A good week!
I let myself go a little on the diet front, with a McDonald’s meal on Friday night and then lots of mayonnaise on my meal in a restaurant on Saturday. Later, I had the miniest of mini-flares which was placated by one extra app for that day only. Goes to show that my diet it obviously doing some good!
I’ve realised that by being on this low-histamine diet, which mostly consists of just avoiding pre-prepared food, I’ve almost completely wiped added sugars from my diet. I knew that sugar is a trigger for a lot of people, and I tried to give it up before but failed miserably (think I lasted about 4 minutes). Now I’m finding it really easy, and in fact I’ve found that when I do try sugary foods (like having a cheeky scoop of vanilla ice cream while everyone else had profiteroles) I find it too sweet and it makes me feel sick. Even the mayo in a McDonald’s McChicken Sandwich was a bit too sickly, and smelling the Dairy Milk chocolate that my boyfriend was teasing me with yesterday didn’t make me want any. I must be really, really abnormal now. I’m going to write a food page in the Itchy & Scratchy Show section, so watch this space!
In terms of the stubborn parts of my skin, I am barely controlling yet another flare on my forehead. I’m beginning to think I should just give up with that area as I can’t keep slapping on undiluted steroids every other week. It’s currently on 5x compound but I may have to go up to 6 if I want to avoid using undiluted cream. It doesn’t look too bad in the photo but it’s annoying the hell out of me. Maybe I’ve lost sight of what a real flare is now…
My arms are down to 1x undiluted and 4x compound a day. They’re holding up nicely, but it’s hard to be optimistic. I know that keeping my diet clean is really important right now as I try to taper off the undiluted cream completely.
There are a slight few bumps around my neck and a stubborn bit on the corner of my jaw which is probably because I absent-mindedly pick it when I’m concentrating…
Oh, and a tiny bit of rough skin on my right thigh which has gone a bit of a weird texture, but it’s manageable right now 
I find I get this texture on patches where I’ve used the undiluted cream in the past, but it goes away over time.
I find I get this texture on patches where I’ve used the undiluted cream in the past, but it goes away over time.
And the rest of me is on a measly 2x apps a day!!! Still struggling to believe it.
My hayfever is going wild even with Loratadine, so I may book a doctor’s appointment to see if I can get a stronger (or at least cheaper) supply of antihistamines.
Ta-ta for now!
0 comments:
Post a Comment