What Not to Eat if you have Skin Allergy?

Skin allergy is a common urban health problem as people are constantly under pressure and having an unhealthy busy life.

There are many causes of skin allergy. Since food may contain allergens, it is especially important to avoid eating certain types of food if you have sensitive skin。

 

10 Type of Food to Avoid

 

1.     Fruit

 

Mango – Contains allergenic proteins, pectin and uronic acid, which can irritate the skin and mucous membranes and cause dermatitis

 

Pineapple – Contains bromelain which can increase the permeability of gastrointestinal mucosa, allowing macromolecular foreign proteins to enter into the blood. This may cause severe abdominal cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, itchy skin, numbness of limbs and tongue, subconjunctival haemorrhage and even breathing difficulties.

 

Tropical fruits such as lychee and longan – Tropical fruits have the ingredients that are more likely to cause skin rashes. Also, in the process of production, storage, and preservation, more allergenic substances such as growth hormones, ripening agents, and preservatives might be added.

 

 

2.     Seafood

 

Shrimp, Shellfish and Squid – Especially when they are not fresh. The decomposition of bacteria will produce histamine, which will trigger symptoms such as hives, difficulty breathing, atopic dermatitis or anaphylactic shock.

 

Salmon, White Hairtail – Contains ingredients which can trigger itchy skin.

 

Eel, Loach and other Scaleless fish – From the Chinese Medicine perspective, scaleless fish is considered warming food which will increase body temperature and trigger itchy skin.

 

 

3.     Eggs

 

Eggs, egg products such as cakes, egg tarts, puddings, bread, preserved eggs, salted eggs, egg noodles, mayonnaise – Eggs contain ingredients that can easily cause eczema. Some people are allergic to egg whites or egg yolks which can cause symptoms such as atopic dermatitis, urticaria, and allergic rhinitis.

 

4.     Vegetables

 

Bamboo Shoots, Taro, Mushrooms, Eggplant – Chinese medicine considers this as damp food, which can easily cause itching of the face and skin inflammation.

 

Celery – It can easily cause oral allergy syndrome, itchy skin, swelling around the mouth, hives, and even vomiting, asthma and even anaphylactic shock.

 

Photosensitive vegetables: rape, lettuce, cabbage, spinach, celery, mustard, amaranth, purslane, lemon, etc. – Photosensitive foods can cause the skin to absorb more UV rays, causing symptoms ranging from erythema, papules, petechiae, blisters, and even skin ulcers.

 

 

5.     Nuts

 

Almond, Sesama, Walnut, Cashew – Nuts contain the allergen Z, which can cause hives or swelling around the eyes. In more severe cases, constricting of the trachea and causing wheezing or difficulty breathing.

 

Peanut – Amongst all the nuts, peanut is one that we should be most aware of. Allergy to peanuts can cause respiratory problems such as coughing and asthma. For asthma patients, the symptoms are worse as it may cause facial swelling, mouth ulcers, skin rash, etc. It can even lead to suffocation use to swelling in the throat and suffocation, which is life-threatening.

 

6.     Grains

 

Grains products such as cakes, pasta and udon noodles – A lot of people are allergic to gluten. Gluten exists in the protein of wheats, and might trigger eczema and gastrointestinal sensitivity during the digestive process.

 

 

7.     Dairy

 

Milk and other dairy products – Although milk is rich in nutrients, many studies in recent years have pointed out that milk is one of the triggers for allergies. It contains ingredients that can cause hives, shortness of breath or anaphylactic shock, especially for infants and young children. But as the children grow older, they can slowly overcome these allergic reactions to milk.

 

 

8.     Cold Food

 

Raw fish, cucumber, watermelon, banana, bitter melon, tomato, kelp, ice cream, etc – It will cause blood vessels and muscles to contract due to irritation of the throat and stomach, thus aggravating skin allergies.

 

 

9.     Processed Food

 

Cigarette, alcohol, sausages, ham, preserved meat – Contains MSG, artificial colours or preservatives, especially antioxidants, benzoic acid and nitrates that prevent food from oxidative deterioration. These substances can trigger skin allergy and even induce asthma attacks.

 

 

10.  Greasy and Spicy Food

 

Fried food – When you have allergy symptoms, stay away from greasy food as it will contribute to negative emotions such as irritability, depression, anger, etc. and will aggravate skin allergies.

 

Spicy Food: Chilli, Shallots, Garlin, Alcohol, etc. – Spicy food will stimulate the allergic factors in the body to become more active, thus making the skin allergy worse.