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White Shark
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I have a question!
I am wondering how many of you suffering from peeling lips/EC have actually attempted to find out if your problem is diet related ?
When it comes to eczema, Seborrheic Dermatitis and psoriasis, 3 syndromes that share vary many similarities with EC, some estimates are that in up to 80% of people suffering from those skin symptoms diet or cosmetics are a common trigger, gluten, milk and nuts being overrepresented.
When we read this forum, we see that GLUTEN is the single most common trigger for those who learned how to manage EC, in other words live life free from the symptoms of EC.
That is a strong link to the other 3 skin disorders.
SO, here is the question I am wondering.
How many of you attempted to live 7 or 10 or 14 days free from all food, all toothpaste and all cosmetics ?
In other words, how many of you attempted "Water Fasting".
Apparently, great majority of people suffering from Eczema, Psoriasis and Seb-Derm and Acne and many other chronic problems, majority becomes symptom free after 7-14 days of water fasting, and majority experiences improvement in symptoms after the initial 3-4 days of water fasting.
That means that Water Fasting could be the absolute test for finding out if your own EC is triggered by something you are doing several times a day (food, soaps, cosmetics).
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SO, if you have tried it, can you share with us your results ?
If you haven't tried it, what is the main reason for not trying it, other than fear of hunger ?
Are you afraid it is too difficult ?
Or you don't believe your EC has anything to do with food/cosmetics ?
Or you think it is inconvenient for you to fast due to your job/school?
WS
- Re: Food, toothpaste, cosmetics test... Erdem34
7 y
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This is a reply to # 2,374,764Thanks for your interest, I was hesitating for Water Fast because I am afraid of nutritional defiency which might trigger other problems or worsen the EC. I tried so many things to no avail for long term, now I am considering start to gluten-free diet at least..
- Re: Food, toothpaste, cosmetics test... White Shark
7 y
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MoreThis is a reply to # 2,374,928If you are not nutritionally deficient before you start a water fast, and if you chose to fast just a short time, not longer than 14 or 21 days, and if you drink only when thirsty, (in other words, you do not try to drink too much water as that could result in a severe loss of electrolytes ) you will not become nutritionally deficient during the fast, except for being deficient in carbs, proteins and fet, and all those 3 things most people have stored inside their body, often many kg, and most people can safely fast on water for days, but not without no prior knowledge on how to do it.
There are plenty of books and forums teaching water fasting, so you are suppose to research it well before trying it for longer than just 1-3 days.
Even fasting for just 3 days could be a nightmare of pain if you don't know what you are doing and you start it straight with no preparation .
WS
- Re: Food, toothpaste, cosmetics test... White Shark
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- Re: Food, toothpaste, cosmetics test... #222317
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This is a reply to # 2,374,764I have never heard of doing a Water Fast to cure EC, so that's why I've never tried it. However, I did fast for half days in the past. I still had EC, but it was in better condition than it is now. So maybe there's something there, but I can't say for certain because at the time I was also vegan. And being vegan, I basically was on a gluten free diet. I am currently back on a gluten free diet. So if I see any improvements, I'll let you know. But so far, nothing has changed. And it has been about 2 months.
- Re: Food, toothpaste, cosmetics test... White Shark
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MoreThis is a reply to # 2,375,043If you see no improvement on any diet after 2,3,5,7,10 days, you are most likely on a wrong diet, or diet is not a factor for you.
The only way to find out if diet is a factor for you, is to stop eating.
If your diet is a factor in your EC, your lips will show some improvement already after 2,3,4 days without food.
Many people on vegan diet still consume many kind of grains, many kind of nuts, many kind of berries, and fruits, and some of those foods are sometimes eczema and Psoriasis and Seb-Derm triggers for sensitive people, like oats, strawberries, raspberries, oranges, peanuts, hazelnuts, walnuts, blueberries, etc.
Some people are only sensitive to one thing, like just to gluten, or just to peanuts, or just to fish, while others are sensitive to 20 things at the same time, and unless all 20 are removed from diet, there is no improvement.
WS
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- Re: Food, toothpaste, cosmetics test... White Shark
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This is a reply to # 2,375,043I would not say Water Fasting can cure EC, I would say it can help you figure out the answer to a very important question:
"If food, toothpaste and cosmetics are triggering your EC?"
During a normal water fast, you are not suppose to use any toothpaste, any soap, any shampoo, any deodorant, and any other cosmetics or medications or anything on your skin except clean washed cotton clothes, preferable washed without detergent.
Water only inside and Water only outside your body.
That way you eliminate most of the common EC trigger factors, except braces, pet dander, dust mites, pollen etc.
WS
- Re: Food, toothpaste, cosmetics test... White Shark
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- Re: Food, toothpaste, cosmetics test... Erdem34
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