I suffer with severe eczema – these are the foods which make my symptoms worse

An eczema sufferer has shared the foods he has been avoiding in a bid to ease the symptoms of the skin condition.

Sarah Mercuri revealed the four foods and drinks people with eczema should avoid to improve their overall skin condition.

Ms Mercuri said people with eczema should not eat wheat and gluten, dairy, sugar or alcohol if they want to relieve the severe symptoms of eczema.

Mercuri’s advice appeared to upset other TikTok users, who said it would cut out too many foods from their usual diet.

One user furiously said: ‘What else is there to eat!!’

Another complained: “That’s legit any food.”

A third complained: “So all food brings happiness?”

A fourth sarcastically quipped: “Great, so the only four things I consume.”

It’s not all doom and gloom for those with eczema, however, as Mercuri advised that these foods only need to be avoided during a severe outbreak.

Atopic eczema causes the skin to become itchy, dry, cracked and painful.

Some people only have small patches of dry skin, but others may experience widespread inflamed skin over the entire body.

Although atopic eczema can affect any part of the body, in children it most commonly affects the hands, the insides of the elbows, the backs of the knees, and the face and scalp.

People with atopic eczema usually have periods when symptoms are less noticeable, but also periods when symptoms become more severe (flare-ups).

The NHS advises that topical eczema can be treated with a variety of self-care techniques, such as reducing scratching and avoiding triggers, using daily moisturizing treatments for dry skin and taking topical corticosteroids, which are used to reduce swelling, redness and reduce itching during flare-ups. -ups.