| The chronic skin disease Rosacea has many | | | | diagnosis and cure is at times very difficult. That |
| guises - but more often than not and particularly | | | | is why it is important to be aware of these |
| in the early stages, it can be seen as a constant | | | | triggers and be able to go through each one to |
| red coloration of the face - cheeks, nose, | | | | see if it applies to you and your case of Rosacea. |
| forehead and chin. | | | | Weather Conditions and Exposure to the Sun. If |
| In most cases, sufferers of Rosacea consult with | | | | this is the main trigger of your Rosacea it is |
| a medical professional for advice on treatment - | | | | thankfully one of the easiest to prevent. A few |
| usually a topical, antibiotic cream or lotion. Despite | | | | simple rules such as staying out from the sun |
| the use of medications for Rosacea, most | | | | when it is at it's strongest and always protecting |
| sufferers will agree that there will be times that | | | | the skin with a sunscreen containing either |
| no cream or other medication can prevent the | | | | titanium-dioxide or zinc-oxide will help to bypass |
| occurrence of flushing or blushing in the skin | | | | this trigger. Very cold conditions should also be |
| brought on by certain trigger factors. | | | | avoided when possible. |
| In this article I wish to educate you about the | | | | Food Triggers. An intolerance to certain foods |
| more common trigger factors of Rosacea - the | | | | could be a trigger factor to your Rosacea. These |
| ones that will make the case of inflammation | | | | factors are one of the harder ones to work out |
| more frequent and severe. Basically, when we | | | | as it can differ from person to person. If you are |
| speak of trigger factors for Rosacea they will fall | | | | really keen to get to the bottom of what is |
| into one of the following categories: | | | | causing those nasty flare-ups then I would |
| *Factors that will dilate blood vessels | | | | recommend keeping a food diary to record what |
| *Factors that challenge the immune system | | | | you are eating and when the flare-ups occur so |
| *Factors that directly effect the condition of the | | | | you may be able to determine which type of |
| skin | | | | food is the trigger. |
| It can be hard to define which of the triggers are | | | | Amongst those foods that have been a trigger |
| causing inflammation in Rosacea sufferers to | | | | factor in Rosacea sufferers are foods containing |
| become more apparent. Usually it is a combination | | | | tyramine and histamine. |
| of factors and coming up with a reasonable | | | | |