knitty kitty

@Richard1973, welcome to the forum! 
@cristiana is on the right track, stay hydrated. 
Also have your potassium level checked.  Low potassium causes dry skin and dehydration.  
We need Thiamine B1 to keep our p...

Yes, I understand.  
I get outbreaks on my legs if I wear leggings.  I switched to flannel, nice and soft. 
Do ask your doctor about supplementing with B vitamins.  Niacin B3 helps the dermatitis herpetiformis spots heal...

dermatitis herpetiformis that resembles folliculitis is a thing.  I've had blisters as well as the follicular type.  
Any area is susceptible to an outbreak.  Keep in mind that dermatitis herpetiformis is pressure sensitive, so...

Welcome to the forum, @MMH13,
Yes, @trents and @Scott Adams have good advice.  
Do try to get off the ppi, omeprazole.  
This study found that people with Celiac taking PPI's like omeprazole are seronegative.  

Good for your doctor to be wondering about it!  She's on the right track.  
Anemia, diabetes and thiamine deficiency can cause seronegative results.  
Unfortunately, if you go gluten free, your intestines will start heal...

Removing dairy from my diet significantly improved my dermatitis herpetiformis.  My skin and itch cleared rapidly afterwards.  I suggest you try removing dairy and see if it makes a difference.  
Taking the flushing kind of Nia...

Thank you for sharing that about your dermatitis herpetiformis, it's really useful information. I'm particularly interested by what you said about pressure sensitivity; I suspected that the winter leggings I was wearing contributed to...

Nobody told me about the high dose Thiamine, but when my husband was injured he was put on it, so I started taking it too.  I definitely saw improvement.  At this point my biggest concern is my right foot/ankle.  Tendon tears have ta...

Nacina,
Knitty Kitty has given you good advice.
But I would say/add find a Fat Soluble B-1 like Benfotiamine for best results.  The kind found in most Multivitamins have a very low absorption rate.
This article ...

@Nacina,
I would add a B Complex to all that and extra thiamine B 1 and magnesium glycinate, and high dose Vitamin D to get his level up faster.  
We need the B vitamins to repair our body and for energy to function. ...

Welcome to the forum community, @ekelsay!
Yes, your tTG-IGA score is strongly positive for celiac disease. There are other antibody tests that can be run when diagnosing celiac disease but the tTG-IGA is the most popular with...

I hope someone can help. I've read some of posts on here on thiamine and wondered if anyone knew about thiamine interactions with manganese? I've googled and found that thiamine and manganese work together. I read that manganese is also...

The supplements should work with time on a gluten free diet.
I would be concerned about that sodium level. From the other results you posted, the trend seems to be downward. Please do follow up about that. It's not normal to walk...

1000 mcg of B12 supplementation is peanuts. You should be taking 5000 mcg. and you should be taking a high potency B-complex to boot. The B-vitamins are seldom found in isolated deficiencies but are usually deficient as a group. If you...

I second this!! I was diagnosed with POTS too and thiamine was a lifesaver along with going low carb (carbs and sugars deplete b1, and diabetics are ubiquitously deficient). It helped my vertigo, nausea, shortness of breath, and tachycardia...

@Cramper,
Welcome to the forum!  
Your symptoms sound like what I experienced.  I had Gastrointestinal Beriberi.  Celiac Disease damages the small intestine so vitamin absorption is affected.  Alcohol damages the smal...

@itarachiu,
Have you been checked for diabetes?  Your reactions after eating are similar to my reaction of high blood glucose.  Panic attacks can occur if blood glucose levels stay high for too long.  
Are you keeping a f...

I also have had hypothyroidism, fibromyalgia, OCD, PTSD, and osteoporosis, Wernicke's Encephalopathy, and type two diabetes.  I'm a Microbiologist.  My health has improved by taking high dose Thiamine, and supplementing essential vitamins a...

@brian1, welcome to the forum
Sorry to hear you're not feeling better.  Improving one's vitamin levels are so important.  
I use Thiamine, Pyridoxine B6, and Cobalamine B12 for pain relief in addition to a B Complex su...

@lydialoo,
Congratulations on your improvements!
Dysautonomia and POTS are caused by Thiamine insufficiency.  Blood tests for Thiamine deficiency are not an accurate measurement of how well Thiamine is being utilized ...

You are very welcome.  
Yes, doctors don't treat the body as a whole.  Thiamine deficiency affects many body systems, many organs, but the body needs to be looked as as a whole, not just isolated parts.  
Yes, thiamine defi...

@Vicrob,
Have you been tested for a thiamine deficiency? 
I have two genes for Celiac Disease.  I developed vitamin and mineral deficiencies because Celiac Disease damages the small intestine so that these nutrients c...

Hey there,
First off, I'm sorry to hear about the tough time you've been having with your little one. It's definitely possible for a baby to react to gluten at such a young age, especially considering the genetic predisposition...

The magnification when the biopsy is observed under a microscope is greater than that of the endoscope.  So yes, the biopsy might be positive when nothing was seen during the endoscopy.
I hope you get a clear cut answer!
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Remember that twenty percent increase in dietary thiamine causes an eighty percent improvement in brain function?  You can be on that borderline between minimum sufficiency and deficiency for a long time, years.  
Try a combination of...