Hi, I am new and I noticed people talking about skin conditions. I have had a gluten allergy or intolerance for 10 years (I've never been tested but I think its an allergy), I only found out what it was 1 year ago which was a HUGE relief after 9 years of feeling like crap! Anyway I'm sure you all know exactly what I'm talking about.
I don't have any symptoms anymore unless I eat something with gluten but I still seem to have itchy skin alot, I thought maybe it was soap, so I got soap free body wash but it doesn't make a difference. Does anyone experience this? I also seem to be sesitive to other things like green tea made me break out in horrible hives and so did some dishwasher tables, also bananas make me very sick and now I'm having trouble with milk. I'm getting pretty upset about all these allergies or what ever they are appearing, I'm just wondering if they are connected to the gluten allergy and has anyone else experienced this? Any help will be much appreciated, thanks!
Nikky,
I have Dermatitis Herpetiformis, and my doctor told me that if I have that, then I am Celiac (gluten intollerant) and cannot have any gluten from wheat, barley, rye, or oats. I have been struggling with this now since April, and I have had the rash off and on my whole life. Gluten is in a lot of stuff like pills, hand lotion, food, etc. Now that I am sticking to the gluten free diet, I am not having any more rashes. They look a lot like hives and are very itchy. We went to a seminar and the doctor said that since our villi are chopped off, we cannot get the nutrients we need, so we have problems with a lot of other foods until our villi grow back. I had to leave out dairy and all grains (even the ones that do not have gluten, like rice) for about 8 weeks. Good luck! It gets better.
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Nikky,
I have Dermatitis Herpetiformis, and my doctor told me that if I have that, then I am Celiac (gluten intollerant) and cannot have any gluten from wheat, barley, rye, or oats. I have been struggling with this now since April, and I have had the rash off and on my whole life. Gluten is in a lot of stuff like pills, hand lotion, food, etc. Now that I am sticking to the gluten free diet, I am not having any more rashes. They look a lot like hives and are very itchy. We went to a seminar and the doctor said that since our villi are chopped off, we cannot get the nutrients we need, so we have problems with a lot of other foods until our villi grow back. I had to leave out dairy and all grains (even the ones that do not have gluten, like rice) for about 8 weeks. Good luck! It gets better.
Joanne