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Puppps Anyone?


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Hi, my pregnancy kicked my (then unknown) Gluten Intolerance into high gear. I also got this awful rash called PUPPPS which is like having the worst case of poison ivy all over your body. Since the ratios of people who have Celiac and Puppps are about the same...I was just wondering. Did anyone get/have this?? Thanks!


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Hi, my pregnancy kicked my (then unknown) Gluten Intolerance into high gear. I also got this awful rash called PUPPPS which is like having the worst case of poison ivy all over your body. Since the ratios of people who have Celiac and Puppps are about the same...I was just wondering. Did anyone get/have this?? Thanks!

I had it, the only thing that worked for me was a cold wash cloth on the rash to stop the itching. I tried several various anti-itch whatever creams and really nothing like that worked very well. Benadryl (pill, not cream) worked a little but the cool cloth was the best. Good luck.

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I can't help wondering if it is a variant of dermatitis herpetiformis. When I looked it up, it said that it was diagnosed based on appearance, and that biopsies are generally not performed unless something else is suspected.

Well, we all know that celiac is the LAST thing they ever suspect!!!! And pregnancy can certainly kick-start celiac/gluten intolerance. My OBGYN said that she and some other researchers were looking into a connection between celiac and pre-eclampsia, and celiac and hyperemesis (both of which I had--and this was years before I know I had a problem with gluten!).

Just out of curiousity--did either of you happen to notice if your rash was perfectly symmetrical (the same pattern, number of wheals, etc., on your left side as on your right) or not?

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I can't help wondering if it is a variant of dermatitis herpetiformis. When I looked it up, it said that it was diagnosed based on appearance, and that biopsies are generally not performed unless something else is suspected.

Well, we all know that celiac is the LAST thing they ever suspect!!!! And pregnancy can certainly kick-start celiac/gluten intolerance. My OBGYN said that she and some other researchers were looking into a connection between celiac and pre-eclampsia, and celiac and hyperemesis (both of which I had--and this was years before I know I had a problem with gluten!).

Just out of curiousity--did either of you happen to notice if your rash was perfectly symmetrical (the same pattern, number of wheals, etc., on your left side as on your right) or not?

I'm pretty sure mine was not symmetrical and if I remember correctly, I had a bigger rash on my left leg than my right. The rash started on my (HUGE) stomach and then went to my chest and then legs and then it went away. The other odd thing was that it itched like crazy on my belly and legs but not on my chest. All in all, it lasted about a month or so. I can't figure any other reason I would have gotten it unless it was an unusual manifestation of some glutening somewhere, but I've never had a rash like that before or since so I'm doubting it had to do with gluten.

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hmmm, this is all so interesting. I had PUPPPs during my first pregnancy (which seemed to also trigger a gluten intolerance or IMO Celiac's disease that had been latent for a bit). I don't remember the symmetry of it. It started a few weeks before my due date- on my tummy then down my thighs and up my side and under my arms. It didn't go away until at least a month or so after I had my baby. It was so incredibly miserable- much sympathy.

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