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Hi lbblue1, I have had almost the exact same experience. Rashes that mirror itself on both sides of my body- lower legs, elbows, and waist (back and front) that itch like crazy! I had a biopsies from an allergist (both taken directly on the lesions which I didn't know at the time is the wrong place to test) and it came back as basically swelling around...

Thanks Knitty kitty- this does help! How much Niacin do you take each day?

Knitty Kitty, Thank you for the advice. I will definitely get some niacin supplements and try them. Can't hurt anything that's for sure. Yes I was wearing shorts last summer when the rash first appeared. I haven't been completely clear since. I tested negative for Celiac Disease and they did do a skin biopsy but now I know that they didn't do it correctly...

Posterboy, I do have some occasional gut problems and I'm not always regular. Usually though I do go every other day or so but sometimes I get bad gut cramps. Thanks for recommending that thread, it did help. They described what I am dealing with perfectly with the intense itching, then burning like I want to rip my skin off! I have been gluten-free...

Thanks for the tips. I am trying to be patient and I will look up that low iodine diet as well. My rash is still present and has come back around my waistline again but it doesn't hardly itch at all now. This is promising as every time it has flared up before it was so itchy that I wanted to dig my skin to the bone! I am doing pretty good with not eating...

Thanks for responding TGK112. I am really trying not to go back on the prednisone again and hoping that just eating a gluten-free diet will eventually make the rash heal. My celiac blood panel came back all negative and my skin biopsies did not show anything conclusive either. I have been to several doctors and spent so much money. It is getting so frustrating...

Thanks for the information. I understand that it is hard to say from a photo. I did have a biopsy performed a few months ago, however they biopsied two lesions on my leg (I didn't know that they were supposed to biopsy beside the lesions unfortunately). It showed perivascular dermatitis which is basically swelling around the veins and nothing else. The swelling...

Hello everyone. I am posting in hopes that someone has went through my experience and help me figure out if I may be gluten intolerant. Last summer I developed a small rash on my lower left leg on the front. It was a little itchy but I didn't think much of it. I wasn't sure what it was because I am immune to poison ivy. Anyway, it spread on my leg and developed...

Thank you for posting squirmingitch! I tried to post pictures on the DH forum, however it says the photos that I transferred from my phone are too large and I'm not sure how to reduce the size down unfortunately

Thanks leelomba! It sure does help. I am going to a completely gluten-free diet to see if the rash goes away (hopefully for good). I completely understand not being able to wear skirts and shorts. My rash started last summer and I was too embarrassed to wear shorts or go to the pool. I was afraid people would think the rash was contagious even though my daughters...

Hello everyone. I am posting in hopes that someone has went through my experience and help me figure out if I may be gluten intolerant. Last summer I developed a small rash on my lower left leg on the front. It was a little itchy but I didn't think much of it. I wasn't sure what it was because I am immune to poison ivy. Anyway, it spread on my leg and developed...