Sorry, meant to type "or dermatitis herpetiformis for short". The edit function isn't working right now for some reason.

Welcome to the forum, allis! By "skin response to gluten products" are you saying you develop a rash when you use lotions, creams, shampoos, etc. that contain gluten? One of the classical symptoms of celiac disease is a skin rash known as dermatitis herpetiformis or "dermatitis herpetiformis" for short. Celiac disease is the only known cause for dermatitis herpetiformis. It has a distinct appearance. It has little blisters or pustules in the bumps. Does this sound like what you experience? Is so, it might be possible to get a punch biopsy done when you are having an outbreak. This would be an alternative to eating gluten. If your skin biopsy was positive for dermatitis herpetiformis you could be diagnosed with celiac disease on that basis alone. Apart from that, I know of no other way to get a diagnosis apart from returning to eating gluten for a period of weeks.

Hi folks, I have type 1 diabetes and was having some serious digestive symptoms about ten years ago, and my endocrinologist (who sees a lot of type 1s with celiac) told me to assume I was celiac and be gluten free from now on. I’ve been doing so since then, but my skin response to gluten products has been getting worse and worse so I was hoping to get a diagnosis. However, my general practitioner and my endo both told me that to get a celiac dx I would have to eat gluten for six weeks for the antibody test to work! That would make me so sick and unable to work! Is there any way to get a celiac dx through a combination of other tests? Should I give up on seeking a dx and just be more careful about skin contact? Thanks in advance ❤️

Hi, Were you able to get a response from them? I have written to Nuts.com asking info. om how to they test, etc. I am awaiting a reply. And, my daughter is allergic to tree nuts, so we only buy their straightforward organic dried fruits sans any preservative/additives.

Not long before my celiac dx I was experiencing proctalgia fugax but it seems to have disappeared and I haven't been bothered with it in over 20 years.