Little Red Bumps

[averyevansmom]

I took my daugher to Starbucks for a treat the other night since she does not have celiac disease. She does follow the gluten-free diet at home however. I had a scone and a Chai tea latte. Later that night I had an itch on my upper thigh just below my hip and there was this oblong shaped bumpy looking rashy thing. Nothing much in the middle. Then all these little bumps started popping up all over the rest of me in random places, in no particular order. Only one. No groups of two or three. And some of them have teeny little bumps on them. I haven't changed any detergent or anything else, and as far as I know, no one else in here is complaining of itchy litle bumps. Has anyone got any idea what this could be from? The one on my hip is abou an inch long and half and inch wide. Very strange indeed. The others are about the size of a pencil eraser.

I wonder if it's from the scone or coincidense from something else. Anything you throw at me would help.

Becky

[Carriefaith]

I get red bumps and a rash when I accidentally have wheat.

[Fiddle-Faddle]

Could this be dermatitis herpetiformis? Does it itch and burn?

[averyevansmom]

It doesn't burn but it does itch. I ignore it but if something touches it, like my clothes rub against it hard enough, it will itch and I need to scratch. I figure I have about 10-15 of these little buggers that I can see. The one on my hip really puzzles me though.

[Carriefaith]

The ones I get will sometimes itch, especially if they're agitated. I usually get mine on my legs.

[Becky6]

I used to get them on my chest and neck. Then on my chin!

[Guest nini]

before my dx, I used to have these constantly on my upper arms, chest and face... when I am accidentally glutened they show up again... very very annoying.

[jerseyangel]

The last year or so before my dx, I would get them on my forearms on the inside. They were very itchy and I had no idea what they were. I have not had them again since going gluten-free. I never will know exactly what they were, though, because I never showed them to the doctor.

[averyevansmom]

It's weird beacause I've never had any real "problems". My son on the other hand was the sick one. I always thought my bathroom habits were the norm until I stopped eating gluten. Anyway, never had skin problems either. Not dry skin, excema, acne, nothing, then I eat a scone last wednesday and boom, all these red dots appear like magic almost overnight. They aren't all gone yet either. There are quite a few left on my stomach and the one on my hip is finally getting better. I've checked the whole family to make sure they weren't bug bites or something but I'm the only one who has them. I keep thinking it's all coincidence because I've never had symptoms. I'll try gluten again at a later time when these are gone to see if it happens again. I guess that'll tell me something. Thanks for everyones replies.

[averyevansmom]

These things are still hanging on and aren't going anywhere. They are so itchy and the big one hurts. What gives. It's been 8 days. Help.

[Clark Bent as Stupor-Man]

I could be reaching here but it could be pityriasis rosea. I had this a couple years ago, and there are some similarities. It starts with one larger patch, and then numerous smaller rashes appear. The cause of pityriasis rosea is unknown. It lasts for 1 - 3 months and will go away on its own and typically never come back again. I would recommend going to a dermatologist especially if the problem is still persisting after a week. Even though it has to go away on its own after time, you can still get something to reduce the itching. And fortunately it's benign and not contagious, just an obvious annoyance.