I have been dealing with dermatitis herpetiformis as long as I can remember, as of the past 6 years I’ve been able to stay on a strict enough diet to have minimal flare ups, but recently I’ve ate gluten on accident and it has caused a horrible flare up, I’m currently on a strong dose of prednisone because I don’t have an official diagnosis and the doctor would only treat it as normal hives, does anyone have any home remedies to help with the intense itching, any tips would be greatly appreciated!!

I appreciate your insights. Thank you 

Thank you Scott! This is very helpful 

Thanks for your thoughtful response. I got the blood test today, which was a full celiac serology. I'm not going to hold my breath over the blood test showing anything up, but you never know. I get the results Friday next week. For the next week I'm going to enjoy feeling well as I eat gluten free. My energy is still lagging a bit, but my gut is feeling so much better. I live in Australia where its very easy to eat gluten free. I'm absolutely dreading potentially doing the 6-week gluten challenge and the damage it will do to my insides. Is it worth it? I'm not sure. But long term I'll be strict with cross-contamination/ soy sauce/ tiny amounts if I know its actually celiac disease and not a bad intolerance.

We haven't had issues with ours falling apart, but do let us know what you find.