Could This Be Celiac Disease?

[Ang16]

TMI BUT COULD IT BE CELIAC?

About a year ago randomly one night that my bottom started itching around my butthole and since then it would itch every night there after some nights more severe some not as bad but still itchy. It never itched during the day only at night. Few months of dealing with it I finally went to see a hemorrhoid doctor thinking that could be it. I ended up not having any hemorrhoids. I then tried every cream there was from hemorrhoid creams, diaper rash ointment, coconut oil and even a hydrocortisone cream prescription and none helped. I looked online and saw that night time only itching could be that I had pinworms. I tried over the counter pinworm medication twice and still that didn't help either. I then went to another doctor and all she said was she didn't see anything so she didn't know what it could be. I thought about a month or two ago what if I was allergic to something could that be causing my night time bottom only itching? I tried cutting down on dairy and that helped somewhat but then the itching came back. I read about celiac and was wondering if I could have celiac disease? Could celiac be the cause of my night time itching or do you usually itch all day if you have celiac disease?

[pikakegirl]

Have been diagnosed for 10 yrs. Only certain foods or vitamin supplements have caused this. Spices in foods, citric or ascorbic acids, vitamins. Try eliminating things. How about yeast infection? Have you tried an antifungal cream?

[apprehensiveengineer]

I mean, could be... but did you get tested for worms? 10% of American adults have worms, regardless of socioeconomic status and personal hygiene. If you did not get tested for worms by your doctor, you should before ruling that out.

[Good shocker fact from one of my pathology courses... ]

I am not aware of any OTC anti-helminth medication that is very effective, so if you do have worms I wouldn't expect that would have done much. Typically you have to take several doses (one to kill current worms, one a few weeks later to kill any babies that have hatched since your first dose). Pinworms also often take several rounds to clear because they are highly transmissable - contaminated bedding and clothing can keep them in circulation for a while if not cleaned thoroughly at the outset.

For celiac, there is a skin condition called dermatitis herpetiformis which is very itchy. It can affect your butt crack, and is often reported to be worse at night. If you have some of the other celiac disease symptoms, you might think about getting tested by your doctor.