{"id":3756,"date":"2012-04-04T13:54:47","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T21:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/?p=3756"},"modified":"2020-08-08T13:45:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T13:45:51","slug":"wellness-wednesday-a-mexican-medical-mystery-solved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2012\/04\/wellness-wednesday-a-mexican-medical-mystery-solved\/","title":{"rendered":"WELLNESS WEDNESDAY &#8211; A Mexican medical mystery solved!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Hey Chicks,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am back to attack <a href=\"SiteHere\">AnchorHere<\/a><a title=\"FITNESS FRIDAY \u2013 How to survive an All Inclusive Holiday..Fit Chick Style!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2012\/03\/wellness-wednesday-countdown-to-wearing-a-bathing-suit-insert-gulp\/\">after all my hard prep work for the trip<\/a>, I managed to come back with zero weight gain &#8211; yipeee! You can make decorating a breeze with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cvlinens.com\/collections\/chair-covers\">white chair covers for weddings<\/a>, it\u2019s amazing how chair covers, tablecloths, and chair sashes can transform any occasion. I will be honest that I did indulge in <del>many <\/del>a few cocktails and large portions of guacamole but I did still get my workouts in.\u00a0 After a few days home, drinking lots of water to hydrate,<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3757\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/SAM_0529.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3757\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3757 size-medium\" title=\"SAM_0529\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/SAM_0529-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"FIT CHICKS Wedding weight loss\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/SAM_0529-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/SAM_0529-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/SAM_0529.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Congrats to the gorgeous Mel G &amp; Scott!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Now during my time of fun in the sun, I did notice something strange happening to me which I wanted to share with all of my chicks heading South of the Border. Around day 2, I noticed red marks beginning to form down my side and tummy. At first I thought I had scratched myself but they were not raised as a scratch would be. I didn&#8217;t think much off it (other than the 3 people who asked if I had been in a car accident!) until I got home and they started to peel. With our awesome medical system in Canada I went to get it checked out as it is always better to be safe than sorry<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3758\" style=\"width: 179px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMAG0183.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3758\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3758 size-medium\" title=\"IMAG0183\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMAG0183-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fit chicks mexico\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMAG0183-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMAG0183-577x1024.jpg 577w, http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMAG0183.jpg 1840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">My Mexican medical mystery!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">So what was it? I had <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avantderm.com\/una-cerveza-por-favor\/\">phytophotodermatitis <\/a>(trying saying that 3 times fast!) also known as &#8216;Mexican beer dermatitis<strong>&#8216;.<\/strong> It is a basically a reaction that occurs when skin comes in contact with a phototoxic agent (common culprits are lemons, limes, celery, parsnips, oil of bergamot) and then exposed to sunlight.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3759\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/SAM_07402.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3759\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3759 size-medium\" title=\"SAM_07402\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/SAM_07402-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"FIT CHICKS Holiday Weight loss\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/SAM_07402-210x300.jpg 210w, http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/SAM_07402.jpg 687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The culprit&#8230;a lime in my Bloody Caesar!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The doctor thinks that during my &#8220;cocktail hour&#8221; I squeezed a lime and rubbed my skin which led to these marks! <strong>The good news:<\/strong> it is nothing that is harmful to my health.\u00a0 <strong>The bad news:<\/strong> it may take months to go away.\u00a0 He said he sees tons of cases with Canadians coming back from sun holidays and not knowing what it is from and that is why I wanted to share this tidbit \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>So the lesson of the day chicks<\/strong>&#8230;make sure to wash your hands after touching anything on holiday or pass up the drinks with limes (i think the first one may be easier:).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">And even though I have these yucky red marks for the next couple of months, I would not take back a moment of this amazing trip. Congrats Scott &amp; Melissa &#8211; I couldn&#8217;t be happier for you guys! xo<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Have a fabulous day!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Laura, Your Head Chick xo<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">PS If you are heading on an all inclusive, make sure to also check out <a title=\"FITNESS FRIDAY \u2013 How to survive an All Inclusive Holiday..Fit Chick Style!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2012\/02\/fitness-friday-how-to-survive-an-all-inclusive-holiday-fit-chick-style\/\">Head Chick Amanda&#8217;s tips for surviving an all inclusive vacation.<\/a>..they really helped!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">PSS Exciting stuff!\u00a0 We now have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/programs\/zumba\">Zumba classes starting April 10th<\/a> as well as our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/programs\">April FIT CHICKS Bootcamps<\/a> plus our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/challenges\/28-day-pedometer-challenge\">28 day Pedometer Challenge starts May 7th<\/a>&#8230;who&#8217;s in!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Chicks, I am back to attack AnchorHereafter all my hard prep work for the trip, I managed to come back with zero weight gain &#8211; yipeee! 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