Rash Worsened By Elastic?

[Ginger38]

I’m convinced the rash I’m dealing with off and on is DH. My question is can it be worsened by elastic or friction, heat, etc? It seems the elastic in my no show socks makes it worse as well as my underwear line or places that rub frequently or get hotter like my thighs, around my underwear line and even sometimes around other private areas. I do a lot of sitting with my job. It itches so incredibly bad it makes me crazy and the more I scratch it seems to worsen. It also burns at times. What the heck can I treat it with? I use calamine lotion 

[Scott Adams]

I only had it on the back of my thumb, but I recall that when if flared up any tough whatsoever made it worse. Scratching it, which is all I wanted to do, was the worst, as it broke the blisters and made it looks horrible, and it still itched just the same.

[Ginger38]

1 hour ago, Scott Adams said:

I only had it on the back of my thumb, but I recall that when if flared up any tough whatsoever made it worse. Scratching it, which is all I wanted to do, was the worst, as it broke the blisters and made it looks horrible, and it still itched just the same.

Yeah the itch is terrible. It’s like Scratch and scratch to get temporary relief but it makes it worse for sure. My foot looks terrible right now 

[Scott Adams]

I never tried it, but have heard that Ben-Gay cream helps.

[Universal G]

My dad has reactions to elastics. Elastics are usually made of latex. I think you might have a latex allergy. 

[knitty kitty]

@Ginger38, 

DH is pressure sensitive.  I could go to the store and get DH blisters on the palms of my hands from pushing a buggy around.  

I've had DH under elastic every where you mentioned plus some. 

Try wearing natural fibers (cotton, linen, etc) that wick moisture away from the body.  The heat and friction will be lessened.  

I doubt it's a latex allergy.  Most elastic is made from synthetic rubber now.

Niacin (Vitamin B3) has been shown to help DH.  

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30390734/

I took just Niacinamide (a form of Niacin) and my DH cleared up within weeks. 

Remember, Celiac disease causes malabsorption of vitamins and minerals.  Talk to your doctor.  

Been there, done that, got an all cotton t-shirt.  😸

[Ginger38]

15 hours ago, knitty kitty said:

@Ginger38, 

DH is pressure sensitive.  I could go to the store and get DH blisters on the palms of my hands from pushing a buggy around.  

I've had DH under elastic every where you mentioned plus some. 

Try wearing natural fibers (cotton, linen, etc) that wick moisture away from the body.  The heat and friction will be lessened.  

I doubt it's a latex allergy.  Most elastic is made from synthetic rubber now.

Niacin (Vitamin B3) has been shown to help DH.  

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30390734/

I took just Niacinamide (a form of Niacin) and my DH cleared up within weeks. 

Remember, Celiac disease causes malabsorption of vitamins and minerals.  Talk to your doctor.  

Been there, done that, got an all cotton t-shirt.  😸

Thank you!!

On 1/31/2022 at 10:49 AM, Universal G said:

My dad has reactions to elastics. Elastics are usually made of latex. I think you might have a latex allergy. 

I recently had a holter monitor and had a horrible reaction to the sticky electrodes 

[Universal G]

Oooo, yeah I get that as well. Especially from the plastic medical tape. If I leave it on long enough I break out in hives. Not sure if that is Celiac related though.