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A week into gluten-free diet and getting acne all over my body?!?!

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Elbee Newbie
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I’m a little over a week into my gluten-free diet and I’ve gotten acne all over my body, elbows, stomach, thighs, back, etc.  at first I thought a bug had gotten a hold of me, but then I noticed some of them have whiteheads.  They don’t hurt or itch.  Does this have anything to do with starting gluten-free diet or just a weird coincidence?

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knitty kitty Grand Master
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Dermatitis Herpetiformis is a skin condition that occurs with Celiac Disease.  DH can take different forms...

Have you looked at the pictures in the photo bank in the Dermatitis Herpetiformis section of the forum?

https://www.celiac.com/forums/forum/26-dermatitis-herpetiformis/

patty-maguire Contributor
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DH is very itchy   You mentioned your rash is not so I don’t think it’s that. Removing gluten from your diet shouldn’t cause a rash unless it’s some kind of weird detox affect. I would look to what you’ve added to your diet. Are you eating a lot of gluten-free processed foods? They tend to have more sugar, leaveners, emulsifiers etc than their gluten counterparts. Try sticking to naturally gluten-free whole foods (fruits, vegetables, whole fresh cuts of meat) for a while and see if it resolves. 
     Another possibility…other food intolerances are common with celiac disease and sometimes show up after going gluten-free. Dairy, eggs, soy are the most common. 

Elbee Newbie
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Thanks all.  I’m sure it’s not DH and was either bug bites or reaction to processed food.  I was trying out some new gluten free foods.  It is clearing up now so hopefully just a one off.

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