How do you stop an allergic reaction to citrus fruits?
I saw a dermatologist yesterday for a rash around my lips that I’ve had for 2 weeks, and she determined that it’s from eating citrus. (I eat a grapefruit or orange nearly daily.) She told me to stop eating those kinds of fruits and prescribed me “Hydrocortisone Butyrate ointment .01% – Rx only” that I’m instructed to apply twice daily. So it has only been one day so far, and I see a difference already; the redness & swelling around my lips have gone down. You may want to ask a pharmacist if the over-the-counter hydrocortizone works the same as my prescribed ointment. (But I think I’ll keep eating fruits, knowing that this stuff clears it up quickly.
