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Insect Bites And Celiac Disease

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bloatedntexas Rookie
bloatedntexas
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Hi everyone,

Does anyone else have this odd thing happen to them? i am not sure if it is at all related to Celiac Disease, but you never know.

I attract mosquitoes like crazy and when I get bit, I really get bit. then, they itch like crazy, swell up and then go away, but usually leave scars! My legs are so UGLY! it seems never ending and I feel like the only one in the world! can anyone relate? thank you!

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neesee Apprentice
neesee
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I only attract mosquitoes when my hubby isn't around. They like him best! Occasionally, I do get bitten and yes they itch. I believe everyone gets somewhat itchy. However, some people do get allergic reactions. I don't.

neesee

Janeti Apprentice
Janeti
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Hi everyone,

Does anyone else have this odd thing happen to them? i am not sure if it is at all related to Celiac Disease, but you never know.

I attract mosquitoes like crazy and when I get bit, I really get bit. then, they itch like crazy, swell up and then go away, but usually leave scars! My legs are so UGLY! it seems never ending and I feel like the only one in the world! can anyone relate? thank you!

YES!!! Me too! I have had so many stange things happen, but the skin issues are one of the strangest. This past May, my husband and our 2 kids went to the Keys. not only was I the only one bitten time and time again. but to this day I still see the scars. What is that all about? I have noticed that my skin is very sensitive now. I'm sure there must be a reason for it, but I have no idea what it is . But I defintely can relate....Janet

heathen Apprentice
heathen
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i itch from about 2 seconds after the bite until 2 or more days later. i don't scar, but the bites raise up and harden usually. it's horrible.

aikiducky Apprentice
aikiducky
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I don't think it's celiac related. Different people react differently to mosquito bites, that's all.

I recently read somewhere that heat helps if you apply it immediately to the bite, last time I had some bites on my ankles I took a hot hot shower, as hot as I could stand, and it did seem to help. Sometimes I roll a hot teacup over one.

Pauliina

Guhlia Rising Star
Guhlia
Posted

Pre-dx I would get eaten alive by mosquitos. Now I rarely ever get bit. Plus, when I do get bit now they're no where near as painful and itchy.

zkat Apprentice
zkat
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I thought I was the only one. It is so painfull that I can't stand it and I have a high pain tolerance. If I get bitten on the arm, my entire arm swells. I will get 6 bites and no one body else will even get bit.

Kat

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Rick45 Rookie
Rick45
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I Get attacked too. This year I've gluten free, and no bananas, NO Bites. I don't KNOW. B)

mama2 Apprentice
mama2
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They love me too and itch like CRAZY!!!

mobryan Newbie
mobryan
Posted
Hi everyone,

Does anyone else have this odd thing happen to them? i am not sure if it is at all related to Celiac Disease, but you never know.

I attract mosquitoes like crazy and when I get bit, I really get bit. then, they itch like crazy, swell up and then go away, but usually leave scars! My legs are so UGLY! it seems never ending and I feel like the only one in the world! can anyone relate? thank you!

My little girl is Celiac and she gets eat up so bad with HUGE welped up red circles that leave wierd scabs!

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

I've never been bothered much by mosquitos--either before or after Celiac--I guess they just don't like me much :P I think some people just attract them more than others.

mamaw Community Regular
mamaw
Posted

I know this will sound crazy but have your cholesterol checked. Usually it is high ..... I use B-1 & never get biten.....

The first statement is from a doctor who put these two together...

mamaw

zkat Apprentice
zkat
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I know this will sound crazy but have your cholesterol checked. Usually it is high ..... I use B-1 & never get biten.....

The first statement is from a doctor who put these two together...

mamaw

My HDL was 77 and my LDL was 54 the last time I had it checked. I guess they just like the way I taste!

Betty in Texas Newbie
Betty in Texas
Posted

I don't get bit I think they are afraid they will get poisened but I do get ant bit I wish I could poisen them by my blood.

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted

I'm a mosquito magnet, and do appear to have allergic reactions to them.

I have very good cholesterol levels, take plenty of B-vits, and am small (so shouldn't be producing as much CO2 as others around me), but I still am a banquet for them.

bloatedntexas Rookie
bloatedntexas
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Thanks guys for all your helpful insight! You guys are so knowledgeable!

alamaz Collaborator
alamaz
Posted

it takes me forever to heal from a bug bite. i got one on my arm in june and it's still there. i'm not a magnet for them but when i do get bit the bite gets really big and red and itches. this is my first summer gluten-free and the first time i've noticed this. not sure if it's related or not...

miles2go Contributor
miles2go
Posted

I learned this while hiking the AT and it seemed to help. If you take loads of B-complex until you hit the point where you smell like a cereal box, around two weeks, the mosquitoes will not be liking you so much.

That said, I do have a couple of actinic keratosis from prior to that.

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