Day 17 and rash appearing?

[SimoneB]

Hi,

I'm on day 17 of my first Whole30 and I have been very strict, didn't cheat once and didn't eat any weird stuff. However, since maybe two days I am getting a rash on my arms and in my neck.... It looks like the kind of eczema I used to have ages ago but what disappeared. I'm not to thrilled that is seems to be coming back... I have no idea what is causing it and was wondering if I should be worried or is that a normal side effect at this stage?

Thanks!

[Tom Denham]

Rashes are not normal. I'm sorry you are having this experience.

[Ravin]

Do you know what used to trigger it? Is there any particular food you've been eating a lot more of that might be allergenic for you (eggs perhaps?) Have you had a change in the weather or in the kind of soaps and detergents you've been using?

[SimoneB]

No Ravin, I didn't change anything in terms of soaps and detergent. Obviously I am eating differently but the one thing I didn't use so much is coconut oil. So that might be the problem. I am trying to test it now by using less coconut products. And I did eat eggs before but in a smaller amount. Not sure if those are the issue but that is the only thing that has changed as far as I can recall!

[Roz Griffiths]

I would cut out coconut oil for, say, a week & see if that makes a difference. Lots of people are sensitive to coconut. You can cook with lard, tallow, duck or goose fat & bacon fat for high temperatures, & olive oil for low temperatures.