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What Does Discoloration On Face After Eating Food Indicate?

Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2015

Question: sometimes after eating some foods the skin on my face turns pale and dark circles appear under my eyes. its strange and scary. do you know whats happening to me?

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Answered by Dr. Naval Mendiratta (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
? Allergic Reaction

Detailed Answer:
Good evening

Thank you for writing on health care magic

Well, it looks like some sort of allergic reaction happening to you due to certain food stuffs or impurities in the food stuff triggering this sort of reaction. I would like to ask a few more details to know what exactly is going on..

1 Has it happened before as well??

2. Do you face any difficulty in swallowing or any cough accompanying?

3. Do they disappear themselves or you have to take any medication?

4. Have you been able to narrow it down to which food stuffs cause such symptoms?

Do let me know these queries. If possible, could you attach a picture of the reaction which happens after consuming foods. That would be most helpful

Regards
Dr Naval

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Follow up: Dr. Naval Mendiratta (1 hour later)

I would like to answer your questions. yes I have had multiple reactions. over and over again.i don't get a cough or trouble swallowing.the dark circles under my eyes disappear on their own. I have noticed certain foods that trigger it.coffee is one. but its multiple foods. a lot of things.I would say about40 percent of foods I eat.do you think a food allergy blood test would help?
do you think a food allergy blood test would help?

Answered by Dr. Naval Mendiratta (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
food allergy

Detailed Answer:
Good evening

Thank you for your reply. Well you are developing some sort of allergies. Firstly you need to Make a diary and mark the things which cause this sort of reaction. Secondly a few days trial of anti allergies would help

Food allergy test, if done properly can be useful. But most of the centers all over the world, don't it in the right way and you will end up finding out allergies to so many other food stuffs which don't affect you also. Outcome, you will avoid eating almost anything.

So personally I won't recommend it. The best way to figure out is to see which food stuffs affect you and make a note of it.. Some blood tests I would recommend which you can get it done:

1. Complement c3 C4
2. Absolute eosinophil count

Hope the information was useful

Do let me know for more queries

Regards
Dr naval

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Follow up: Dr. Naval Mendiratta (1 hour later)

Sometimes an food allergy reaction will cause days of discomfort and pain. Do you know what I can take to stop the reaction?

Answered by Dr. Naval Mendiratta (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Food allergy

Detailed Answer:
Good evening

Well, yes once the reaction is triggered it can last for a few days. But I would still like to see the picture of the rash to be sure what it is.

You can try with Tablet Allegra( Fenofexidine) 180 mg once at night along with LEvocetrizine 5 mg in the morning. You may need a higher dose of anti allergic s to control this reaction. If it doesn't work, we may consider adding low dose steroids for a short duration.

Do let me know for more queries

Regards
Dr Naval

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Follow up: Dr. Naval Mendiratta (4 hours later)

when your having an allergic reaction to foods, is it possible that you may need to urinate more? Sometimes after I eat some foods I also start to pee more.Somtimes every hour or more. I also heard that wetting the bed can be a symptom of food allergy. I sometimes do that. What do you think?

Answered by Dr. Naval Mendiratta (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Bed Wetting

Detailed Answer:
Good evening

Well, yes once can urinate a bit more in an allergic reaction. The exact mechanism is not known, but lot of chemicals are released during the process. But bed wetting, is not something I have heard of. Normally, allergies dont cause bed wetting process.

Do you have to urinate that much everyday or is it only when you get this reaction??You did check your sugar right??

Do let me know. I am wondering, we should not miss out on anything

Regards
Dr Naval

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Naval Mendiratta (3 hours later)

hello. I would like to answer your questions. I do have to urinate about once an hour hour every day, I get up about 5or6 times a night to pee. My sugar has been checked many times. I am normal and I have no diabetes. If I don't eat I wont have to pee as much. I have noticed that I get the face reaction after eating many foods. I cant eat out or eat any fast foods without getting the face reaction. Its very upsetting. Do you think its possible that I may be allergic to many foods that Im eating? I would say almost 50 percent of what I eat. I think every day I am reacting to foods. My other symptoms are weakness
(my whole body) and depression. Do you think I may have something wrong with my immune system?

Answered by Dr. Naval Mendiratta (19 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Allergies

Detailed Answer:
Good evening

Sorry for the delayed reply. Was caught up in hospital duties

Allergic reaction is a part of the immune system. Increased urination can be a part of the allergic reaction during the episodes as well. I feel you have developed some of allergy which is getting aggravated with foods. Our stomach system, acts as a trigger for lot of reactions as it lets lot of antibody s pass through.

What I would suggest is, you get few of the blood tests I am recommending and try a vegan diet for a while. Lot of people get benefit from it as the extra substances put in the food get eliminated.

The blood tests are:

1. ANA
2. Absolute Eosinophil count
3. Complement C 3 and C4

These are mandatory for any allergic reaction to see if it is happening from the immune system or just other wise.

Hope the information was useful

Do let me know for more queries

Regards
Dr Naval

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Follow up: Dr. Naval Mendiratta (3 hours later)

I have been on a vegetarian diet and I did feel better. I have irritable bowel syndrome and eating meat makes it worse. I went back to meat again. Do you know about something called candida? Its a yeast overgrowth in the body. Anti-fungus drugs like nystatin kill the fungus. I was wetting the bed every night and I went on an diet to kill candida and I stopped wetting the bed. No sugar or carbohydrates. I ate fish and vegetables and brown rice. Do you think Candida could be causing me to wet the bed? The diet I was on also cleaned out my body and got rid of a lot of toxins. but Im still allergic to many foods. The blood test that you suggested, do I have to have my doctor send the blood out or do I just go to the labrotory and get it done?

Answered by Dr. Naval Mendiratta (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Fungal Infection

Detailed Answer:
Good evening

Well , yes candida is a very common infection affecting the females. It can cause lot of vaginal itching and urinary tract infection. If it is causing urine infection, it can cause increased frequency and bed wetting as well. You can get a Urine routine and culture done to look for any infection. If positive, we can consider starting you on antibiotics.

These blood tests are the special ones( immunological markers). You will have to get your doctor to advise it for you. If anything positive, we can take it forward from there

Do let me know for more queries

Regards
Dr Naval

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Naval Mendiratta (6 hours later)

Im not use to using this website. You are a rheumatologist? you know about many things. Your very smart. Shouldn't I be talking to an allergy doctor? I would really like to talk to an allergy doctor. You have also been very helpful.Still learning about this website.

Answered by Dr. Naval Mendiratta (13 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Allergist

Detailed Answer:
Good evening XXXXXXX

Well, Thanx for your comments

Yes, you can contact the allergy doctors as well. Allergy is a part of Rheumatology and immunology as the reactions and the cytokines released in Allergic reaction all initiate from the immune system. We handle all the Allergy cases in our country. Even places like Singapore and other countries, Allergy is a part of it.

But if you want to speak to an Allergist, you can choose the specialist query mode . It will direct you there.

I Hope i was of some assistance

Regards
Dr Naval

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar