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Hey everyone, I was told by my doc I had an elevated sprue count so I've started gluten-free... I have what a previous doctor called eczema and wanted to see what others thought... excuse the pics... and it oozes and scabs but doesn't heal.../Users/stefanicourtois/Desktop/IMG_0467.webp... can somebody tell me if the link worked...thanks Abe

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umm.. You can't post images in this forum...

skyyblues Newbie
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I created an acct in flckr and then posted the link. I personally would like to see as I have horrible outbreaks of eczema and have gone gluten free. It has helped my other issues greatly but I am still having problems with my skin. Here are my pics.

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It can take up to a year to clear the skin from everything I have learned in here. They are some very helpful and understanding folks. The last week I have come to know I am not a freak and there are people that understand what it is like. My family and friends mean well but they have no clue as to what it is like day to day....Case in point I had to go in on Mon as I was having a bad reaction to something. Doc gave me a choice of shot of kenalog and prednisone orally or admission to the hosp. I took the steroids - I HATE them.. :angry: I will admit that my blisters are gone on hands and the rest of me has faded pretty well - lots of spots on legs still - I have removed 97% of the damaged skin on my hands and am healing pretty well. This will only last until I get back off the prednisone then we can cycle alll over again. I am having trouble remembering what it is like to take a shower and enjoy it. Instead I cry from the pain, get out to dry and can feel the moisture being sucked from my skin. It is weird but you might understand.

I am sorry I started to ramble again. D--- steroids get me going... Well welcome and good luck getting the link set up. May your blisters be few and far between! B)

boriquaabe718 Rookie
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ok... i have a flikr account so now some of you may look at this rash and give me an opinion...

Open Original Shared Link thx, Abe

boriquaabe718 Rookie
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I created an acct in flckr and then posted the link. I personally would like to see as I have horrible outbreaks of eczema and have gone gluten free. It has helped my other issues greatly but I am still having problems with my skin. Here are my pics.

Open Original Shared Link

It can take up to a year to clear the skin from everything I have learned in here. They are some very helpful and understanding folks. The last week I have come to know I am not a freak and there are people that understand what it is like. My family and friends mean well but they have no clue as to what it is like day to day....Case in point I had to go in on Mon as I was having a bad reaction to something. Doc gave me a choice of shot of kenalog and prednisone orally or admission to the hosp. I took the steroids - I HATE them.. :angry: I will admit that my blisters are gone on hands and the rest of me has faded pretty well - lots of spots on legs still - I have removed 97% of the damaged skin on my hands and am healing pretty well. This will only last until I get back off the prednisone then we can cycle alll over again. I am having trouble remembering what it is like to take a shower and enjoy it. Instead I cry from the pain, get out to dry and can feel the moisture being sucked from my skin. It is weird but you might understand.

I am sorry I started to ramble again. D--- steroids get me going... Well welcome and good luck getting the link set up. May your blisters be few and far between! B)

one thing I would suggest is when you have it under control... try not to take any hot baths or hot showers... you need to let your bodies natural oils resurface on your skin. It sounds hard but use a wet warm rag to wash the other parts of your body that aren't irritated and need cleaning.... Good luck...abe

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ok... i have a flikr account so now some of you may look at this rash and give me an opinion...

Open Original Shared Link thx, Abe

Has a dermatologist looked at that lesion? A derm can do a biopsy of the tissue next to the lesion and look for the antibodies that will be found with DH. DH is usually small blisters that can cluster and form a larger lesion but it is hard to tell from the photo if that is what that is.

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Becky's skin problems look nothing like my DH did. Abe's is a little closer but can't tell from that one photo.

richard

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boriquaabe718 Rookie
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Becky's skin problems look nothing like my DH did. Abe's is a little closer but can't tell from that one photo.

richard

hey, richard thanks for replying... sorry the pic isn't clear enough... this rash starts off from what is like an itchy pimple without the white, it oozes then scabs but never heals?? is that description similar to yours? I've been gluten free for about 2 weeks... does it take a while for the body to heal itself after going gluten free? and is there a detoxing or die-off? thx for looking `ABe

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My DH was essentially itchy blisters filled with clear fluid -- looking almost like a burn blister. Very difficult to heal after popping. Mostly on pressure points like knees, elbows, scalp.

My DH went away almost immediately, but that's unusual. Most people report that it can take up to 18 months. I took me about 10 months to return to what I considered a normal level of energy, though.

richard

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I'm still awaiting a Celiac diagnosis, especially since my doc has been stonewalling on doing any tests. I've been reduced to going with the home testing route in order to get definitive answers. But, the more I read all of the posts on this forum, the more certain I am that I have celiac disease.

1.) I'm "inexplicably" B12 deficient.

2.) I have many of the symptoms, both intestinal and extra-intestinal, listed as possible with celiac disease.

3.) ALL of my symptoms went away when I went gluten-free for a month.

4.) ALL of the symptoms (and a few I hadn't recognized) came back within 12 hours of resuming a "regular", gluten diet.

5.) I had 48 hours of terrible abd. cramps with liquid, horribly foul-smelling diarrhea after resuming the gluten diet.

6.) I had mildly elevated thyroid antibodies but not enough that my doc would say I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

The other thing that I'm beginning to suspect is that I have a mild case of dermatitis herpetiformis. Several years ago, about the time my intestinal symptoms seemed to intensify, I started getting a mildly itchy rash on each butt cheek. I thought my dogs might have brought fleas into the house but it didn't make sense that the only place they would bite would be my butt. Also, treating the dogs, my home and all of the linens didn't help. I show horses and wear breeches, or riding pants, that are form fitting and stretchy much like baseball pants. I thought, possibly, the red, raised, slightly itchy and very painful when the tops got knocked off lesions were just "sweat pimples" or inflamed follicles from friction, although I couldn't understand why I would suddenly develop them after riding for 30 years and not getting any. Thinking about it now, I can remember getting some of these lesions that WERE really itchy on my ear. The only thing about mine is that they don't seem to get a well-defined blistered top like most of the photos show. Either way, the lesions are there when I'm eating wheat and they were gone when I wasn't so I'm pretty confident in saying they are DH. If my home celiac disease test comes back positive for celiac disease, I don't think I'll bother getting a biopsy with a dermo. If the results are negative or equivocal, I think I'll probably pursue the biopsy as I understand that having DH is confirmation of having celiac disease even if blood tests are negative.

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