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Can Gluten Cause Skin Issues Besides Dh?

peeptoad

By peeptoad
in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

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peeptoad Apprentice
peeptoad
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This has probably been asked a million times already but...

I used to get small, pinpoint, raised red spot on my thighs and inner knees (mainly, but I sometimes found them on my arms or lower legs). Once in awhile they itched, but I usually couldn't feel them at all. I've been gluten-free for about 7 weeks now and around week 3 or 4 I noticed that I was no longer getting these red spots on my skin. I still have a few that are older/fainter (healing), but still nothing new. This wasn't major to begin with (the spots were sporadic/never more than a few at a time, and it wasn't DH, I'm sure of that), but just wondering if gluten can cause skin issues other than DH?

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That is how my DH starts, with pinpoint raised tiny blisters.

peeptoad Apprentice
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I'm pretty sure mine wasn't DH though because it never progressed to anything worse. I'd just get a few red spots on my legs and then they would gradually heal and disappear, followed by more of course. I just found it interesting that gluten-free seems to have cleared them and I never really attributed them to something in my diet (before going gluten-free)...

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Check out pictures of the various types of psoriasis. That is what I have, and it seems that gluten, corn and almonds will make it flare. For those short periods of time when I was able to avoid all three, it cleared up completely. I know it will take a while to figure out what ELSE causes it, but I know that SOMEDAY, it'll be gone for good!

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This is an about.com article about skin conditions associated with celiac disease.

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pricklypear1971 Community Regular
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This is an about.com article about skin conditions associated with celiac disease.

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That's a very good article. Thanks!

peeptoad Apprentice
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This is an about.com article about skin conditions associated with celiac disease.

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Thank you!

Keratosis pilaris seems the closest to what I was experiencing. I googled some pictures and my skin issues looked a lot like that, although not as severe as many of the pics.

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