Hi Jayne, I can relate. I'm 43 and was diagnosed in Manitoba approx. 6 yrs.
ago. I was given 'Metrogel'. Not sure why I quit using it. I only get the
burning cheeks when I'm out in the winter wind (esp. bad in Man.) Not as bad
living here in Utah. I swear by the 'z' cream everybody is raving about. I
do put on my kids swim googgles for a few min. after as it burns my eyes a
little. I really only use it on my nose to dry up the sebum (excess oil) I
found 'Bare Minerals' by Bare Essentuals to be the best makeup I have ever
used. Covers beaut. if feeling a bit red. I also swear by 'Tea Tree oil' for
putting on pustules that occasionally appear on my nose. My kids use it as
well for acne. I know my rosacea isn't as bad as some on this site as I have
people tell me I have a beautiful complexion and occasionally I tell them
it's because I have rosacea. Good luck... P.S. I haven't found a connection
between rosacea & diet myself. Try to eat a good, clean diet by following
Weight Watchers point system with a South Beach food plan. ie; chicken,
fish, brown rice, and drink tons of good, clean water.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jayne - Wrappacandy" <groups@...>
To: <rosaceans@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:06 PM
Subject: [rosaceans] Just diagnosed today


> Hi Everyone,
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> I'm new here. Jayne McHugh from Ontario, Canada, married for almost 25
> years and have three adult children.
>
> I was just diagnosed with Rosacea today and I'm having one of the worst
> episodes of flushing ever. My face has been burning for 13 hours and
> nothing seems to help.
>
> My doctor gave me Metrolotion to use, along with a package in regards to
> the skin regime and a list of tripwires to avoid.
>
> After reading up on Rosacea I must admit that I can see my biggest
> obstacle will be with the diet. I also have arthritis, fibromyalgia, IBS
> and have been a migraine sufferer since my teenage years so trying to work
> out a diet that will not hinder any of these ailments is driving me crazy.
>
> I have already ruled out chocolate, citrus fruits, cheese and bananas
> because of my migraines and with the IBS dairy products are a problem
> although I have learned to monitor my intake and haven't eliminated dairy
> completely from my diet but on how on earth can I accomodate all these
> diet changes without sending myself loopy in the process?
>
> Maybe this is a good thing because I'm overweight and badly need to lose
> it so if I just eliminate all known triggers for Rosacea, migraines and
> IBS I should be as skinny as toothpick by the end of this month. <BG>
>
> I'm looking forward to receiving mail from the group and hopefully to get
> some relief from this disease.
>
> Take care
>
> Jayne
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