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What The Heck

Firegirl43

By Firegirl43
in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

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Firegirl43 Contributor
Firegirl43
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Well here I am at work when all of a sudden I look down and I have DH all over my right arm and shoulder :angry: What could of brought this on?!? I behave myself to the best of my knowledge.

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Look at anything you might have changed in the last week. Did you get a script filled? If it was generic the binders may have changed. Have you eaten out? You may have been CC'd. Are you eating stuff that is produced on shared lines? You might have gotten a 'bad' batch. Are you in a relationship with a gluten eater? Could they have just finished a gluten sandwich or drink and then shared a kiss with you. Do you have pets? Is their food gluten free? You could have been glutened by the food or litter you are using. Do you do arts and crafts or home repair or remodeling? Many of the products are not safe. Do you use iodized salt? That can cause a DH outbreak until the antibodies leave the skin. Sometimes it can be hard to figure out what got us, sometimes we are never able to figure it out if it was only a one time sort of thing.

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majicbunnies
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Look at anything you might have changed in the last week. Did you get a script filled? If it was generic the binders may have changed. Have you eaten out? You may have been CC'd. Are you eating stuff that is produced on shared lines? You might have gotten a 'bad' batch. Are you in a relationship with a gluten eater? Could they have just finished a gluten sandwich or drink and then shared a kiss with you. Do you have pets? Is their food gluten free? You could have been glutened by the food or litter you are using. Do you do arts and crafts or home repair or remodeling? Many of the products are not safe. Do you use iodized salt? That can cause a DH outbreak until the antibodies leave the skin. Sometimes it can be hard to figure out what got us, sometimes we are never able to figure it out if it was only a one time sort of thing.

Iodized salt..what? that makes you break out?

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
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Iodized salt..what? that makes you break out?

Iodine will activate the antibodies. We need to avoid iodine, at least at first, to enable the antibodies to leave the skin. It only needs to be avoided by those with DH.

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harp1
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I reintroduced goat yogurt into my diet after a year dairy free (+wheat and soy). My DH has been very quiet - I had a blister pop up within a day. Ravenwood's ideas are really solid. I was told my by brilliant nutritionist to eat alot of veggie of many varieties if my DH get bad - helps to coat the intestines plus alll those antioxidants. Go to Whole Foods and go to the salad bar and get 12 different varieties of veggies. Just my experience. It takes a long time to heal the pathways to the DH. Susan

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