Ketosis or low-carb diet causes eczema/hives?
Has anyone else experienced this?
I have been suffering from some sort of hives/eczema for the past few months. I have seen the dr., who couldn’t name a cause but prescribed me prednisone for immflamation. It went down, but started right back up when I finished the prescription.
I’ve kept a careful food/activity/stress journal to try and pinpoint the cause, and the ONLY consistent thing I can find is that it flares up at night, sweating can make it worse, and it gets worse the deeper in ketosis I am.
I have done low-carb for a few years now because my body is very sugar sensitive. A few days ago I went on a short junk food spree- back to eating burgers, sweets, etc, and the eczema on my forehead/around my eyes cleared up. Now I think I am in ketosis (or near) and overnight, the eczema has exploded on my face again.
Anyone have any experience with this? I really do NOT want to have to gorge myself on carbohydrates to clear my skin, I am pre-diabetic as it is, and sugar makes me slow & nearly unable to function at times.
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I can’t really answer your question, but I can relate a personal anecdote.
When I was younger, I had severe eczema. The doctors put me on a low-protein diet, and it got much, much better.
Low-carb diets are known for causing skin problems in people who have a predisposition for such.
try to look at this site about eczema http://eczemadestroyer.blogspot.com/