Vitiligo is an auto-immune disease which is affected by various people of any age, sex, and constitution. There is a loss of normal skin color and the skin turns white when an individual suffers from vitiligo. There are some foods which are known to hinder the formation and production of melanocytes. So, you need to avoid unhealthy foods and add healthy foods to your vitiligo diet. Here are some dos and don’ts that you should follow for a speedy recovery from vitiligo.
Do's
- Include fresh fruits which is not sour and vegetables in your daily vitiligo diet.
- Eat vegetarian foods as much as possible
- Get exposed to the early morning - setting sun for 10-15 minutes daily. Use a good sunscreen if you step out in the sun between 10 am to 4 pm
- Be happy
Don'ts
- Sour foods like lemons, oranges, tomatoes ketchup, pickles, raw mango, sour curd, over fermented foods, Chinese foods (or foods containing vinegar and soy sauces) etc.
- Seafood, such as fish, prawns, crabs, lobsters, shrimps, needs to be completely avoided in your diet for vitiligo.
- We also encourage our patients to avoid non-veg foods and foods with artificial colors and preservatives along with the canned foods for a better recovery.
Homeopathy treatment is found to be the best solution for it.
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Vitiligo is not definitively an autoimmune disease. While it may be true for some, there are other causes such as shock / trauma, contact with certain chemicals, vitamin deficiencies, and hereditary.
Very true.