Excema under DPs eye - what foods will impact this?

[Blinglovin]

DP suffers from allergies and excema which flares up at different times. But recently he's got it under his eye. the doctor gave him some cream to use as needed, but obviously he's not keen to use it all the time. It was a lot better, but suddenly flared up again yesterday morning. I wondered if it was possibly connected to food he may have eaten as if anything, he was less stressed than he has been the last few weeks?

He ate rye toast and scrambled eggs for breakfast (well, brunch - we slept late! )and his usual few cups of coffee a day. He had a bite of a vienna sausage and an apple and rhubarb crumble thing at my sister's place and a fresh apple at home. Then we had lamb stew (with tomatoe) for dinner with brown rice. In between, knowing him, he probably did some snacking but that's always the same - ryvitas, peanut butter, avocados and/or cheddar cheese.

Any thoughts? It really bothers him as he feels like it screams "UGLY RASH UNDER MY EYE" even though it doesn't hurt.

Bumping - help please!

I had this recurrently for ages. I was allergic to dust at work.......

I keep away from that area as much as poss, but when it was at it's worse, and absolutely livid eveyday, doc told me it was ok to use mild hydrocortisone every day to keep it at bay.

There was also a new non-steroidal cream she mentioned, but I was pg at the time so couldn't take it

Dust? That's interesting because the reason DP and I were at my sister's is because she needed muscle to help her DH move some stuff and inevitably there was a lot of dust and he did some vacuuming...

He may also find it helpful to use a moisturiser 2-3 times a day - inbetween uses of the stronger cream he has.

I get this on my eye lid from time to time. I thought it might be an allergy, but nothing consistent in what I've eaten/used on my face when it flares up. I think I get it when it's cold and windy or if I've been sat in a dry atmosphere. I was given steroid cream but that can only be used for a couple of days. Boots pharmacist recommended "simple eye ointment". It's £5+ for a tiny tube, but you hardly need any and I put it on to keep the eye area moist, especially if going out in the cold, and at night. Seems to help. Wonder if this might work for your DP?

DH gets this.

With him, the triggers are:

Dust.
Public transport (yes, I know, I thought this was bollocks too but I've seen it happen before my very eyes)
Central heating on too high.

However being the hypochondriac man he is, he went and did one of those food allergy tests and that showed up a few mild intolerances (MSG, coffee, a few other things). Personally I think its all quackery but there you go..

my dh had a terrible blistered rash under his eye, it was a severe attack of sinitus. it was actually like a cold sore. But painful too. Just thought i'd mention it.

He does moisterize but I'll encourage more aggressive moisterizing. I think the dust is possible - he does suffer from various allergies and always has to have a steroid injenction at the beginning of summer because the allergies get so bad he gets terrible asthma.

Thanks everyone.

Mine was wood dust....