Refresh my memory about facial flushing?
DianaElena76
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Background: I've been low-carbing for 6 months now, with a target under 40g net carbs or less per day. I recently increased my carbs to the 50s and subsequently found myself cheating on a pretty regular basis--mindlessly grabbing a small handful of chips or a cookie or two "to tide me over" (yeah, right). So after the cookie incident (I ate about half a dozen homemade sugar cookies in a totally emotional binge) on Saturday I decided to do a reset and began an egg fast. I started yesterday morning, after being sure I took my multivitamin, potassium/magnesium supplement, and B vitamin supplement the night before. Drank a BPC (coffee + 1 Tbsp coconut oil + 1 Tbsp unsalted butter) in the morning, ate nothing but eggs and cheese and butter all day long (in the proper ratios), and had my vitamins/supplements and a decaf BPC in the evening. This morning I did the same thing. BUT when I returned from my lunch break I looked in the mirror and noticed my face and chest were red and flushed. I did not eat on my lunch break but instead visited with a friend/former colleague who was passing through town, so the flushing episode was 1) separated from my last meal by about 2 hours and 2) immediately following about an hour of sitting outdoors (I bring this up because it IS August in Houston, although it is cloudy and not particularly hot today). So I guess what i'm wondering is: Is this common as I return to burning fat for fuel? Could it be a reaction to something I'm eating or not eating? Another thing I've noticed recently is that I am getting bumps/hives/skin reactions to the slightest injury (like scratches). I'm interested to see if this goes away as I get back to very low carb. Thoughts about all this? As I type this, nearly 2 hours after lunch, my ears and cheeks continue to feel hot. Although I did eat another small meal (crepes made into grilled cheese sandwiches).
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The only thing that's done that to me is niacin (vit B3).0
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Could these symptoms be histamine related?0
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I get a flushed face around people I don't see often.0
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I have this, but haven't been able to isolate the cause. Heat definitely does it to me, even if it is not direct heat. Whatever I put in my morning hot beverage of choice tends to do it too. B-Vitamins (which give you lots of energy and wakefulness and are generally taken in the morning) do it to me sometimes. But yes, to me, it also seems that when my body is in the "fat burning zone" really heavily, I get it too...0
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »I have this, but haven't been able to isolate the cause. Heat definitely does it to me, even if it is not direct heat. Whatever I put in my morning hot beverage of choice tends to do it too. B-Vitamins (which give you lots of energy and wakefulness and are generally taken in the morning) do it to me sometimes. But yes, to me, it also seems that when my body is in the "fat burning zone" really heavily, I get it too...
LOL, yeah, I should be taking those B vitamins in the morning. I just tend to forget in the morning and prefer to take everything at once. I was thinking maybe it was switch to fat burning again because I seem to recall having it when I first started LCHF.I get a flushed face around people I don't see often.
And then there's this. Me too, sometimes. But I don't think my face was flushed while I was visiting with her.TerrierFriend wrote: »Could these symptoms be histamine related?
When I Googled it, I found this as well. Perhaps....The only thing that's done that to me is niacin (vit B3).
Do you mean in general or when you've gotten too much?0 -
For me, the flush requires pretty high doses of B3. Others may be more sensitive (going by what somebody else reported on this forum for their flush reaction). It depends on the saturation level:
http://www.doctoryourself.com/niacin.html0 -
Ohhh, thanks for the info!0
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