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Newbie...and Not Sure If I Have The Dh Part...

Brit

By Brit
in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

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Brit Rookie
Brit
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Hey! My name is Brittany and I am new on here! Some of you may have seen my other posts on the Pre-Diagnosing section but figured i'd ask here also because more people here have it.

OK so I have this rash on my stomach like on my pant line to my belly button. It's red, itchy, painful, and kinda blistering. I have had it for about a year now and the doctors have been saying that it is an allergy to nickel. So they told me to cover up the buttons with liquid plastic and said it should go away in a month. That didn't help!

So can anyone tell me if that is DH?? And what helps get rid of this...

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Karla Newbie
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Sounds very possible. Are you on the gluten-free diet yet? If so, also avoid iodine in your supplements, sale, etc. I just had a lapse of memory on that one and am paying for it right now with more blisters.

Good luck.

Brit Rookie
Brit
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No I am not on a Gluten Free Diet completely. They are doing biopsy's right now to see if I have Celiac Disease but the doctor said that the rash is actually a nickel allergy. But it been getting worse and I havent been wearing any pants with nickel. I have only been wearing shorts and bathing suits and they are like soffe shorts so there is no nickel in them at all. What ever I have learned that Doctors are dumb well most of them anyways...

rinne Apprentice
rinne
Posted

Are your soaps, lotions, laundry soap, etc. all gluten free?

My understanding is that if it is DH going completely gluten free should clear it up but I am new to this too and perhaps someone who knows more will say something.

Pegster Apprentice
Pegster
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I have DH and I get the blisters around my waistband. My dermatologist told me it probably wasn't dh but I know that it is. I also have a nickel allergy, but considering I don't have nickel anywhere near my waistband, I truly doubt that that is what it is. Do use a mild laundry detergent (scent free/ dye free etc.) to start with. If you are diagnosed with Celiac, definitely go on the gluten free diet. Keep in mind, some tests for Celiac (especially blood tests) are NOT very reliable. Biopsies ARE reliable. If you actually have little blisters on your skin, see if you can get a biopsy of the skin NEAR the blister by a dermatologist who knows what he/she is doing. The skin test for DH is very reliable if done correctly. My biopsy was positive for dh, although my blood work was inconclusive. If your biopsy is positive for DH then you have Celiac Disease...no more tests needed. :D

stilljoyful Newbie
stilljoyful
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I had the same thing as a teen (many moons ago) and am just now putting 2 and 2 together.............

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