A few months back I went to a new dermatologist recommended by a friend. With all due respect to the learned Dr. he too like all the doctors I have met thus far does not believe food allergies and eczema
In a huff I sought an allergy specialist. Luckily he accepted me without having to make an appointment.

Long story short, the Allergist confirmed the all the foods I knew I was allergic too and a few more. I now have 10 foods I cannot take. One of which is garlic! I looked at the doctor and said what on earth am I going to eat? It also means I cannot eat in restaurants, have dinner with friends or on a date with hubby.

Now my food has to come from home. I have to make my own food. I have to eat first before I make my way to a dinner meeting. It has been an adjustment.

However, because I have stuck to the diet, my skin is normal. It has come back to normal! I took a picture recently with a friend’s son. And my skin looked fantastic in the picture. It has been a while. HELLO!!
There are times when I fall off the band wagon and I have an itch attack. But the attack is not so bad and does not last for days. It dries up very fast and peels off very fast. It does not take weeks to mend. Depending on the severity of the attack.

Now I have to deal with the scars left by my eczema. Small price to pay. I see my scars as a story of my life. Just like people with tatoos and their ink represents their story.

A few months back I went to a new dermatologist recommended by a friend. With all due respect to the learned Dr. he too like all the doctors I have met thus far does not believe food allergies and eczema
In a huff I sought an allergy specialist. Luckily he accepted me without having to make an appointment.

Long story short, the Allergist confirmed the all the foods I knew I was allergic too and a few more. I now have 10 foods I cannot take. One of which is garlic! I looked at the doctor and said what on earth am I going to eat? It also means I cannot eat in restaurants, have dinner with friends or on a date with hubby.

Now my food has to come from home. I have to make my own food. I have to eat first before I make my way to a dinner meeting. It has been an adjustment.

However, because I have stuck to the diet, my skin is normal. It has come back to normal! I took a picture recently with a friend’s son. And my skin looked fantastic in the picture. It has been a while. HELLO!! There are times when I fall off the band wagon and I have an itch attack. But the attack is not so bad and does not last for days. It dries up very fast and peels off very fast. It does not take weeks to mend. Depending on the severity of the attack.

Now I have to deal with the scars left by my eczema. Small price to pay. I see my scars as a story of my life. Just like people with tatoos and their ink represents their story.