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Can Dh Outbreaks Be Triggered By Gluten Only?

chick2ba

By chick2ba
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chick2ba
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I'm just trying to figure all this stuff out.. been gluten free for 6 months now and still not feeling above a 50% on any given day. I'm super careful to not ingest or touch any gluten, so I'm pretty sure there must be another intolerance lurking around. Dairy seems to bother me more and more, so I've given it up. Now searching for what else could be wrong...

Before diagnosis I had these annoying little pinpricks that would pop up on my hands (symmetrically, oddly enough) that I'm certain were DH. Now that I am gluten-free they come up randomly and spread to my forearms. I always assumed their reappearance meant I'd had gluten in the past 48 hours (there seems to be at least a day's delay), but am now wondering if they can be triggered by other food intolerances.

Does anyone else get random episodes, or do they strictly confirm gluten poisoning?? It would be so helpful to tell which are ‘actual’ gluten reactions and not just something else mimicking gluten.

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I'm just trying to figure all this stuff out.. been gluten free for 6 months now and still not feeling above a 50% on any given day. I'm super careful to not ingest or touch any gluten, so I'm pretty sure there must be another intolerance lurking around. Dairy seems to bother me more and more, so I've given it up. Now searching for what else could be wrong...

Before diagnosis I had these annoying little pinpricks that would pop up on my hands (symmetrically, oddly enough) that I'm certain were DH. Now that I am gluten-free they come up randomly and spread to my forearms. I always assumed their reappearance meant I'd had gluten in the past 48 hours (there seems to be at least a day's delay), but am now wondering if they can be triggered by other food intolerances.

Does anyone else get random episodes, or do they strictly confirm gluten poisoning?? It would be so helpful to tell which are ‘actual’ gluten reactions and not just something else mimicking gluten.

DH sores will only appear with gluten. Have you made sure to check all your lotions, soaps etc?

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Franceen
Posted

Iodine will cause DH to get worse while you have initial outbreaks. Once you get DH under control with a Gluten Free diet, Iodine doesn't do that as much or at all.

Buy Non-Iodized salt to help with reducing Iodine intake, but you can't eliminate it because your thyroid need SOME. There is enough iodized salt in most of the food you eat to not worry though.

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Iodine will cause DH to get worse while you have initial outbreaks. Once you get DH under control with a Gluten Free diet, Iodine doesn't do that as much or at all.

Buy Non-Iodized salt to help with reducing Iodine intake, but you can't eliminate it because your thyroid need SOME. There is enough iodized salt in most of the food you eat to not worry though.

Good catch I forgot about that.

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