Eye Allergy

[OakLeaf]

Well, edema is a clue that there's some sort of regional or systemic inflammation going on, but it's not a diagnosis of the skin issue ... and steroids will exacerbate thinning skin ...

Have you done a challenge diet? Edema, and especially facial edema, is one of the primary symptoms I get from food allergies, and those also contribute a great deal to my total allergic load and make my inhalant and topical allergies worse when I'm exposed to something external.

[limewave]

Well, edema is a clue that there's some sort of regional or systemic inflammation going on, but it's not a diagnosis of the skin issue ... and steroids will exacerbate thinning skin ...

Have you done a challenge diet? Edema, and especially facial edema, is one of the primary symptoms I get from food allergies, and those also contribute a great deal to my total allergic load and make my inhalant and topical allergies worse when I'm exposed to something external.

Oooh, Challenge diet! Sounds fun (not really), worth attempting. I'll have to look that up.

[limewave]

Fingers crossed . . . I think I'm getting to the bottom of this. I believe it may be a corn allergy. . . .

[Blueberry]

Very interesting! Here's hoping you get a resolution. That sounds completely miserable!

[OakLeaf]

Good luck! (If it is corn, goodbye processed foods ... but we're all trying to do that anyway, right? )