Location dependent allergies are very real.
I thought my problems with psoriasis were done when I eliminated wheat and gluten from my diet. A few weeks ago I started eating alot of whole fruit in a bowl of yogurt. I started over doing it by eating yogurt three times per day. Suddenly I noticed hive like bumps on my elbows. I realized after a couple of days it must be a food allergy similar to my wheat / gluten allergy. Since I was over eating yogurt I decided to eliminate dairy completely and very quickly I noticed improvement. The photo is after most of the swelling had been eliminated. An interesting point is that I had psoriasis on this particular location and my knees only early in life as a child. Since then the problems have all been on my hands. Wheat / gluten gives problems with skin on my hands. Appears dairy triggers something that causes it on my elbows. Very strange.
As soon as I figured out what was happening I ceased ingesting all dairy products. After a short time I experienced a headache very similar but less severe to what I get when I quit all caffeine.
And yes I know its a rather repulsive photo but I have suffered enough with this that I want to transmit the information to others and my descendants. No need for them to wait till they are 45 to stop the suffering!
Addenda: During a sequence of 4 fly out interviews I ate peanuts on every flight. I ended up with itchy patches again on my elbows. No more peanuts for me!
Same issue eating too many Jelly Belly.
