bluewhitesky

Wow...what an improvement! And I hear you on finding it difficult because the rash flares up and improves for no apparent reason sometimes. That drives me crazy! Keep us posted if anything happens after adding iodine back.

Wow, that must have been so awful for you. The final picture looks like a brand new hand!

I'm glad you are healing quickly!

That looks exactly like my son's DH, especially those little craters where he has scratched off the tops. I know exactly the frustation of trying to figure out what's going on. What we did, was take our son off gluten to see if the tummy aches would get better. Tummy aches stopped immediately and the rash started healing. That was great information and...

So iodized salt for sure, plus pretty much any seafood, fish, seaweed, are the biggest. Also dairy products, egg yolk, turkey, some random veggies in lesser amounts. My son reacts to carrageenan which is an additive/thickener made from seaweed in lots of processed foods, esp. dairy products. We figured this particular one out after some experimentation and...

That looks like a lot of new blisters compared to the last picture you posted. Have you noticed any worsening of the rash after your son eats foods containing a lot of iodine? Iodine is connected to DH. For my son, it is a huge trigger.

Hi Si and Ash's Mom, I am a mom to a 7-year old boy with DH (not formally diagnosed yet). You can look up my past topics and you'll see some pictures of his rash. It does look a lot like your son's rash. I don't think you're barking up the wrong tree, esp with the other digestive/mood stuff. I wanted to comment on the itchiness question. For much of the...

Glad you got a definitive answer from the endoscopy!

Good idea!!

Here are my posts about going through this with my son. Pay particular attention to squirmingitch's responses. She knows what she's talking about. https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/106990-possible-dh-6-year-old/ https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/107188-dermatologist-appointment-today/ https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/107778-i-think-we-have...

Poor little sweetheart. He must be so uncomfortable. We went through something similar with the dermatologist for my DS. He kept saying excema, prescribed steroids, said it wasn't in the right spot for DH, not symmetrical, etc. My first thought for you was to insist on another appointment with the Derm to take a biopsy. But, you're in a hard place...

DH can take many different forms. My DS's DH starts off like little itchy bump/pimples on his forearms and legs.

I love it! Thanks for sharing.

Soozy, I'm from Ontario too. Ottawa actually

Hi Becky! I'm relatively new here as well and we've just got a (semi-)diagnosis for my son this week. We have an appointment on Wednesday and I'm expecting to make the change in our house to 100% gluten free directly after that. I agree, this site is a God-send. I spent hours and hours reading over the past few months. I also feel overwhelmed...