What foods should not be eaten if you are allergic to your face?

During an allergy attack on your face, the first thing you should avoid are foods that you are clearly allergic to, followed by high histamine and highly irritating foods that will aggravate the inflammatory reaction. In addition, there is really no need to blindly avoid large areas of food, as it will slow down the recovery of the skin.

For example, if you have tested positive for allergens before, or if you usually get itchy and rash after eating them, whether it is mango, pineapple or certain types of seafood, it is best to stop for a while during the allergy attack period. During this period, your immune system is already in a state of "explosion". You may only get a small rash from an allergen at ordinary times, but if you come into contact with it now, it may be so swollen that you can't even open your eyes. There is absolutely no need to suffer this.

In addition to these foods that must be avoided, there are several types of foods that even if you usually eat them without any reaction, you should try to avoid them as little as possible during the allergic period: cooked seafood that has been stored for two or three days, fermented heavy cheese, pickles that have been pickled for more than half a month, and various alcoholic beverages. A while ago, when my allergy was almost over, I was so greedy that I drank half a cup of low-alcohol fruit wine. When I woke up the next day, my face was swollen as if I had just had a facial filler.

As for whether the "fat foods" that everyone often talks about can be eaten, in fact, there is no unified conclusion. Traditionally, it is believed that foods with high protein content such as beef, mutton, and seafood will aggravate allergies. There is also a lot of clinical data showing that as long as you are not allergic to these foods, eating them in moderation can replenish high-quality protein and help the damaged skin barrier to repair faster. A while ago, I had a girl with repeated allergies. I heard the elders in the family told me to avoid all hair products. I even stopped drinking milk for several years. I ate white porridge with vegetables for three days in a row. The allergy did not go away. Instead, my face was so dry that the skin peeled off. I went to the dermatologist and was told by the doctor that the protein in my mouth was missing and the slow repair of the barrier was purely due to my own fault. I went back to drinking milk and eating lean meat as usual, and it improved within a few days.

If you are really not sure about what you can and cannot eat, just keep a food diary. What you ate that day and whether the redness and itchiness on your face got worse. After three or five days of keeping a diary, you can figure out your own patterns. It is much more reliable than the general taboo list found online. After all, everyone’s physique is very different. You may not be able to eat mangoes that others avoid, but you may not be able to eat them at all. There is no need to embarrass yourself by following other people’s lists. On the contrary, insufficient nutrition will delay the progress of recovery.