Dreaded Keto Rash
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jrloveless wrote: »Well that stinks because mine is on my face and if it doesn't go away easily that's going to suck! I may not be able to continue LCHF at this rate. I'm very self conscious when it comes to my face. I've finally gotten better with acne and now just to add in a rash? Crap. *sigh*
It might not be the keto. I'd try the usual remedies before you give up, and also take a multivitamin.0 -
The diet is the only change that could be possible for it that I am aware of. I have been taking the same pills and vitamins for at least several months. I take BC, osteo biflex, caltrate 600-D (vitamin D inefficiency), multi-vitamin, a muscle relaxer, a nerve pain med (1x a day), and Aleve if needed. These have all been part of my daily regime for at least five months if not longer. We're still using the same detergents and soaps in the house. The keto diet is the only thing I can think is different. I don't think I'm drinking enough water. Trying to change that though since this started. I took an antihistamine and the itching stopped though.0
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jrloveless wrote: »I took an antihistamine and the itching stopped though.
You could be allergic to something. It's hard to track down allergies. My (possibly) keto rash/dry skin seems to have cleared up and stayed that way since I started taking a multivitamin.
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Please be careful with a rash with unknown origins. Last summer, my hands turned red and itched like crazy, as did my feet. I wasn't on any kind of diet and hadn't eaten yet, no changes in soaps or detergents. Within an hour my lips and eye lids had swollen and I couldn't breathe. My husband rushed me to the ER where I collapsed before I made it in the door (embarrassing! I passed out in a full waiting room) what started as itching turned into anaphylactic shock. I had another episode less than 10 days later and never did figure out what had caused it. I'm not saying that's what it is, but if you experience any facial swelling, go to the ER and don't wait. I have to carry epi pens now, but really they only buy you time.0
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My husband suffers from candida / yeast type rash all over his body (he feeds it with tons of white bread, starch, and sugar....he won't listen to me
.) It is not supposed to be contagious, but I've gotten a tiny patch on my rib cage about 3 times (I've noticed it's where my skin touches his skin when we sleep). I haven't paid enough attention to guess if it's diet related, BUT I hadn't had a problem in the 7 years he's had it until I went on LCHF originally 5-6 months ago. I've been on and off the wagon and will pay more attention to see if there's a correlation).
It clears right up with this: Before bathing, rub baking soda over the rash and exfoliate. Take a bath in warm/hot (not steaming hot) water with ACV (2 Cups) and baking soda (about 1/2 Cup) and Epson salt. Drink tons of water and green tea. Rub straight ACV (the kind with the mother like Braggs) onto the rash after towel drying/blotting off. Let it dry before you get dressed. Yes..you stink like ACV..but it works. I also used coconut oil w/ lavender or tea tree oil mixed in before work on the area. Best wishes! That sounds MISERABLE!0 -
Thanks. The ACV seemed to do the trick, so maybe that was it.0
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JessicaLCHF wrote: »
This is exactly what I have, all over the back of my neck and a bit on my chest. I was thinking for me it might be because Im eating more dairy than I used to. I'd given up all dairy a couple of years ago due to being lactose intolerant but when I was researching Keto I found out that butter and double cream only have small amounts so I thought I'd be okay with it so I've been eating loads of butter and cream. yesterday and today I haven't had any and have noticed a slight improvement so far.
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It makes total sense to why I've been so itchy!0
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It's very likely that calling 911 will be the quickest way to get emergency medical care in the case of a severe allergic reaction, when minutes count. (But I'm glad that you're okay, and that your husband did what needed to be done, @AshleyC1023 . You shouldn't be embarrassed about passing out. You survived)!0
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Lithezebra - I would definitely recommend anyone to get ambulatory services rather than being driven - if time permits. I live on a military base, and we don't have the services on the part where I live - they come from, you guessed it, the military ER I go to! So, saves half the time to have hubby (who was an EMT before he joined) drive me if at all possible.
The ER doctor set me up in the event that I'm alone. She gave me 6 epi-pens in the event I have to wait the 20-30 minutes on an ambulance to arrive. In hopes that I never have to use even half of them, but you never know.
