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Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:38 pm  |
My mom was allergic to peanuts, so that was the first to go. My back and jawline acne cleared up then. Fast forward a while and I read that a digestive disorder I've had my whole life, Ulcerative Colitis, can in rare instances be an incorrect diagnosis for Celiac disease. I was bleeding profusely for nearly four weeks at this time and was pretty desperate to get out of having a colonoscopy, so I cut out gluten. Bleeding stopped in around a week, energy skyrocketed. Rest of face blotches cleared up. The official Celiac disease seal of approval came a few months later when my doctor wanted to know how the heck I stopped bleeding without prednisone and ASA medication.
Honestly giving up gluten is the easiest thing ever if you live in a city of any significant size. I had a gluten free chocolate muffin and gluten free slice of pizza from a food truck for lunch today at work. It'd be far more difficult to be a vegetarian in today's day and age.
As for the wine, redness is often mild rosacea- super common in Celtic populations such as myself. Its not the acid, its the change in blood vessels the alcohol causes. My face flushes when I drink it (but beer is my poison instead of wine), and my mother, who died an alcoholic, spent the last five years of her life with a bright red face. She was a beautiful woman before- something I've kept in the back of my mind struggling with my own alcoholism my whole life.
LOL this post is probably the most open I've ever been, apologies if it was way TMI!!  |
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Late 30's, fair skin, dark hair. Retin A, DIY potions. Missions completed- acne, acne scarring, 11's, redness, contact dermatitis. Working on maintenence and cellulite. |
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