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Boils?

nikki-uk

By nikki-uk
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nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
Posted

Hi all,

My son (who is 13 yrs old) is waiting to see a G.I as he has many of the symptoms of celiac disease (his Dad has it)and has had a weak positive EMA test.(He is still on gluten)

Several times he has had to go on antibiotics because he keeps getting huge boils on various parts of his body!! :huh:

Today,he's woken up with another one (on his leg),and they are quite painful for him

Just wondered if anyone else ever got these before going G.F?

:)

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2kids4me Contributor
2kids4me
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My daughter would get up to 3 at a time - in her scalp or along her hairline and once on her back. Only one small one since going gluten-free. She was on gluten-free for about 6 months before they stopped - until her intestine healed, I am assuming.

rinne Apprentice
rinne
Posted

In my thirties I tended to get boils. I found that taking garlic oil capsules (lots) at the first sign of any swelling that was going to become a boil stopped it, the swelling receded.

I don't know if there is any relationship to Celiac.

Ursa Major Collaborator
Ursa Major
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I used to get boils regularly as a child, and once in a while since. Now only sometimes when glutened.

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
Posted
Hi all,

My son (who is 13 yrs old) is waiting to see a G.I as he has many of the symptoms of celiac disease (his Dad has it)and has had a weak positive EMA test.(He is still on gluten)

Several times he has had to go on antibiotics because he keeps getting huge boils on various parts of his body!! :huh:

Today,he's woken up with another one (on his leg),and they are quite painful for him

Just wondered if anyone else ever got these before going G.F?

:)

Oh boy did we ever. The only time we get these or an 'acne' flare now is when accidentally glutened. Make sure since his skin is effected that you also eliminate gluten from non-food sources as well as food. Shampoos, soaps, etc.

Canadian Karen Community Regular
Canadian Karen
Posted

I got them as a child, got them as an adult, got them before gluten free, got them after going gluten free and STILL GET THEM!!!

I tend to get them in one location only. I find that when I have to wear Depends when my diarrhea is really bad, or if I wear pads during period, are the two things that bring them on. I am convinced that it is either a chemical or something that these products are made of that bring on the flares......

Hugs.

Karen

Guest AlabamaGirl
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Yeah, I use to get these in bikini area and many rounds of antibiotics did nothing but temporarily ease the current outbreak. They completely healed within one month of going gluten-free & I have not had one since. Hoping (praying!) that going gluten-free was the cure and I don't have to deal with that again.

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Guest BERNESES
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I used to get them a lot as a kid. Ouch!

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

I used to get them from using sanitary pads, also. Now that I can get away with using the thinner ones for a shorter length of time, I don't get them anymore (knock on wood)

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
Posted
I got them as a child, got them as an adult, got them before gluten free, got them after going gluten free and STILL GET THEM!!!

I tend to get them in one location only. I find that when I have to wear Depends when my diarrhea is really bad, or if I wear pads during period, are the two things that bring them on. I am convinced that it is either a chemical or something that these products are made of that bring on the flares......

Hugs.

Karen

Many companies use adhesives, absorbant or perfumes that contain gluten. :angry:

frenchiemama Collaborator
frenchiemama
Posted

YES!!! I used to get them ALL THE TIME and all over, once I had one almost the size of an egg on my stomach. It was horrid. Mine were always really huge and very painful. Once I had one on the inside of my ear and they almost hospitalized me over it because they were worried about the infection spreading to my brain. And now, knock on wood, I haven't gotten a single one in over a year. They just went away almost as soon as I stopped gluten.

Ursa Major Collaborator
Ursa Major
Posted

Karen and Patti, I used to get horrible rashes from those products, and don't have that problem now that I am using fabric pads. You should look into getting fabric pads/panties etc., or sew your own. It's not as convenient, but so worth it.

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nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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Well, since my original post my son has been dx'd with celiac disease and has been gluten-free nearly 5 months - but the boils are back with a vengeance! :( (which kind of disproves my theory that once he went gluten-free he'd be free of them <_< )

Poor guy just keeps getting them (and in the most delicate places! :blink: )

Gosh it seems like even every innocuous 'yellow head' or pimple goes on to become a full blown boil.

I'm not a big fan of pumping him full of antibiotics (and I'm not even sure it works :unsure: ) but he is seeing his paediatrician next week so I will mention it.

While looking on the internet for info re: boils I found that recurrent ones are usually due to the bacteria 'Staphyloccocal Aureus' living on the skin.

Now I'm sure lot's of us have this but don't get boils :blink: so I can't help but think something odd is going on with his immune system :unsure: .... but maybe I should expect him always to be 'under par' as he has Downs Syndrome :unsure:

Anyhow, I've decided to start making him have a bath everyday with an anti- bacterial soap to see if this will help any (worth a try)

Just wondered if any of you 'boil sufferers' had any luck in reducing them using the anti-bac soap??? :)

debmidge Rising Star
debmidge
Posted

sometimes people with blood sugar issues get boils a lot - diabetics or pre-diabetic.

I have trouble with them too and I occasionally wash with an iodine wash from drug store......the reddish wash that they use in hospitals prior to surgery.

wowzer Community Regular
wowzer
Posted

I went through a streak getting boils years ago. Big painful ones. Even had the ones in side the ear, so not fun.

Michi8 Contributor
Michi8
Posted
Anyhow, I've decided to start making him have a bath everyday with an anti- bacterial soap to see if this will help any (worth a try)

Just wondered if any of you 'boil sufferers' had any luck in reducing them using the anti-bac soap??? :)

I've had some luck in the past with using Betadine for washing. My skin is really bad now (itchy "acne" and sometimes boils)...I'm hoping going gluten free will have an impact in clearing it up.

Michelle

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Cuervo
Posted

It all makes sense to me now. :rolleyes: I have suffered from boils for almost 7 years. It started out as getting one every five to six months at the base of my tailbone, and escalted to the entire top of my back and always having at least two. At the worst I would have five to six with acne all around them. Unfortunely my back is now competely scared to the point where I am embarrased to wear tank tops. I have actaully grown my hair so that it covers my back. I am hoping that the Gluton free will now help me. My doctor has told me over the years that I had everything from Acne to a Blood infection, but it never cleared. He also said that it was because of my diabetes.

Does anyone have any suggestions about the scarring? How I can help that appear not as noticable?

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