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Though I appreciate your input Yum!, please do not insult either my intelligence or perceptive capacity via pointless suggestions. I went to emergency for Edema, not DH. The emergency team confirmed my Edema was Celiac related as they have experience with those like me. Thank you and peace, WF

Back in late 2011, I joined this forum after having self-diagnosed my DH / Celiac condition. Needless to say, I got a wee bit jaded after recovery / healing, backslid, and DH is back with a vengence. This time bringing intense Edema in my hands, wrists, forearms, feet, ankles, and calves. Beer was my downfall. I've been again gluten-free for over 2 weeks...

Hey cavernio , When you wrote " I'll be doing water only though, no juice unless my heart feels funny. ", my first thought was; " If you deprive your body to the point of heart strain, what possible good could that serve ?" To deprive your physical vehicle of essential nutrients for too long, it could well lead to unintended self-extinction. Just please...

Hello BeFree, I'm a 54 year old male who's self-diagnosed DH in myself just over 3 months ago with the aid of my future wife. Yes, DH is Dermatitis Herpetiformis, and being that I have Herpes Simplex 1 ( lip area only ), those tiny blister like bumps are where the " Herpetiformis " comes from. One thing that has yet to be mentioned in your thread is...

Hello Amby, Yup, in my peak of DH I had it on both wrists, most of my forearms up to my arm pits, lower to middle back, outside of thighs, calf's and shins. I'm 54 and DH hit me hard nearly a year ago. I've been gluten-free since about the middle of December 2011 and I'm now healing ( ie, no weeping, open lesions, blistering, stinging / burning, or...

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Hi Honey015, 2 points I'd like to make that have worked for me. 1) NO-ONE knows you better than YOU !!!, and 2) Be thy own physician. If you, like me, eliminate gluten, and we begin to heal, is it not obvious where as Robert Plant once sang; " where the pressure lies ??? " Good Luck and be well, YOU know what you need to do, and know this . . ...

Hi crab, CC is Cross Contamination, meaning a product can become contaminated with gluten due to wheat also being processed in the same facility. For example, oats contain no gluten yet can be contaminated going through the same machines as wheat, barley, and rye. As far as the dairy, cows udders as well as the milking machines are sterilized with iodine...

Hi zippitty5, Thanks-a-million !!! The following is based on my personal experience and research. 5 days was too soon for me, took over a month of just rice ( if you like Soy Sauce, go with Tamari to be safe ), veggies, fruits, and some chicken to see the " ITCH " subside. Healing took about another week+ in my case to begin and I've quite a ways...

Hey squirmingitch, Thanks. It's damn tough to stay on the diet regime, especially because almost everything I crave I can no longer eat. Too soon for me to test me favorite things as the hell I went through has me in shell-shock. However, we don't know what jacks us till we test it, as you well know we're ALL individual cases. Hang tough and best...

Hey All, 2 weeks later and Irish Spring soap & a good hot shower has no effect on my healing lesion areas. No increased itch or aggravation. Strict Gluten-Free is working well for me still. I wish such success to ALL others !!! Gotta pay attention to your body to know just what to do . . Peace and healing, WF

Hello KellieLA, As you most likely surmise, if you don't consume ANY gluten, and the lumps ( yup, I've had 'em, very strange ) subside, well, it's fairly obvious what the source of the problem is, no ??? Remember that no-one will EVER know YOU better than YOU !!! I had flatulence prior to going gluten-free, but no longer. We are being poisoned...

Thanks pricklypear1971, squirmingitch, eatmeat4good, and ciamarie !!! Ya, it's an incredible feeling to get a handle on the hellish nightmare of DH !!! Congrats ciamarie on your success's !!! We all must ( in my opinion ) remember: Our body tells us ALL we need to know . . . if we only listen to it . . . And thus, WE ARE our own doctors !!! Autonomy...

Hey All, 6+ weeks on a tight veg & rice diet, and fruit with a wee bit of beef, chicken,and shrimp, and BAM !!! Healing . . Vanicream is outstanding for dryness and is a blessing for me. I'm also good with dairy, ie cheese, eggs, mayonnaise, etc . . . No "raw open wounds", dry skin sloughing, yes, but, healing. Gluten-free Bisquik is working...