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Oh and I would say for the past 6 months I have been "itchy/scratchy" as well and have bumps on the back of my thighs that itch that I thought were ingrown hairs or something. The burning sensation you mention I don't think I've heard before and is what I feel sometimes because I have described it as almost feeling having a sunburn when it gets itchy. Thank...

I'm sorry you had such a tough time of it. Does your son have multiple "mosquito bite" looking lesions in one place? Or is it one here or there? I had some that were very tiny blistery looking things and lately I have had larger "bug bite" looking ones that are usually (not always) on matching sides of my body. They usually just present as one, but for example...

I found this link of what I would consider "mild" DH (except maybe the back photo, that looks kind of severe) and thought I would post because I've had a hard time finding photos that don't look pretty severe. Most photos of DH don't look like what I have (and I'm still not sure if I have DH), but these look very similar to what I have - especially the first...

Thanks for your advice! And thank you for reading my long post! I think I will try to make an appointment with a dermatologist.

I guess I am just mostly venting because I'm frustrated that I can't figure out what is wrong with me. Last fall I was having gastro issues (bloating, D, cramping) and also some skin issues - severly itchy bumps that would come and go. I went gluten-free (I realize now that was dumb before seeing a doctor) and the GI issues resolved almost completely except...

Thanks for your response! Sorry you are still itching but glad to hear it has improved and hope the progress continues. That is so interesting about lying down...can't say that I have noticed it but now that I think about it I really only lie down at bedtime. I usually watch tv either sitting in a chair or on the floor and don't really take naps except...

Thanks for your reply! They are usually red around them but maybe that is from scratching. And the old ones are purplish (pink/purple/brown??) sort of scar looking spots - all over my legs It is definitely worse at night. Sometimes itchy during the day, but not ever as bad as the nighttime. Good point about gluten-free for life. I think...

Thanks for your reply! The benadryl didn't make the bumps disappear at all, just seemed to temporarily stop the itching. They still itched the next day and I got another bumps on my arm the next day and one more this morning I knew about the iodine connection but have just read on here about salicylates! I eat a lot of foods with those and will check that...

I have just the tiniest bumps and they are not clusters but they itch like crazy! I have been gluten-free for about 3 months because I was having stomach issues (itching too, but at the time I didn't connect it to gluten). They are tiny, like pinpoint tiny but right now I have one on each shin, two or three on each thigh, and one on each side of my stomach...

Thanks for the reply! I hope you continue to feel better. You are so right about the flour shortcuts...I recently read somewhere (on here I think) that some restaurants will use it in scrambled eggs! I would never have thought to ask if the eggs have flour in them!

Thanks for the replies! I'll check out those sites. I don't have an iPhone but it looks like they have the same tool on just their regular website. The scanning thing is cool, though! I love that these sites let you track overall nutrition, not just calories.

I have been gluten-free for about 3 months, and I am generally ok with the diet in terms of being able to stick to it and not feeling deprived, etc. I ate pretty healthy before going gluten-free so I ate a lot of whole foods anyway. There is definitely still some adjusting to do, but overall I feel ok with it. However, I feel like I struggle with getting...

So interesting to know that this has happened to others. I am so curious if that's what I had back then...looking at the photos of DH makes me think it was. Thanks for the replies!

My biggies were seafood and carageenan and eggs and dairy. I grew to hate egg whites with a passion (and still do, btw).

Thanks for the list squirmingitch! This is a good point, too. I think what I'll do for now is keep a list of high iodine foods just so I am aware (I had no idea about some of those!) and that way if I get any bumps I can look in my food journal to see if there is a connection. It will help me be more aware and I can keep iodine intake sort of balanced...