Now knowing what TSW is, I will survive the whole journey and heal fully!!!! Initially I WATER FASTED (for 25 days) thinking this would be my cure to eczema but after I started eating again my flares came up again, later I found out about Red Skin Syndrome/Topical Steroid Withdrawal!
So my eczema got worse because the day I started water fasting was the day I also stopped topical steroids, hence the Red Skin Syndrome/Topical Steroid Withdrawal symptoms were popping up.
Fasting actually helped flatten my eczema, as you can see the bumps have disappear and turned into red flat skin later... until I started eating again and things just went down hill from then...
15 July 2013 - Day 1 water fast & TSW
18 July 2013- Day 3 water fast & TSW
notice how lumpy my hands have become over the years with constant steroid usage vs. 2009 hands in above photos
Day 7 water fast & TSW
Day 8 water fast & TSW
bumps on forehead have flattened. I thought yay! water fasting is helping my eczema.....
bumps on forehead have flattened. I thought yay! water fasting is helping my eczema.....
Day 10 water fast & TSW
Day 11 water fast & TSW
Starting to flare around the neck hmm.... i thought
Starting to flare around the neck hmm.... i thought
Day 12 water fast & TSW
Day 13 water fast & TSW
Still very red and patchy on face. Weight is dropping on average about 0.5kg a day when water fasting
Still very red and patchy on face. Weight is dropping on average about 0.5kg a day when water fasting
Day 15 water fast & TSW
Day 16 water fast & TSW
Day 17 water fast & TSW
Day 19 water fast & TSW
Day 20 water fast & TSW
Eyes starting to get swollen due to itching, lack of sleep and TSW symptoms
Eyes starting to get swollen due to itching, lack of sleep and TSW symptoms
Day 21 water fast & TSW
Day 23 water fast & TSW
Day 2 and Day 18 water fast & TSW
see lumps going away just redden hand
see lumps going away just redden hand
Day 24 water fast & TSW
Day 25 water fast & TSW. I ended the water fast today - see my smile I was so eager to eat again!
Redness started to spread to shoulders and arms at this point
Hands seem to be improving. Redness there but not as lumpy any more
Day 26
Day 28
Day 37
Day 46
Swollen eyes :( Emotional day
Check out my red sleeves
Day 55 of TSW
this photo scares the shit outta me! with my eyes shown it will scare u more!
Day 58
Day 59
Day 60
Day 63
Day 69
Days 67 and 69
What did you eat when you after you completed your first water fast?
ReplyDelete@Mike Lee, Hi Mike, I had a diluted vegetable juice of apple and carrot then later I ate an tomato. I didn't break the fast well enough, the next few days I had pieces of fruit, crackers and miso soup. Next time I would go on fruit juices and high water content fruits for a week first.
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