it is! really I just want to know what will make my bulbous salutations go away! my finger swelling has gone down, and my eyelids have been okay, but my nose! god, peppermint, my nose! it's been like 3 weeks with no let up! I'm a bit worried it's going to stay that way, or that the skin will become stretched out! so I guess, inspired by realitybites comments about her aunts edema going away (although I don't think this problem with my nose is edema but rather an overreaction of the blood vessels (it's not red or anything though)), I thought I might just get on board with one of these crazy diet thingies, and felt the immediate need to know if omelets would be okay for that--that is, okay for me. because, as it happens, i am a girl who likes her omelets, even if I never eat them because I'm too lazy to make them, and if when I do make them I really just microwave them, because I have that little quality of life, and I thought to myself "I could do that IF I could eat omelets". actually, though, I'm starting to wonder if dairy might just be the culprit in my case, seeing as my bulbous salutation of a nose came on during a rigorous bout of ice cream eating which lasted about 2 weeks and saw me go through several cartons of the stuff (and before that I rarely ate it-- except for the odd time I would buy a thing of haagen dasz--or any dairy really with the exception of chocolate and small amounts of cheese). what do you think, peppermint, could it be a reaction to ice cream?
It could be allergy, or some other problem like Candida - but that in itself can set off allergic reactions (eg reacting to yeast/moulds, but also other foods), so it's quite complicated. The fact that it flared up when you ate all the ice cream is interesting, but because it contains large amounts of both sugar and dairy it doesn't really help to narrow down the culprit! And of course it could even be something else in the ice-cream.
There are several things you could do.
You could simply cut out all dairy, which is a really common allergen so it's a good place to start. Stick to it strictly for a few weeks (no cheating, or you will never properly know) - including butter and cheese - and see what happens. If it gets better, that's probably your answer.
Or you could try taking a natural anti-fungal like Oil of Oregano and see what that does. If you get die-off within a couple of days (fatigue, headache, skin rashes/spots - and possibly a temporary worsening of the swelling) - then it's likely Candida. BUT... you could also have allergies as well, because the two often go hand in hand. But an anti-Candida diet could be used to address that. For what it's worth, when I had terrible Candida I had something weird going on with the skin of one eyelid, and that one eye would water constantly. Those little bastards can wreak all kinds of havoc.
Or... if you're a more 'all or nothing' person, you could dive in and do a Paleo-Ketogenic diet which cuts out dairy, sugar, grains, most fruit and all the other common problematic foods like legumes. In other words, you just eat meat, fish, eggs, nuts, and lots of vegetables + plenty of fat for energy. Then if you start to improve, you could add back in one food at a time and see what it does. That would cover potential allergens + underlying causes of Candida both at the same time.
Whatever you do, omelettes are probably okay (as long as you don't add milk or cheese). Eggs can be allergenic, but you have to start somewhere and you can't cut everything out before you've even begun
This stuff is quite complicated and I freely admit I'm not an expert - I just know about the things which have affected me. The best advice I could give would be: do something! You kind of have to become a bit of a detective. Change something, be rigorous, note what happens, read about it, and use that to decide what to do next.
And believe me, I've put some effort in, I've even had aversion therapy