It is totally embarrassing because when you come to, you don't know WTF happened to you. I woke up on the floor outside the ER with a ton of nurses standing around and the first thing I remember was a male nurse saying "how do you feel" and not being able to talk but thinking "how do you think?" Just scary, so now I'm kind of paranoid of anyone that says they itch really bad or have a rash!
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@AshleyC1023 You might ask a doctor about taking benadryl, if you're alone, waiting for an ambulance, just in case it takes longer than expected. The epi pens give you time for it to take effect. I was an idiot once, but a lucky one, and went into the lab to run DNA samples when I had a hint of hives on my face. By the time I got to the ER, I could barely see through my swollen eyelids and I looked like the elephant man. And it was for school, not even for a job!0
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I have that handy all the time. The 2nd time I started out lightly itchy (and was still on the prednisone and a shopping list of other drugs to include benedryl) and ended up using my epi pen because it progressed fast. So I had taken benedryl an hour prior, and got a high dose at the ER because their first dose wasn't effective. Just weird. They suggested a food allergy, but I hadn't eaten at all either time since the night before. The allergy specialist said it wasn't a food allergy at my age and finally Dx'ed it as "Idiopathic anaphylaxis". I never got hives at all, and trust me, those ER docs made me strip down to check everywhere and nothing. I haven't had an episode since June 2015, so we never determined a trigger for it.
I totally looked like Kylie Jenner's challenge with the lips.0 -
JessicaLCHF wrote: »Ack, I believe about a week into ketosis, this time I got the dreaded keto rash. Never had it before but it sounds and acts just like all the reading up I've been doing all morning. Any tips that work for this incredibly itchy rash? So far I'm trying to over moisturize it.
After my morning reading I might try lemon juice, coconut oil and selsun blue (dandruff shampoo) as well. I do think it's related to candida die-off, but that's my opinion. Lots of conflicting info out there! I'm also taking a strong probiotic tho some ppl say it helps and others that it makes it worse.
Number one defense: forcing myself not to scratch which is very difficult. Started on the nape of my neck, has since popped up all over except below the knee nor on my face. I even have itchy bumps on the palms of my hands. Thankful it's not on my face tho.
I am on a probiotic regime diet now with all kinds of fermented foods. You are correct, this is a die-off. I get similar reactions because I dove in head first into the probiotic/fermented veggies too fast.
Here is what I found for immediate relief: (you're not going to believe this)
I take a blow gun hair dryer and on the highest heat setting and bring it close to the affected area. I get it as close as I can stand it. Hold it as long as you can. Take it off, and the itching should go away. This might not work in certain parts of the body. If you don't have a hot enough hair dryer, use hot water, but apply warm water, and SLOWLY raise the heat until you can't stand it anymore.
Long term: I took a multi-culture probiotic capsule and opened it and poured it into some liquid coconut oil. I had two rashes on both of my shins/legs. To test whether it worked, every morning I applied the probiotic/coconut oil to only ONE leg for a week. The leg I treated ~ cleared up, and the other leg didn't. I then treated the other leg.
Also, these die-offs are good for your body. Candida is one of the baddies.
The only time these rashes can be dangerous ~ is if you start getting a throat swelling, choking reaction.
YouTube: Candida die-off
rash candida die-off
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / The Recipe Water Fasting / E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program
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@AshleyC1023 my sister was dx'd with that as well, hers started after her children started having the same problem. Hives itching asthma anaphylaxis. After a lot of drs and testing they were eventually dx'd with mast cell activation syndrome. There was a time period where they couldn't eat almost anything without having reactions. They now have it somewhat under control with some new medications. Hopefully what you have doesn't happen again but it might be worth looking into if it continues.0
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Mine has turned out to be an allergy, not the dreaded keto rash.0
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Lithezebra, do you know what to? We think mine might have been caused by dish soap but were never able to confirm it. I tossed out everything that was new to our house, and now I test dish soap at the store ( before I buy it, I put some straight on my hand, and walmart is next to the hospital, lol)
Whatever it is, I hope it gets better, itching sucks!0 -
I don't know what it's to, but my lips puffed up, a lot, I took Benadryl, and everything was much better in the morning. Now I've got the dry peeling again.
I hope that your allergen is gone for good, @AshleyC1023 !0 -
@JessicaLCHF update? Is it gone?0
