How can you avoid a flush?
Flush syndrome can only be avoided in certain situations. If there are basic organic diseases, it is difficult to suppress the symptoms. A flush due to stress, excitement or the ingestion of certain substances, however, can be avoided. This includes first of all avoiding stressful situations and excitement. If there is concomitant high blood pressure, it should be treated with medication or by adjusting your lifestyle.Lifestyle habits that can reduce flush syndrome include exercise, healthy and low-salt food, fresh air and alcohol reduction.
Which doctor treats flush syndrome?
Depending on the cause, flush syndrome requires interdisciplinary treatment. A visit to an internist or general practitioner is recommended for initial diagnosis and classification of the potential causes. Many possible causes such as stress situations or side effects of medication can already be eliminated by the general practitioner. For the clarification of other diseases, cooperation with an oncologist (cancer specialist) and radiologist may be necessary.
Duration
The duration of flush syndrome is difficult to estimate, as it depends entirely on the underlying cause. The typical flush reaction to certain everyday reactions, foods or temperatures usually subsides within a short time or after the trigger is removed. A flush syndrome at high temperatures or during sports can persist for the entire duration of exposure and then regresses within a few minutes.
A drug-related cause is also often behind the flush. Usually the flush syndrome persists for a few minutes to a few hours and then subsides again. However, as long as the medication is taken regularly, a further occurrence of flushing can be expected.
Prognosis
It is also difficult to generalize the prognosis for flush syndrome. In most cases, some people have a general predisposition to experience flushing in certain situations. However, if flush syndrome occurs as a result of drug treatment or disease, the prognosis depends on this underlying cause.
When the medication is discontinued, the flush syndrome is expected to decrease. A flush syndrome due to a tumor disease, on the other hand, can be associated with very different prognoses. By curing the tumor disease, the metabolism usually returns to normal, so that the symptoms do not occur.
