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Acne Like?

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By glutenfreemamax2
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glutenfreemamax2 Enthusiast
glutenfreemamax2
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OVer the last couple of years, the acne on my chin and around my mouth has gotten worse. I started gluten-free, and my skin cleared up majorly. I do have a lot of red marks from where the active outbreak was. All of a sudden, it's started back. I have tried so many things to treat it, but it won't go away. They itch really badly.

I purposly glutened myself today (I just couldn't resist a bite of baklava!) About 2 hours later, I felt like I was getting a really bad zit on the under part of my lip. I got in the car and looked, and it was almost like a welt. I thought maybe it was a bug bite because it itched/burned so bad. Maybe it's dh? I can't get a good picure of my chin to show you what it looks like.

I also have a spot on my left foot that sometimes gets sooo itchy, that i scratch until it bleeds and it scars. ny relation?

My chin still burns and itches now, and it's almost 4 hours later.

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from about 1994-1998: i had the world's WORST excema on my right foot (on the inside)- i would scratch it till it bled- and i would have to stop scratching- but the itch would still be there- it was HORRIBLE. i would wake up in the middle of the night to itch it

when i went on Atkins- it went away.. and even tho i didnt go 100% Gluten free till July 1, 2010.. it never came back THANK GOD.. i know it was gluten related

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It's possible that you have two conditions going on. Yes, I DO believe that you may have a bit of DH, but acne around the mouth can indicate that you're deficient in zinc. Do you also have a little dandruff? This also indicates low zinc, as does floppiness of the tendons (only if the deficiency is quite bad). If you can find it, take amino acid chelated zinc to see if the acne gets better. Usually, I get this condition about a month after I've been glutened. The last time I was accidentally glutened was seven months ago, and it took me six months to figure out that I had a severe zinc deficiency due to malabsorption. By that time, both of my feet had suffered stress fractures from the tendons being affected--and I couldn't get rid of the acne around my mouth and chin. I finally figured out what the problem was and began supplementing with zinc, and now my feet no longer hurt and the acne has cleared up.

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That's very interesting that you say that about zinc. I have asked so many times about mlabsortion, and they told me not to worrt about it. I'm really bad about remembering vitamines also. They just ordered me Retin-A, but my insurance won't approve it. I have a hard time with pills. Are they small?

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