If you really want to supplement vitamin C, eating a dozen small tomatoes or half a kiwi fruit every day is enough. You can also take some dietary fiber by the way, which is much more reliable than effervescent tablets.

There is also a question about whether probiotics can improve allergies. There is currently no conclusion on this. Some studies believe that regulating intestinal flora can reduce allergic reactions. However, we have also encountered cases where taking high-priced anti-allergic probiotics only worsened the redness. If you really want to try it, just drink the plain yogurt that you usually drink at room temperature. There is no harm in a small cup every day. There is no need to spend hundreds of dollars to buy special anti-allergic probiotics. Most of them are IQ tax.

By the way, don’t believe the saying that you need to drink detox juice for allergies. Last month, a patient suffered from facial allergies. I heard from a blogger that drinking celery juice and bitter melon juice can detoxify. After drinking it for three days, my legs became soft and my face became even redder. When I have allergies, not only is the skin barrier weak, but the gastrointestinal barrier is also fragile. Eating too many cold and cold things can cause chaos to the body, which is not worth the gain.

Of course, don’t overestimate the role of food. Eating the right food will only help speed up recovery. If the allergy is severe enough to cause blisters and exudate, you should take medicine and apply medicine. Just like if there is a fire at home, you should first grab a fire extinguisher. Don’t think that you can put out the fire by opening the windows for ventilation, right?