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ARCHIVED Could This Be Dh? I Have To Ask....
billmac replied to nasalady's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis
A little late to this discussion but DH hits me in a way that sounds very similar to what you have described. The first indication its coming is I begin to itch across the buttocks and can feel bumps deep below the skin surface, both sides almost in a horizontal line. As it gets worse just below my knees are next followed by just below the elbows. Then the... -
ARCHIVED The More I Learn The More Confused
billmac replied to billmac's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Many thanks for the replies. I shall take the advice and tighten up on the possibility of cross-contamination. Looks like the wife has got to go! (only joking-----we've been together for 40 years now so she's become sort of indispensible) Bill -
Hello all, I have avidly been reading the forum and all the informative posts but the more I learn about this disease the more bewildered I become. I have been on the gluten free diet for a couple of months now (in the first few weeks probably not as strict as I should have been as in not carefully checking labels). I mentioned in an earlier post that intestinal...
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I don't know if this is a help or not but a very, very old remedy for diarrhea is a heaped tablespoon of corn flower dissolved in a glass of water. You would have to be pretty sure the corn flower had no traces of gluten though. Bill
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ARCHIVED Soy?
billmac replied to billmac's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Ah, that makes things clearer. Thanks for the quick replies, Bill -
Hello all, On reading through the forum and discussions of the absolute necessity of avoiding wheat, rye, and barley products, I have seen mention of soy. I know that soy sauce can contain wheat products but is soy milk and other soy products in the same category of must avoid foods? Bill
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Many thanks for the replies and helpful information. I think I have been pretty strict with the diet, reading labels (even those on vitamin supplements) carefully etc. I am a pretty plain food eater and my diet is what I would consider to be well balanced. No red or processed meats (only chicken and fish {no flour}), plenty of fruit and vegetables, gluten...
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Hello all.............first time poster and I am well and truly confused by all this and am seeking information from those with experience of this disease. If I give you a little history hopefully you can point me in the right direction and fill in some blanks. A couple of years ago a blood test revealed low B12 and iron. This led to a couple of tests which...