Lobstah
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Thought I'd drop by and post an update... It's been a bit over 2wks since the GI doc told me to go back on gluten up until the day of the endoscopy...so go back on gluten I did!...lol I've had REAL beer, some donuts, last weekend I baked Anadama Bread , made popovers, and basically every other treat that I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to when I was...
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The stuff I bought from Walgreens was actually for boils, but they all have the same active ingredient. The pharmacist said that the boil cream was actually the best buy, giving the largest tube for the lowest price, and it's 20%, just like the Oragel and others. A penny here, a penny there, pretty soon you've got a bottle of wine paid for Jim
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That seems really WRONG He said 2 slices of bread per day should cover it. My MIND said "2 REAL craft beers per day should cover it"...and maybe a donut, just for insurance Jim
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Just met with my new GI Doc down here in Florida. I was armed (and dangerous) with as much info as could be used to "educate" him, should the need arise. Pleasantly, he was very knowledgeable about Celiac and DH. We had a very good discussion for about 1/2hr. He DOES want me back on gluten for 2wks before the endo. He said that it was his experience...
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Well...turns out that PART of the itchy rash was a reaction to Amoxycillin....so now I get to add penicillin and all derivitives to the list of no-nos. What the heck? Seems like a whole lot of stuff breakin' in a short period of time. Never had any problem with drug allergies at all before this.
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Ok...here's an update.... One thing that HAS changed in the past two days is taking Ibuprofin "Soft-gels"... Inactive ingredients are listed as: FC&C Blue #1 Gelatin Pharmaceutical ink polyethylene glycol potassium hydroxide sorbitan sorbitol These are generic Walgreens brand. WTH do they need to put all of this crap in a simple pill...
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Well...seems I may have spoken too soon, or at least, too optimistically. Got hit with an outbreak on the back of my neck again, along with a few itchy spots on my collar bone and elbow. Damn this stuff! And I'm about 99% certain I didn't get bombed...especially since I had some dental work done on Wed, and I've been on a very restricted diet since then...
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Well...it's been a month since my diagnosis. Prior to that physical, I had greatly reduced wheat and sugar intake as part of my diet plan. Of course, as we here all know, "reduced" is meaningless in terms of impacting DH. When I had my physical and DH became a high probability, I immediately eliminated gluten. Of course, there's a learning curve...so...
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I DO think it's funny that both Oragel and hemorrhoid cream have the same active ingredient
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Agreed. I'm going to try the benzocaine suggestion. Looked for it the last time I was in Walgreens and was surprised I couldn't find it. They had 5-6 different "itch relief" creams, but nothing with benzocaine in them. When I got home, I googled it, and figured out why. I was in the wrong section. The benzocaine ointments are all in the hemaroid...
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Having been recently diagnosed, and having done tons of research now on DH, your last statement rings true. On one hand, it's good to finally know the cause of this. On the other hand, it's tough knowing that there's really nothing we can do (other than maybe Dapsone) other than just wait it out. I have several creams...but now it's clear that they...
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ARCHIVED Another Newcomer...and Test Results.
Lobstah replied to Lobstah's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thanks for the additional info. I was pretty sure that was the case. I've naturally read through a lot of the forums here and everywhere else, trying to get as informed about this as I can. One area that seems to have a vary wide variance is sensitivity to and reaction to the ingestion of gluten. There are so many factors, and many personal experiences... -
ARCHIVED Another Newcomer...and Test Results.
Lobstah posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
About 3yrs ago I came down with a rash. Light blisters on knees, elbows, collarbone, and base of spine. You all know the story. Dr. back in New England said some form of eczema or psoriasis, prescribed topical cream. Having just moved to Florida 6mos ago, my wife and I scheduled physicals with a new practitioner near our new home. Before seeing the...