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Originally Posted by xgpcer
I have pn in my legs and arms along with diabetic gastroporisis but now am having an issue with red and burning skin from my collar bones up...just red enough to look like a light sunburn.....it is not continuous but may be red and burn for a day or two then gone a few days...just seems like the type issue that pn involves but neither my gp or neurologist seems to have a clue....thought someone on this board might have run into similar issues and would appreciate any info.....
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This type of vascular reaction is sometimes seen in children (sometimes only the ears get red) and is thought to be a reaction to foods that the person has become intolerant of.
The biggest offender is gluten (found in wheat/barley etc)
I get burning in my feet from the nightshade family-- potatoes esp. Doing an elimination diet for 2 weeks often shows what the offender is. You eliminate that food and then reintroduce it. If symptoms wane, and then come back when you reintroduce it, then you have an answer.
Lily family-- garlic onions
NIghtshade family-- potatoes tomatoes peppers
Some foods will release histamine when eaten, and that includes tomatoes. Flushing then occurs.
(also includes fermented things and some fish)
Some drugs will cause flushing too. Like alcohol, nitrates, antidepressants like Prozac, Cymbalta, etc also may do this. The vitamin Niacin also causes flushing.
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