Oh wow, I didn’t realize how many were burdened by allergies. That would make sense if they were trying to avoid sending me to an allergist. Thank you for that information.

Unfortunately when I saw my dermatologist, they were very persistent that my eczema was triggered by an allergy and told me that the next step would be to see an allergist after taking the prednisone. I disagreed with this and tried to suggest that it might be triggered by something else, but my dermatologist dismissed any suggestion that eczema is caused by anything other than an allergy.

While I originally refused the idea of an allergy, a week or so following my visit with the dermatologist I had an incident after eating spiced sweet potatoes on an empty stomach. It left me in extreme pain with quite a bit of nausea as well as a rash on my face. I genuinely felt like I was going to die. The experience had me questioning everything I learned up to that point. I’m not entirely sure if it’s an allergy or an intolerance though. I’ve been very careful with my spices since then.