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  1. MMH13
    Thank you so much, everyone. For the moment my doctor just has me taking iron but hopefully we can reconnect soon. I'm going to look into genetic testing, too. Great advice all around and I appreciate it--and you can bet I'm going off the PPIs!
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    All I've had is one of those blood tests where they test for all sorts of things. The results said I had an iron deficiency but while it came back negative for Celiac's the doctor said she was still "wondering" about it. I haven't spoken with her since (huge backlog with the NHS here in England at the moment). Thus, I don't really know where we're going from...
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    Thank you for sharing that about your dermatitis herpetiformis, it's really useful information. I'm particularly interested by what you said about pressure sensitivity; I suspected that the winter leggings I was wearing contributed to the problem and switched to looser clothing. I've also noticed the thing about elastic waistbands, as that's the area I'm...
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    I'm wondering, is it likely to be dermatitis herpetiformis if I don't have the blistering? Also, my rashes are on my arms, hips, calf, and stomach, which doesn't seem the usual areas?
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    Thank you, everyone, I'm going to read those articles--and I feel more determined than ever to get off the omeprazole!
  6. MMH13
    I'm not aware of having a hiatal hernia; I've only heard of them recently because my mother-in-law has one. I've recently given up coffee in my bid to get off of Omeprazole, and have contented myself with tea and ginger tea. The ginger tea in particular helps me quite a lot.
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    Thank you so much for that advice, I will try the apple cider vinegar. It really feels like it's well past time to be done with the omeprazole (generic name of the drug here in the UK). I think I will also go back to eating gluten in case they decide to test again. You've been so helpful, I appreciate it!
  8. MMH13
    No, you're absolutely right. I've been trying to wean myself off of the PPI drugs and am now to the point where I take 10 mg every other day. I tried to go off them once before and was down to 1 every 3 days but then had a setback and gave up for a while. This time I'm determined. I've come to realize it's entirely possible that the PPI therapy led to my...
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    Thank you for your reply! Unfortunately I don't know which test was run--they were testing for several things, I think, I wasn't really told much. I've been reading posts on the forum and I saw that not eating gluten will invalidate future tests; I guess I was just desperate to do something about the rashes. It appears I may have to just keep on keeping on...
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    For reference I'm a 53F and I've been on PPI prescription for years for acid reflux/stomach issues. Recently I saw the doctor because of rashes I've had for months. Originally I had mirroring rashes on the sides of my knees which the doctor diagnosed as folliculitis. Those rashes went away after about 3 or 4 months only for new ones to pop up on my right...
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