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[DJ B]

Hello all! I just joined this group. I accidentally stumbled across a Facebook post mentioning a rash that was gluten or celiac. I had no idea that was a thing. 
I have been battling poison ivy for years. I’ll have pop ups even in the winter. The dr said it was festering in my skin tissues. The rash is mostly on my forearms, hands and sometimes stomach. 
could this be celiac? My dr has never mentioned gluten or celiac before. Please help because right now I have a horrible outbreak. 
Does anyone have suggestions to help relieve this? Yesterday I had a steroid shot. 
Thank you so much in advance. 

[trents]

1 hour ago, DJ B said:

Hello all! I just joined this group. I accidentally stumbled across a Facebook post mentioning a rash that was gluten or celiac. I had no idea that was a thing. 
I have been battling poison ivy for years. I’ll have pop ups even in the winter. The dr said it was festering in my skin tissues. The rash is mostly on my forearms, hands and sometimes stomach. 
could this be celiac? My dr has never mentioned gluten or celiac before. Please help because right now I have a horrible outbreak. 
Does anyone have suggestions to help relieve this? Yesterday I had a steroid shot. 
Thank you so much in advance. 

Welcome to the forum, DJ B!

Have you been already diagnosed with celiac disease?

A certain percentage of those with celiac disease also get a rash called dermatitis herpetiformis or "DH". It is characterized by little blisters in the bumps. Celiac disease is the only known cause of it.

If you have not been checked for celiac disease you need to do that, even if you don't manifest GI symptoms. Many celiacs do not manifest GI symptoms until late in the game even though the disease is damaging the villous lining of the small bowel. We call them "silent" celiacs. But don't get tested while you are on steroids as that may undermine the test results. Wait a few months after the steroid therapy is over. Keep eating gluten until all testing for celiac disease is done. Again, I am assuming you have never actually been tested for celiac disease.

DH can be diagnosed via biopsy, preferably done during a fresh outbreak. Not every dermatologist knows how to do the biopsy correctly for DH and it sounds like your current doc is not in the know about these things. "Festering in my skin tissues." Hm, that sounds like fishing to me.

[Scott Adams]

Poison ivy does not fester for years and cause rashes during that time. Poison ivy is a plant that can cause an allergic reaction when the skin comes into contact with the oily resin found in its leaves, stems, and roots. The most common reaction to poison ivy exposure is an itchy rash, which usually develops within 12 to 72 hours after contact.

The rash typically lasts for about 1 to 3 weeks, and during this time, it may go through different stages, including redness, swelling, blisters, and crusting. However, once the rash has run its course and healed, the symptoms should go away entirely. If you come into contact with poison ivy again at a later time, you might experience a new allergic reaction and develop a new rash, but it would not be the same rash lingering or festering for years.