not sure why it didn't come up when searching before but there is a form of dermatitis that affects the hands, feet, elbows and knees mainly, consisting of irritating small red raised lumps that are very itchy and often the skin takes on a thickened, scaly appearance
Dermatitis Herpetiformis
i've been getting this since my mid 20s, and only just recently finally get a positive confirmation of what it is
it's a protein allergy and it is a symptom of celiac disease
the exact locations tend to vary, but barley and wheat certainly seem to primarily cause outbreaks on my hands and elbows, and i strongly suspect psyllium husk, which doesn't even have that much protein in it after that part is mostly mechanically stripped out, clearly triggers it in the lower body
the reaction is intensely distracting and irritating, and yes obviously i'm cutting it out because there was no other big problem happening from anything else, but it leaves me with the question about how to increase fibre intake
i can certainly consume more milk, i have whole milk powder currently and lactose that isn't digested can be turned into digestive fibre, but the problem is that the lactose tends ot end up causing me to put on weight and further develop symptoms of diabetes
if i don't increase my fibre intake somehow, i have problems with being unable to absorb sufficient fats
in the past, i found that spinach seemed to be one of the most reliable forms of fibre that i could take, than allowed me to eat a full 100g of fat (lard, at the time) and experience a great improvement in my metabolism and energy
unfortunately it seems to be a bit difficult to find around the place here
easy plant to grow though, but i don't know how much i have to plant out to get sufficient production for my needs
in any case, over the next week with the allergen eliminated the problem will go away, but it's really fucking irritating
one of the reasons i'm so skeptical about veganism at all is this problem of allergenic proteins, well, you can then add to this the problem of diabetes as well, because vegan diets are also high carb and will only make developing type 2 get worse
but at the same time, a high protein diet is not good either, and much of that excess protein above requirements turns into sugars and the excess protein in general causes increased ammonia levels in the blood which causes all kinds of problems as well
this thing boxes me into corners like the story of the cows who were starved by acacia trees signalling each other to increase tannin levels to intolerable for the cows to eat the leaves who literally were found all dead in a paddock surrounded by plants that normally they could eat... literally starved and dehydrated to death
european food standards have led to high protein, low fat meat being the primary available source of fats, and poisoned, pathetically limited choices in vegetables, which are also a minefield of allergies for me
oof, i hate this shit
well, drink the coffee, guzzle the water, do the work, and then plot the escape plan...