Betamethasone Dipropionate

[DG61]

Was prescribed this today by dermatologist to use on my hands and elbows, but am really nervous about using a steroid cream. Would be grateful to hear from anyone who has tried using this.

I think my skin is finally improving a little anyway, have basically been on gluten-free diet since Jan but reckon I was still having some "hidden" gluten until very recently. Along the way I have had to also go dairy, egg, fish and nut free, and just this last week quit having soy. Am hoping that is my final problem food but am due to have some allergy testing on 29th June so was told to use Bethamethasone 0.05% cream in the meantime.

[ravenwoodglass]

Have you eliminated iodine, in salt, supplements and seafood? Iodine keeps the antibodies active and prevents us from healing. You may want to eliminate it for a bit. After the antibodies have left the skin then you can go back to it. The antibodies can take quite some time to leave so give it at least a few months before trying to add it back in.

[DG61]

Thanks for the info. I only found out about iodine recently (from this website, not from my doctor!) and have been trying to avoid it. Since going gluten-free in Jan I have had to exclude firstly all dairy, then eggs, fish and soy so I guess my body has been trying to tell me something.

I reckon some "hidden" gluten was still in my life up to last month but hope I have now traced all sources. Unfortunately I have still been cooking gluten foods for my non-celiac husband and getting CC'd despite my best efforts to separate food/equipment. After severe glutening 1st Jun my hubby (who is a star!) announced that he will go gluten-free too when we move at the end of this month, and that new home will have all new kitchen/dining equipment so I just have to get through the next couple of weeks. Am already weaning hubby onto gluten-free diet and avoiding virtually all processed food for either of us. I know I am now supersensitive and cannot tolerate products made on shared lines such as Natures Path gluten-free cereals but I hope hubby having such items won't contaminate our new kitchen.

Guess I will give the Bethamethasone a go but will apply only a tiny amount as I'm not at all happy about using a steroid cream. Feel as if I am very much back at "square one" despite 6 months of attempted gluten-free living but as doctor has been of no use I reckon I'm doing well to have excluded as much "poison" as I have, and to have learnt as much as I have - mostly from this website, so many thanks to all who post info/experiences here.