Found one of my triggers

[JamesNoble 0]

So, as I'm sitting here angrily eating my dinner reflecting on the fresh batch of red devils gorging my face after a period of being relative clear... I came to an abrupt and a spit your food out conclusion that... it must be what I'm eating RIGHT NOW... which is soy sauce used as a dressing.

So, after some brief recollection to a period where I was breaking out a lot last winter I realized at that time I was eating soy derivatives everyday.

I stopped eating the stuff up untill now because I ran out of any dressing....

I've been eating food with soy sauce for 4 days now... and my face broke out today... I think they are connected.

ALSO I notice if I chew gum for a few days I will get pimples around my mouth... GUM CONTAINS SOY LICHTEN... a derivative of soy...

So, it sucks... but no more gum and no more soy!

[rcr0412 0]

most soy allergies are to the protein

[JamesNoble 0]

The soy protein, or protein in general?

[J-Dog 0]

Soy sauce contains gluten!

~J-Dog

[LongfellowDeeds 0]

The soy protein, or protein in general?

allergic to protein? im pretty sure you'd die lol

[JamesNoble 0]

Yeah, I was gonna say... I eat over 100 grams of protein a day.

[rcr0412 0]

yes the protein in soy

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/AllergiesFood/story?id=4521231

http://foodallergies.about.com/od/soyaller.../soyallergy.htm

[JamesNoble 0]

It mentions it affects people with asthma more.

I have asthma.

I'm 75% certain soy is the culprit to my recent breakouts.

In the winter I ate soy at least once every 2 days. It affected certain parts of me. Forehead, eybrows, and around the lips.

That's where I'm breaking out right now.

I think it's best for me to stay away from it.

Now I gotta eliminate gluten which is proving to be very hard.

[User24582 4]

Soy sauce contains gluten!

^

this

And also, soy contains opioid peptides, similar to the ones in gluten and dairy, which alter hormones. Also it has lots of phytoestrogens...which also alter hormones...

[rcr0412 0]

yea the gluten is hard at first but after awhile it is not too bad, i stay away from soy in general but if its soy lecithin i dont because its in almond milk, your best bet for cutting out gluten if you really love bread is find a health food store that sells gluten free bread or even a gluten free bakery! good luck

[JamesNoble 0]

UPDATE

So I started chewing gum again, and I have a few around my lips... I think it's from a certain type of gum that contains a lot of Soy Lichten... The Wrigley's 5 gum.

[teadrinker 0]

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Edited December 27, 2011 by teadrinker

[JamesNoble 0]

Bah, I hate the one's around the mouth.

No good for kissing.