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<channel><title><![CDATA[Celiac Disease & Gluten-free Diet Information Since 1995 at Celiac.com - Comments for blog: Managing Hives & Gluten Allergies]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com</link><description /><language>en-us</language><copyright><![CDATA[http://www.celiac.com]]></copyright><generator>N/A</generator><webMaster>scott@celiac.com</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:27:49 PST</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #1]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/120/Managing-Hives-amp-Gluten-Allergies.html#Comment3484</link><description><![CDATA[Hi Terri,

You have my deepest sympathies.  I've only suffered from hives in a few places for a few years, but it's really irritating to say the least.  I am very happy that you're giving up gluten, and hope you'll give up cane sugar as well.  Cane sugar is my number one hive reaction.  There is a lot more to the hive picture than what you mentioned speaking with your naturopath about.  The adrenal system controls our bodies response to allergens and specifically, inflammation, which is what a hive is.  If you have adrenal insufficiency (similar to hypothyroidism) your body cannot produce enough cortisol to control inflammation.  This is easily checked by doing a series of saliva tests throughout the day to test your adrenal hormone production, along with associated other hormones.  The test is not very expensive, and it can be ordered by your naturopath.  One of the cardinal signs of adrenal insufficiency is the development of more severe allergic reactions and new allergies to things you were not previously allergic to.  I'm willing to bet that you have adrenal insufficiency, or a low cortisol, and that following a program to support and stimulate the adrenals will greatly lessen the severity of your allergic response system.  There is also a specific connecition to eating gluten:  gluten can trigger autoimmune reactions in the body, and specifically, can affect the adrenal gland.  There is even a disorder called autoimmune adrenal hypofunction, and the autoimmune disorder most closely associated with it is Celiac disease.

I don't mean to write a book, but I felt you might be missing this critical piece of information.  I have written many articles for celiac.com, and may be excerpting a chapter from a book I'm writing on adrenal fatigue soon.  You can find it under my name under 'view authors' in a few weeks.

The best in health,

Wendy Cohan<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Wendy Cohan R.N. at 11:08 am, Fri 27th Feb 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Wendy Cohan R.N.)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:08:14 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/120/Managing-Hives-amp-Gluten-Allergies.html#Comment3484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #2]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/120/Managing-Hives-amp-Gluten-Allergies.html#Comment3560</link><description><![CDATA[Hi! Terri, It sounds like you suffer from a lot of the same things I do and from what I have read over the two years, I see that Wendy offers you great advice. The one thing she left out is that you probably have Dermatitis Herpetiformis. I have it, and celiac disease, and from what I understand it can take up to 2 and 1/2 years for your skin to clear up even after going gluten free. I've been gluten free for almost two and still have flair ups. I think I will take Wendy's advice and look into the adrenal insufficiency.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Madonna at 10:20 am, Tue 17th Mar 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Madonna)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:20:56 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/120/Managing-Hives-amp-Gluten-Allergies.html#Comment3560</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #3]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/blogs/120/Managing-Hives-amp-Gluten-Allergies.html#Comment4325</link><description><![CDATA[I offer my sympathy to you Terri. As a child I had very similar problems, but they somewhat improved for a number of years. The frequency and size of my outbreaks have recently increased drastically. For me it is difficult to manage at times, so what you have been suffering through must be unbearable! With great sincerity I hope you are able to find the causes and live happy and hive free!!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Heather at 1:50 am, Mon 31st Aug 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Heather)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:50:15 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/blogs/120/Managing-Hives-amp-Gluten-Allergies.html#Comment4325</guid></item></channel></rss>