Lauirel

Here is some more information concerning sulfonamide antibiotics, Dapsone, and the inhibition of dihydropteroate synthetase or pteridine synthetase. It is the step of which PABA must go through in order to become tetrahydrofolic acid. Sulfonamides, including Dapsone inhibit dihydropteroate synthetase and there for inhibit the folate synthesis pathway...

Some additional information concerning folate and PABA. Folate, once known as vitamin B - 9, is named after the dark green leafy vegetables it was first extracted from. "Folium" is Latin for leaf. Folic acid contains three parts: pteroic acid, glutamic acid, and para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA). Folate is an important coenzyme in your body which helps...

These same safety considerations are also associated with Dapsone Therapy. The theory behind the complications is due to the nutritional deficiencies that occur alongside the occurence of Celiac. One of the main nutritional deficiency associations is that of the B vitamins and folate metabolism. Both either made or absorbed in the affected intestines...

I am a new member here and although my story is long, I must say I am rather dissappointed by the responses to the question of whether there are natural remedies available to those suffering dermatitis herpetiformis or DH. Because there are. I realize the original posting date of this particular question was in September, and here it is in the last days...