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I Think I Have Celiac Diseaser

karmah

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karmah Newbie
karmah
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About 7 months ago I started getting little groups of itchy pumps on my neck. It spread to my shoulders, head, back, thigh, legs, fingers, etc. They are little tiny blisters that itch really bad and when I scratch them they break immediately and begin to bleed. I have them everywhere. I have been to the dermatologist 3 times to find out nothing.

For 8 years I have been told I have Irritable Bowl Syndrome. I can eat and all of the sudden I get really bad cramps and diarrhea and feel very nauseas. I have had 4 pregnancies, surgeries, and am under a lot of stress do to my job.

What kind of doctor do I need to see that will be able to find out if I have this or not. I know I need to have some sort of blood test but who do I need to see.

Thanks for all your help.

God Bless,

Leigh

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You should either go to a GI and get the appropriate bloodwork and endoscopy, or go to a dermatologist and get a skin biospy (as it sounds like you may have DH). Ask your regular doctor for a recommendation.

Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
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Your skin rash sounds a lot like Dermatitis Herpetiformis which is a dermatitis associated with celiac disease. Your regular general practitioner (GP) can test you for celiac disease (blood testing) and a Gastro-intestinal specialist (GI) can take blood tests and do the intestinal biopsy. I would go to your dermatologist and ask for a skin biopsy of an affected skin area and ask your GP or GI doctor for the celiac blood panel. I have the list of tests that need to be done but I don't have them here with me now... I will post them later... unless someone posts them before I do ;)

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