Cheese makes my eyes sweat!

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Faye_Anderson
Faye_Anderson Posts: 1,495 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Just had a piece of cheese with my dinner and this happened again. It starts with under my eyes and my cheekbones sweating (tingling and damp :ohwell: ) then goes to my brow bone.
It seems the stronger the cheese the worse the effect.
This happens to my sister but with tinned tuna.
Can anyone explain why this happens/ what it is? :flowerforyou:

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  • SophW27
    SophW27 Posts: 19
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    Sorry I can't help, but that is terrifying. Especially if you love cheese - that'd be awful for me :cry:
  • Faye_Anderson
    Faye_Anderson Posts: 1,495 Member
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    Yes I love cheese, it's not terrifying, just randomly weird :smile:
  • hope516
    hope516 Posts: 1,133 Member
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    perhaps a mild allergy??? :huh:
  • Faye_Anderson
    Faye_Anderson Posts: 1,495 Member
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    Let's see if this BUMP thing works, would love to know if someone knows what it is :)
  • Faye_Anderson
    Faye_Anderson Posts: 1,495 Member
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    Just remembered this, wonder if anyone knows?
  • MermaidFaith
    MermaidFaith Posts: 495 Member
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    That happens to me with hot sauce because its spicy. is the cheese pepperjack or something. Sounds like a small allergy but you would think milk would do it too if you were allergic
  • alyson820
    alyson820 Posts: 448 Member
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    I know that happens to people on monoamine oxidase inhibitors because they can't break down the tyromine in cheese, which has the same effect on the nervous system as adrenaline. So when people on those meds eat cheese, it causes their blood pressure to rise and their heart rate to increase - and it'll cause them to sweat.

    I dunno if that helped, because it only makes sense if you're on one of those medications.
  • Picola1984
    Picola1984 Posts: 1,133
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    Sweaty eyes? How random!!

    Maybe try goats cheese or lactose free cheese?

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