† Corn starch is called 'cornflour' only in the UK.
Corn meal (sometimes called 'corn flour')
is high in salicylate.
† Oil should be cold-pressed & preservative free.
† Yeast extract, e.g. Marmite, is high in salicylate.
29th December 2020: A large portion of potato chips fried in peanut oil triggered a flare-up like no other.
3rd January 2021: Began with the list of safe foods included in the UCCS Simple Elimination Diet.
6th January 2021: Little or no success. Discovered that sweet potato and coconut oil are both very high in salicylate (the active metabolite in aspirin, to which I am allergic) so I decided to adapt. As well as moderate- and high-salicylate food, this list also excludes nuts (to which I am allergic) and dairy (to which I am intolerant) even though some nuts and all dairy contain no salicylate. Fortunately, meat, fish, poultry & eggs are fine, i.e. contain no salicylate, but I should avoid liver & prawns and anything processed, e.g. sausages.
4th February 2021: Some success at last; avoiding salicylate is definitely helping. Following examination by a consultant dermatologist at UCLH, I have a new skin care regime. Face: Eumovate cream twice daily for two weeks(†) then Protopic 0.1% ointment daily before bed. Body: Dermovate ointment once daily for two weeks(†), then on alternate days for two weeks, then at weekends only.
† Start date: 5th February 2021