Eczema Diets That Work!
It is suggested that a proper diet for eczema can prevent flare-ups and reduce or even eliminate symptoms. Most sufferers will react to a trigger food within two hours of eating it, others will not see any symptoms for 24 hours later. Since each person is different, the list of unfavorable foods will vary from individual to individual. This means that you may have to deal with several rashes during your trial and error phase to create your list of foods to avoid.
Determine your trigger foods
The most common foods that cause eczema flares are dairy products, berries, eggs, wheat, gluten, nuts, citrus fruits, soy, tomatoes, fish, and chocolate. The best way to determine which foods are causing your eczema is to serve yourself a small serving of one of these foods every day, allowing yourself at least 24 hours for an evaluation just before trying another. All the foods that cause a rash are on your list of foods not to eat.
Popular diets
• Wheat-free diet – For some, a wheat-free diet is enough to prevent eczema. This includes refined wheat, whole wheat, wheat bran, semolina, couscous, durum, stone ground, Bulgarian, spelled, matzo, kamut, triticale and seitan. However, you can still eat foods containing amaranth, almond flour, brown or white rice, arrowroot, corn, tapioca, coconut flour, flax, corn, quinoa, rye and barley.
• Gluten-free diet – There is a common misconception that wheat-free and gluten-free are the same thing, but they are not. Gluten is actually a plant protein. Therefore, while the list of foods is similar, gluten-free is a bit stricter. For example, a person following this diet for the treatment of eczema could eat the safe foods from the list above, except rye and barley, as they are plant-based. You can safely eat frozen or canned vegetables as long as no gluten has been added as a preservative or thickener.
• vegan diet – Provided you have no wheat or gluten allergies, a vegan diet has become a popular option for eczema. This eliminates a lot of trigger foods such as diary, eggs, fish and meat. Vegan diets are also recommended for current cancer patients as well as to help prevent cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and high cholesterol.
It is important to understand that a specific diet may not be the best option for you. Although you may find wheat to be to blame, it’s always possible that other foods can cause breakouts as well. It’s always recommended that when trying new foods, you don’t overdo it until you know how your body will react.
Don’t be discouraged if there are foods you like on your list that you can’t eat. Today, there are many substitutes available to fit into any diet so you can take this opportunity to expand your daily diet and find new things to love!
