What foods should I eat if I have facial allergies?

During facial allergies, you should give priority to eating low-irritation foods that you usually eat and are sure not to cause allergies. Various "special anti-allergy foods" spread online only have auxiliary effects and cannot replace anti-allergic drugs or local care.

Last week, Chun Min, a girl from my department, had an incident. Her cheeks were as red as if she had applied too much blush, and she couldn't help but scratch it. She read a short video and heard that drinking celery juice and broccoli juice can quickly fight allergies. She drank three or four cups a day. As a result, after walking for ten minutes on the way to work and getting some sun, her face was so swollen that she could hardly open her eyes. After going to the hospital, she found out that broccoli and celery juice If you don't pay attention to sun protection after eating photosensitive foods, it will aggravate the photosensitivity of the skin, which will make the skin in the allergic period worse. The doctor gave her very simple dietary advice. Just eat her usual rice, stir-fried cabbage, skinless chicken legs, and add a small bowl of sugar-free blueberries every day. There is no need to use fancy home remedies.

Nowadays, the opinions on the Internet about the diet during allergy are quite polar. One group says that you should avoid eating all vegetarian foods and avoid all animal proteins. The other group says that you should take more high-protein supplements to enhance your immunity. I fell into the trap of the former two years ago when I had allergies during the change of seasons. I ate a vegetarian diet for three days in a row, and my face didn’t look better. I was at work. I almost fainted at my desk. Later I asked a dermatology nurse I knew well and found out that both of these statements were too extreme. As long as you don't feel any discomfort from drinking milk, eggs, and lean pork, you can eat normally. On the contrary, deliberately avoiding these foods will cause your nutrition to fail to keep up, and the skin barrier will repair more slowly.

Of course, this does not mean that all foods are not helpful for allergy recovery. If you usually eat berries and are not allergic, it is good to eat about ten blueberries or raspberries every day. The anthocyanins in them have strong antioxidant capabilities and can slightly reduce the burning sensation of red skin. When I was allergic last time, I ate a small handful every day for four or five days, and the redness faded faster than when I just avoided eating them. If you don’t like eating fruits, you can eat deep-sea fish such as steamed seabass and cod two or three times a week. The Omega-3 in them can help regulate the immune response. If you don’t eat fish, you can sprinkle some flax seeds in sugar-free yogurt to make up for it.

By the way, there has been a lot of noise recently. Should I take extra vitamin C and grape seed supplements during allergies? I specifically asked the dermatologist who consulted me. If you don’t feel uncomfortable eating foods high in vitamin C, such as oranges and kiwis, you can just take supplements. There is no need to buy large doses of supplements. High-concentration nutritional supplements themselves may also become allergens, which can easily aggravate allergic reactions, and the gain outweighs the gain.

Oh, by the way, there is another pitfall that I have stepped on. Don’t think that eating mild food will be fine. Spicy, too sweet, and alcoholic things should be put away for the time being. When I was about to recover from my allergy last month, I couldn’t help but eat half a box of spicy crayfish. My face became red and itchy that night. It took a week to get better. I regretted that I drank white porridge for three days in a row before I recovered.