Bright Red nose and face during flare

[CathyRachelle]

I searched previous entries and only found one similar query. During a bad flare my nose and sometimes my entire face gets bright red. I have been tested for Lupus and do not have it. I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. Thanks

 

[Cutiegirl]

Yes! More so on my cheeks and nose. It's like roseaca? I use Rx Metrogel daily in the morning and Rosiver in the evening. They control the redness. It flares up on my face also if I have a little too much spice or wine. Another thing I've heard is to cut down on dairy. I am betting you are fair skinned and blonde?

 

[CathyRachelle]

I was only blonde as a child, now I’m blonde by choice and yes, I’m pretty fair. Tonight’s episode was during a painful wave and my husband came in the room and said it looks like you’re going through a rough one because I was beet red. I had not eaten for hours, so no causal relationship there. I just wondered if anyone else had it. My naturally blonde sister does have Roseaca, but this is different. It leaves when pain lessens and no bumps. Thanks so much for your reply!

 

[JayCS]

From two substances this happened to me, which won't apply:
a hyaluronic acid injection in my spine once and
now using "flush" vitamin B3/niacin when I increase the dose, much more slowly now.
So praps using the term "flush" can help you get closer to the reason....

buoyhealth has a good long page about facial redness.
Of the possible reasons named there, I can imagine an allergic reaction and an infection most likely, since it sounds like you have had anything serious checked, as advisable.
An infection itself you'd probably "feel", whilst you might find a food, med or contact trigger.
I have a pre-form of atopic dermatitis without any visible signs, but this is something that can be triggered by stress, like in the flare. In my case even water is a trigger as well as soaps etc.
So it may be one or a combination of triggers as a result of a flare.
The other way round might be an autoimmune process, as a part of fibro or something separate. And not necessarily one of the typical ones that have been identified yet.
So prevention might be trying to find and eliminate triggers as much as possible and alleviation taking (more of) something anti-inflammatory.
(The more well-known anti-inflammatory supps would be ALC, D3, ginkgo, mag threonate, NAC, Ω3, CoQ10, rhodiola, SAM-e, zinc, ALA, there's 20+ more I take most of, incl. the spices I don't tolerate/take.
For anything feeling inflamed 15-30 seconds of cold water helps me, despite more water inflaming).

 

[CathyRachelle]

Thank you such for your comprehensive reply! An anti inflammatory supplement might help!

 

[FibroMike]

Does anyone have an anti inflammatory supplement to suggest?

 

[JayCS]

Does anyone have an anti inflammatory supplement to suggest?

Did you see the 10 more common ones I named at the end of my last post?
Of these praps first in line CoQ10 and zinc (if not high in your bloods). Then ALA and/or ALC.
Vit. D3 is something many of us will be needing anyway (best with vit. K2(-MK7))