What should not be eaten by vitiligo patients

Vitiligo is one of the common skin diseases in life. In patients with vitiligo, the synthesis of melanin in their bodies is hindered due to the obstruction of the vitiligo virus, resulting in the appearance of white spots on the body. This is the most obvious symptom of vitiligo. Patients suffering from vitiligo not only need to take medications on time, but also have very high requirements for diet. Patients with vitiligo should know what they cannot eat.

Eating habits are very important for patients with vitiligo. If patients eat some foods that vitiligo patients cannot eat, it will aggravate the condition or cause more complications, which is very dangerous. Therefore, it is important for patients with vitiligo to understand what they cannot eat.

1) Avoid eating fish, shrimp or seafood. Clinical studies have also found that many patients become ill or their conditions worsen after eating seafood. Therefore, vitiligo patients should pay attention to controlling their appetite, eat less seafood or better not eat it, but they can eat seafood vegetables such as kelp and seaweed.

2) Secondly, eat less or no foods containing vitamins. Because vitamin C can reduce the activity of serum copper oxidase, hinder the synthesis of tyrosinase, and interfere with the synthesis of melanin in the affected skin, aggravating the condition, patients are advised to eat less foods rich in vitamins, especially fruits such as oranges, apples, and kiwis.

3) Vitiligo patients should not eat spinach. According to numerous sources, spinach is a vegetable that patients should not eat, because the oxalic acid in spinach can easily react with chemical substances in the body, causing itching of the affected skin areas, aggravating the spread of white spots and thus worsening the condition, and even inducing new vitiligo.

4) Do not eat spicy food. Spicy food may irritate the patient's skin. Some patients will suffer from skin allergies after eating spicy food, which may cause the vitiligo patient's condition to worsen or relapse. Therefore, patients with vitiligo should control their diet, which will help them recover sooner.

In addition, people with vitiligo should eat more foods containing tyrosine and minerals, such as meat (beef, rabbit, and pork lean meat), animal liver, eggs (eggs, duck eggs, quail eggs), milk (milk, yogurt), vegetables (fresh vegetables, as well as radish, eggplant, winter bamboo shoots, fungus, kelp, etc.), beans (soybean, pea, mung bean, soy products), peanuts, black sesame, walnuts, raisins, snails, clams and other shellfish. At the same time, you should avoid eating chili peppers and alcohol, whether it is beer or white wine; avoid eating tomatoes because tomatoes contain a lot of vitamin C. Vitamin C can interrupt the synthesis of melanin, thereby preventing the regeneration of melanin in the lesion.

The above is an introduction to what people with vitiligo should not eat. I hope it can arouse some vitiligo patients’ vigilance. You should pay more attention to your sick body so that you can better help with treatment. In addition to eating habits, the patient's daily routine is also one of the main factors affecting treatment.