Hot Skin

[Mexican Trailrunner]

I haven't seen anyone else mention this, has anyone else had the sensation of having hot skin, particularly upper body and arms, when glutened?

I don't get the rash.

Thanks

[cassP]

years ago, i always had RED cheeks- not neccesarily hot unless i drank alchohol- but BEET RED- since i was 11 or 12- this is what led my docs to begin testing me for Lupus which was always negative- FF to age 28- i went on Atkins, then Bloodtype O diet-> red cheeks went away.

i also occasionally get hot red ears- everyone has said that is either blood pressure or too much Niacin.... but mine never came after vitamins, and i normally have low bp.... ???

when i used to eat gluten or go on gluten binges- i was always hotter, always had to keep my AC lower, and my mornings i would feel hotter and nauseaus. there's a thread somewhere on this forum where parents are talking about how their kids with celiac/gluten intolerance were always complaining of being hot or ripping their socks off all the time....

and one last thing- ive been gluten-free now since july.... about a month ago, i ate a frozen prepared meal.... technically gluten free, but it had a lot of crap in it, a lot of soy & corn byproducts. but the only ingredient which stood out for me was High Maltose Corn Syrup- 30 seconds after i ingested this food- my arms, neck, stomach, and face turned BEET BEET BEET RED & SO HOTTTTTTTTT- i was inflamed like this for over an hour!!!!!! it was AWFUL, i am CONVINCED that even tho its technically gluten free- that it must have the same molecular structure- this HMCS- i KNOW that as soon as it hit my stomach- my body thought: "OMG GLUTEN"- and my body freaked....

[kpryan]

I just realized today that i do get this too!!

I've been on a gluten challenge for 1 month and all month I've been feeling irregularly hot and my face gets very flushed.

I just finished eating my last gluten meal (I have my endoscopy tomorrow) and my face is hot...like I have a fever... Strange!!

I haven't seen anyone else mention this, has anyone else had the sensation of having hot skin, particularly upper body and arms, when glutened?

I don't get the rash.

Thanks

[Mexican Trailrunner]

It IS weird, isn't it. The hot flush is, for me, my first indication of glutening. And it happens after just a few bites, it's my warning signal.

My doc said it might be something to do with hormones, like lack up estrogen uptake or too much estrogen uptake. It does feel like hot flashes so I think he might be on to something there.

CassP mentioned Niacin and that would be the same kind of flush feeling too.

Thanks for responding, I was feeling like this might be indicative of something else.

[gf-soph]

It IS weird, isn't it. The hot flush is, for me, my first indication of glutening. And it happens after just a few bites, it's my warning signal.

My doc said it might be something to do with hormones, like lack up estrogen uptake or too much estrogen uptake. It does feel like hot flashes so I think he might be on to something there.

CassP mentioned Niacin and that would be the same kind of flush feeling too.

Thanks for responding, I was feeling like this might be indicative of something else.

I've had rosacia, which is the hot red face, often in a 'butterfly' over the cheeks and nose. The face goes red and hot, sometimes even purple, and can stay that way for hours. It's worse on gluten but I've still had it on and off over the 2 years gluten free. It's triggered by MSG and some other food chemicals, and I also tend to get it when I'm sick.

My dr told me that it's linked to inflammation in the body, and it seems to be the case for me. One time I had it very badly and my whole head was purple and hurt for days, a dr said that it was an atypical allergic reaction, similar to getting hives. I took a basic antihistamine and it finally went away. Now if I get a really bad flush that won't go away I know that an antihistamine will usually fix it up.