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In regards to the post from Stephanie, "Those tests have no valid scientific backing, are expensive and often severely limit a persons diet unnecessarily. An elimination diet with slow reintroduction is the only true way to get to the bottom of food issues, esp. suspected intolerances" I am not an expert on these issues, I am just saying what worked...

Hi Scotty, I have also had a rash for almost an year and came to this forum with the thought that I had celiac disease. Its a long story of how I finally got help (4 or 5 doctors 2 dermatologists and 2 hospital visits, tons of steroid cream anti histamines blood tests skin biopsies etc) but in the end it has been a naturopath who pinpointed what I have....

Hi, I have been dealing with a rash for almost a year now and ended up on this forum suspecting I had a gluten intolerance. I have seen several doctors and 2 dermatologists with no real answers so as a last resort I went to see a naturopath. She recommended I have blood testing done (ELISA=Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbant Assay) to check for food sensitivities...

I haven't been tested for celiac....my regular doctor has no clue and the dermatologist is convinced it is eczema (she keeps mentioning stress as the culprit for the eczema)....so frustrating! I will definitely know for sure if I see improvement again after eating a clean diet. I just have to stay strong around flour products....im a carb hound (not always...

Ruth I can totally see the difference, you really look much healthier in the second picture! I am hoping for similar results: I am not swollen, in the face anyway, but my rash is bad. I will keep you all posted as to my progress. Take care and thanks so much for your support!!

I haven't had any blood work done for celiac, I had a hard enough time convincing my doc that I didn't have scabies!! He was convinced I had that lol. I am not sure if I even care about it at this point. If I can control this by myself with diet I will be a happy girl. I have been off the gluten for 3 days and even though that isn't long, I don't want to...

Hello Squirm, I have just been so busy that I haven't had time to come back...weird how you make time when your itch is raging lol. I went back to eating everything...gluten included after the derm said it was the cream and antihistamines that was improving the rash. I think I have been in a bit of denial that I could have this so I latched onto her words...

I have another appointment booked for the middle of may, (she is on vacation for the month of april....go figure!!) so I am going to stick to the hypo diet now until she comes back. I have taken pics of my newly raging rash to show her just how her cream worked . I will tell her that I am now totally gluten free and advise her to open her mind. Not all...

Thank you Ruth for your support...I have a question, since you have been gluten free for 4 yrs has your rash cleared up? Elaine

I am back after a few weeks hiatus from the forum and I just want to say screw the diagnosis!! I am sticking with the gluten free diet now whether the dermatologist thinks 'gluten intolerance' is just a new fad disease that is cool to have, or not. Yes that was what she said when I told her that I thought I was gluten intolerant. She looked at my rash...

My rash is basically the same on my legs and arm, but it has flared on my tummy again and this after severely restricting my diet. I have not started using the steroid cream as the pharmacy has to send out for a compound, it is betamethasone mixed with aveeno or something like that. I am taking doxepin, an antihistamine that I think, takes the itch from...

Has Prickly posted about her experience with the naturopath? I am just wondering how I would find those posts.....I am not too savvy on finding specific info on this forum. My husband thinks the naturopath with the blood panels specifically targeting food sensitivity is the route to go so we may try that. I am curious as to what the derm will say...

Hi I am back and no definite answers, The dermatologist says she thinks it looks eczematic. I had pictures of my tummy and back to show her from when I stopped the prednisone (it was really bad then) just to show her what the flare up looked like. I told her I had seen similar rashes that were caused from gluten sensitivity and was trying the gluten free...

Hi Squirming, I am talking about a skin biopsy and maybe blood tests if they do them. I am not sure if I have new lesions, the rash is spreading on my arms and legs and I seem to get the sores from scratching. I dont even know if the itch would break out into sores if I didnt scratch them. Once I have the scabs they get scratched and rescratched because they...

Thank you for the information. I am not even sure I have DH, I have had a nasty rash for almost 6 months that sent me to the internet doing my own research which is how I ended up here. I've had 7 dr's appts and 4 different diagnosis' (3 of the appts only netted me baffled looks from the gps and prescriptions for cream and antihistamines). I have started...