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Can anyone guess what happened? I have spent the ladt few days trying to figure out where I got the GLUTEN. Now that I remembered IODINE...no wonder. And of all places to break out...i will give you a hint...I thought the breakout was from the new toilet paper I bought despite the fact that I was told it was gluten-free. And I couldn't have eaten ...

I just wanted to chime in here. Sorry gone 4 so long...my elderly dad moved in with me in August, he was very, very ill with cardiac problems. He is now in a senior living apt.

Hi Pondy, I went on a self-imposed elimination diet last October, and did GREAT within a few days. Within a few weeks, I was dancing around after being practically bedridden. A few months after that, I began adding a lot of my old foods back into my diet, with the strict exceptions of gluten, soy and dairy and have been doing fairly well, but not nearly...

Thank you guys for the tips. I am trying to limit my iodine intake too. I have used sea salt in place of iodized salt for many years now. Only now I am trying to limit my use of the sea salt, since it too contains iodine from what I have read. I love salt, seafood, spinach and iodine-rich foods so this is a struggle. I have inflammatory arthritis and...

My primary care doc and my physical therapy doc would not give me the dapsone. Looks like I will have to wait until I see the dermatologist in mid-August Perhaps since I am self-diagnosed at this juncture, the dr.'s are too scared to prescribe the dapsone given the bad side-efx of the drug. At any rate, I am taking tepid clay-baths daily and that...

Thank you for the link and info on the biopsy, Westy, but...OUCH!!! It sure doesn't look like fun, that's for sure. Also, a few more questions for those experienced with the biopsy. I have been gluten free (including now all topical sources of gluten, like lotions, hair products, etc). Will that potentially affect my biopsy/diagnosis? Is it like the...

I am going to print & take to my derm dr. Appt. In August. I thought it was interesting that they tested samples of DH, for one thing. I mean, of all the potential disease diagnoses out there, potentially verified by this type of testing. Secondly, it seemed to me they were saying, for DH anyway, that a period of longer than 10 minutes in the...

AAATRGGGHHHHGGGHGHH...THE RASH IS STILL ALL OVER, now on my upper back of legs Okay, do you guys think my CIGARETTES are making my rash worse? I did do some cleaning in the bird room a couple of days ago...that is really when I noticed this new crop of rash. It is summer, and I go barefoot around the house or in flipflops but maybe I should see if...

Here is the link: Open Original Shared Link Limited Formalin Exposure May Impair Disease Diagnosis Last Updated: June 23, 2011.

I have to watch out for any G containg (paper) products, even one placed "down there"! One might think a paper product would be safe but apparantly not, as I broke out all over from changing dryer sheets recently...made by the following co... Here is a quote from their manufacturers site: Our(maxi) pads are made of a combination of absorbent...

Fyi, I had terrible "mosquito bites" as a child...now think it was DH. I was also hyper-active (now called ADD & ADHD). I use Dessert Essence ORGANIC coconut lotion now (be sure to buy only their ORGANIC line of products) and I used to use Curel. I also use pure organic Shea Butter, that I buy online (no real scent, which is nice). You can google search...

Hello all, I am self-diagnosed, so take this for whatever it is worth. I have finally scheduled a derm appt., for sometime in August. I have taken pics of my rash (es) in the unlikely event they are gone by the time my appt comes around. I researched the net & found a derm dr that I know is familiar with DH. Also, my mom, a 30+ yr, biopsied Celiac, asked...

Thanks Skylark, Yes, giving them all gluten-free seeds, legumes, rice, friuts, veggies, etc., now. I am currently in the removing-gluten-dust-out-of-the-house-hell, which I am sure accounts for my bad attitude. Grumpy would be putting it lightly. The one little blind lovebird is sad, and keeps looking in his bowl for the barley pellets. :-( But if I have...

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Ps. Here is what I am using now...it is gluten-free Desert Rssence natural tea tree oil & neem/ mint. FYI www.desertessence.com