Wondering If I Have A Problem With Gluten.

[snipe12]

I have been looking in to many things to control my acne when I stumbled across information about Gluten. I saw it ages ago but I thought I might as well give it a go as I have tried pretty much everything else. I followed a gluten free diet for about 4 days and there did seem to be an improvement in my general feeling of wellbeing and my skin also improved slightly. It hasn't been too good recently due to all the beer I have been drinking.

I unfortunately went out for a friends leaving party and of course had many pints of beer and I noticed my skin take a turn for the worse as it always does 2 days later. I always thought I had a problem with Alcohol but it seems it might be gluten but who knows.

It would be fantastic to have finally found out what is causing my skin problems, my inability to put any weight on, even though I eat a lot and the fact I am pretty much always tired.

Anyone else have skin problems, basically acne and weight issues caused by gluten?

[flagbabyds]

Yes, i ger eczema when i get gluten

[davemu]

I had weird experiences with beer in the past... For example... I once had a good 10 beers one night, and during my sleep I intermittently drank some water... I drank 3 litres (3/4 of a full 4L jug) of water during the night alone... Somehow after drinking beer I can drink endless amounts of water and always crave more.

When i drink a mickey of hard alcohol on the other hand I don't really get thirsty at all, during the night, or the next morning... Also the hangover isnt NEARLY as bad... so i'm still thinking what such experiences mean.... They haven't phoned me from the clinic, so i dont know if that means the blood test is negative or what...

Shouldnt the clinic call me anyways, to tell me the composition of my blood?

[seeking-wholeness]

snipe12,

I definitely get acne (often cystic) as part of my reaction to gluten. First comes the digestive reaction, followed closely by acne. It's odd, but I've just started to notice that the pimples seem to migrate predictably from the edges of my face toward my mouth, with the last crop occurring at the very edges of my lips. I wonder what that means? If I have several "accidents" in quick succession I will also get acne on my chest and/or back.

My mood also goes haywire about three days after an "accident," although I never would have noticed this if I had not 1.) started tracking my moods on a chart and 2.) been placed on a mood stabilizer, which effectively eliminated "noise" that tended to mask this reaction.

I think it's all very interesting!

--Sarah

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