Dh Suffering In My Own Skin

[Cowboyjake24]

So I have had celiac since I was 12 I'm now 25 back in 2010 I started getting these blisters they poped easy. Well than I got this hiedeous rash on my chest butt hips knees elbows and it is dh. I'm a male and I suffer in the summer time it has made me self conscience of my skin. Some of the blisters I get are huge but this rash its painful it's itchy I walk around scratching all the time no relief to be found.people have come up to me and asked me what drugs I was on cause I was scratching so much than when I tell them or show them they look at me like I have the plague.salt water therapy hurts but I feel like a prisoner in my own skin

[bartfull]

Have you been strictly gluten-free since your diagnosis?

[ravenwoodglass]

Welcome to the board. How strict are you being with the diet?  Unfortunately when we have celiac we have to be very careful not only with what we eat but how it is prepared. If you are eating in restaurants it would be a good idea to stop for a bit. You also should drop iodine from your diet for a while until your lesions heal. If your salt baths are using iodized salt stop them. While gluten cannot get through intact skin where you have lesions your skin is not intact. Make sure anything you are putting on your skin is gluten free. Do be sure to check any meds or supplements you may be taking for gluten. If you have a significant other who is a gluten eater then be aware that they need to brush their teeth before you kiss.

If you haven't already be sure to read the Newbie 101 thread at the top of the Coping section as it has a lot of info that may be helpful.