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    I started using a homemade lye soap called Grandma's lye soap and it is wonderful stuff. It didn't bother my skin even when my rash was active. I hesitated because the word lye makes it sound harsh, but it really is lovely, and leaves your skin soft and smooth. I wish I had time for making homemade soap, but alas, I do not. Can you post the recipe in case...
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    That is wonderful news! What a strong young man to take the changes so well!!! You must be very proud of him! Congratulations to both of you. This means you must have done a really good job in the kitchen too Mom!
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    I was worried the neurological issues would last. Instead, I found they were among the first things to go away. I couldn't think, brain fog, sometimes couldn't complete sentences or comprehend what others were saying, I'd lost my sense of balance and would stumble and fall for no reason. Had to think carefully about walking and not bumping into walls. I had...
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    Many people didn't test, went gluten free, and have never regretted it. Other people went gluten free, regretted not testing, and tried to eat gluten again for the testing and found they were unable to tolerate gluten long enough to complete testing. Your decision depends on what kind of person you are. You are the only one who can decide if testing is important...
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    Penny, Welcome! Oh that looks painful and miserable but thank you for posting pictures. This is just my opinion. Yes, your rash/sores look like DH. The first two pics are the consistent with what the rash looks like in the latter stages of healing. Some people describe them as presenting like bug bites, or mosquito bites. The third and fourth pictures...
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    When I first suspected DH, I too, was confused because my rashes did not resemble the photo's in medical literature. However, later in the course of the disease, like several years later, the rash DID resemble the ones in the medical literature. Have you checked out the DH photo bank? Does your rash resemble anything there that people have suspected as DH...
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    Hey Squirmy! Here is an article to back you up on the iodine connection! https://www.celiac.com/articles/177/1/The-Gluten-Intolerance-Group-of-North-America-on-Iodine-and-Dermatitis-Herpetiformis/Page1.html
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    Hi, I am clear of DH now but I had it for 7 years and it took a year and a half to heal. I was constantly in the same confused state as you, it seemed it was always something..Love the name by the way! I agree with Squirming that your derm sounds knowledgeable about DH. I had to limit iodine, you can see Thyca.com for how to do that. I also noticed a direct...
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    Oh yeah! LARD!!! Hey Squirming- That is what I used for fat, frying meat, and all baking when I had to be low sal!! Isn't that great! And I had to put some fat on my skinny bones at that time too, so I didn't worry about it. The only problem I had was that it has BHT or somesuch preservative in it. I was trying to avoid preservatives, but I decided not...
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    Open Original Shared Link Here ya go! I haven't tried it, but I sure do plan to! Lemme know if it works!!
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    I know it is a huge loss when you have to totally change the way you eat. You will be grieving for a while. But I think you are in for a nice surprise as soon as you start trying gluten free pasta's. They are excellent. My son says they are better than "Regular Pasta" and he really liked his pasta! That is the one thing we had no trouble replacing on the...
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    Oh no! What I was saying is... Vitamin Deficiencies can cause weight gain. By all means take your vitamins. My post was about being deficient and that results in the weight gain. You are very deficient in D and that could have contributed to your weight gain. Supplementing will help you stabilize. I also think you are probably deficient in C due...
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    Kswan08, I started doing research on vitamin deficiencies and weight gain because if you are Celiac you can either gain or lose weight due to malnutrition. I got tired and stopped at vitamin D, vitamin C and calcium deficiencies, all of which can cause you body to hang on to weight. There are other vitamins and mineraldeficiencies that also cause this...
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    The prospect of cooking when you are entirely ill is daunting. I was there. Keep it very simple. I had about two things I could make and it was only because I had to. #1 1 or 2 Cartons of Chicken Broth (no gluten or msg),Chicken Breasts, A package of frozen vegetables that you tolerate,Put them in a pot and simmer until the chicken falls apart. #...
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    How wonderful that you know about DH and therefore you can save your son from 30 years of misery! That child is now spared a lot of medication that will not work as they would have treated for fungus, bacteria, ringworm, and a lot of other things without recognizing it as DH. What a lucky kid! When you consider the alternatives, gluten free isn't that...
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    First I feel an overwhelming sense of tiredness like I cannot possibly go another day.I can't wake in the morning at all and I'm groggy. My alarm, cell phone, my son, nothing can wake me. I wake with a panic attack and I get a sense of impending doom, feel profoundly depressed,and have anxiety about simple things that normally wouldn't bother me. I get irritable...
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    Wow! Good for you! I found that I have to eat mostly whole foods but it was a bit of an acceptance speech that I had to give myself. It didn't come that easily to me even when I knew it was best to eat that way. You seem to be adapting very well!
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    Can you tell us what you are eating? Are you eating gluten free? If so, how long have you been gluten free? Any possibility of cross contamination? Any other food intolerances? Perhaps one surfaced?
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    For Pizza, you can make a "Meatzza". Roll out gound beef flavored with your Italian spices. Roll it like a sheet of dough. Bake the meat sheet before you put toppings on. How long you bake it depends on if you make thick "crust" or thin "crust". Then add the sauce and your toppings and bake. wala! This is what I do for pizza and it works great...
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    Diced bits of cooked meat, diced carrots and diced potato. You can cook these until finger smooshable soft. That way he can pick them up with fingers but still swallow easily. Actually you can cook any vegetable, fruit, or meat until it is finger smooshable soft enough for him to be able to eat and swallow. You can cook the meat and veg in chicken broth...
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    Welcome Kswan08, You are right to be concerned about the weight gain. Have you had your thyroid checked? Hashimoto's can cause weight gain. TSH level doesn't always show if you have Hashimoto's. You should ask for a full thyroid panel including tests for Hashimoto's and Graves antibodies. Having a negative test result does not mean that you are not...
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    If what you are dealing with is indeed DH, it will not clear up until all traces of gluten have been eliminated and it can take quite some time for the healing to take place. Mine took more than a year of trying to be strictly gluten free. But it worked. As other's have said, you may also have to limit iodine. If you wish to do that you can go to Thyca.com...
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    Hi Jaaron! Welcome to the board. I have found that cooking a lot at one time and freezing in portions is helpful. That way you always have food ready. If you eat mostly whole food like meat, vegetables, fruit, nuts, and rice, you will find it easier to be gluten free on a budget. When you start buying packaged gluten free products is when the food bill...
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    Welcome! Yeah, family and friends can have a hard time grasping the significance of contamination. You know how hard it is to absorb everything you have to do to be gluten free? Well, it's just really hard for people to believe the idea of contamination by dipping bread. That's why we get a lot of eye rolling from gluten eaters. They don't get sick from...
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    Congratulations and welcome back!! I do remember you. I'm so happy for you and your husband. You are going to be so busy now you won't believe it! But feel free to post your testimonial because you had quite a road as I recall and it may be of help to someone who is struggling like you did. Hope all continues to go well for you and thanks for letting us know...
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