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Little Blisters/bumps On My Hands

Krystens mummy

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Krystens mummy Enthusiast
Krystens mummy
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Hi all, Just recently in the last six months since I have had gi symptoms I get these little blister type things on my hands. They start as what looks like little water filled blisters 1-2 mm in size.

At any one time I have about a dozen which isn't much I know but they are wierd at the moment I am counting 10.

Then they either turn into a hard callous like lump or go flat. either way there is what looks like a pin prick red dot that stays and if you press it with your nail it hurts like you have been pricked by a pin.

These eventually go and then are followed by more in other places. I only get them on my hands mainly on my fingers. If I put my hand in warm water you can see them better. Most of them do not itch nor does my skin peel.

Does anyone have them or know what they are and can they be related to gluten I am not gluten free but have had symptoms of some sort of intollerance for about the same time as I have had the bumps.

Thanks Sharon.

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jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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In the year or so before I was diagnosed, I had spots like what you describe on the inside of my arms and on my fingers. Mine itched, though. They reminded me of chicken pox.

I don't know exactly what they were, although they disappeared after I went gluten-free, and haven't reoccured.

rpf1007 Rookie
rpf1007
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I got fluid filled blisters on my elbows and knees- that is how I got diagnosed with Dermatitis Herpetiformis by skin biopsy. Mine were pretty classic and in a common location for DH. I found that my elbows would be really itchy right before the blisters appeared. I also sometimes get little ones on the sides of my fingers.

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
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I get these also. I have DH and now that I do not get huge oozing sores all over my face and back (after a long time gluten-free) this is the way mine show up now. A couple of little blisters (pause while I do a happy dance) that go away within a week or so.

ptkds Community Regular
ptkds
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I was getting exactly what you describe for a few months before I was diagnosed. They lasted a few months after I went gluten-free, and now they are gone. I assume they are related to Celiac, but I am not sure since I have probably had celiac most of my life and these didn't show up until just before i was diagnosed.

fedora Enthusiast
fedora
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I had these too. I got them so bad, only on my hands. I could only use my thumb and index finger at one point. I had to use steriods. They itched, my hands cracked and bled. It was tramatic. When I went off wheat they went away. I was being bad and eating wheat again this winter. They began to come back. I have been gluten free for 6 months. I still get a few blisters here and there (not often)when I get constipated. They seem to definately be linked to digestive health. My doctor says they are definately from allergies. I know other people who get them from corn.

Rosewynde Rookie
Rosewynde
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I figured i'd clarify what several are hinting at here ; D Look up Dermatitis Herpetiformis, it's caused by gluten and sounds VERY much like what your mentioning. Also from my understanding if you have DH you have Celiac Disease.

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Krystens mummy Enthusiast
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Thanks for all of your replies! I have been having issues with my health for some time and now feel like I have gastro every two weeks that knocks me around. Blood tests for celiac were neg but I have started to get mouth ulcers now and celiac is in the family. I also have a daughter who is gluten free as she gets sick when she eats it. I have a stupid gi doc and everything is progressing slowly but I think now I have had enough. I will go back to my gp get him to do bloods again and go gluten free I cant wait for endoscopy there is no quality of life at the moment. Thanks for listening

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Thanks for all of your replies! I have been having issues with my health for some time and now feel like I have gastro every two weeks that knocks me around. Blood tests for celiac were neg but I have started to get mouth ulcers now and celiac is in the family. I also have a daughter who is gluten free as she gets sick when she eats it. I have a stupid gi doc and everything is progressing slowly but I think now I have had enough. I will go back to my gp get him to do bloods again and go gluten free I cant wait for endoscopy there is no quality of life at the moment. Thanks for listening

I can certainly sympathize, I was there myself 6 years ago. I know you are aware by now that if you go gluten-free before the endo that the test would require a reglutening for an extended period of time IF you decide at a later date to have it for diagnosis. That said not all of us require a doctors firm diagnosis to stay on the diet, when it is the answer.

I also had negative bloods and like you that confused the issue immensely. The number of times they tested and retested my blood were countless. At the time I was diagnosed the TTg wasn't yet in common use (a much better test) who knows I might have been positive on that one. But none of the rheumies, GI doctors, neuros or any other specialist I saw ever suggested that I try the diet. :angry: They just told me to be happy the test was negative as I wouldn't be able to eat anything. Yea right.

Some of us just dont show positive on blood tests, up to 30%. At times we just have to take the ball in our own hands. You have come to the right place to be able to ferret out the hidden glutens in the world, so you are in a much better point than I was during my diagnosis journey. I didn't find this forum until I had been gluten-free for almost 2 years. It can be a struggle but with celiac in your family you already know that. I always hate to say that I hope you find that being gluten free is the answer, I feel like I am wishing the condition on folks, but I do hope you get relief. I can certainly understand the lack of quality of life and I do hope you have found the answer and that by a year from now you are living and enjoying life again.

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I have little bumps that come and go on my hands, too, and they sound somewhat similar to what you have. I also have started to notice them on my feet now. Since I've also had a lot of disgestive issues lately (diagnosed currently as GERD and constipation and hemmerhoids/possible IBS but meds aren't helping), I'm going to ask for some bloodwork to be done to check for celiac or gluten sensitivity.

lyow Newbie
lyow
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Family history of Celiac.Positive biopsy for DH. Recently diagnoised with 50+ nodules diffusely scattered in my lungs. Biopsies negative for cancer, Inflammatory, fungal or bacterial pneumonias. Could this be Celiac also?

Krystens mummy Enthusiast
Krystens mummy
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Family history of Celiac.Positive biopsy for DH. Recently diagnoised with 50+ nodules diffusely scattered in my lungs. Biopsies negative for cancer, Inflammatory, fungal or bacterial pneumonias. Could this be Celiac also?

From reading about others on this site. DH and celiac go hand in hand I have read that at least 80 percent of people with DH are celiac. You should get tested.

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Thankyou ravenwoodglass, I can say with all honesty that I am hoping that it is celiac or gluten intollerance as that is easy fixed. I do not like feeling sick, nausea and vomiting are not high on my list of fun things to do. I don't want to feel this bad again so if I can take control of that and make it go away I will be very happy. If it turns out that the diet doesn't help and I'm back to sqare one then I don't know how I will feel. but I can say I am being proactive in ruling things out

I once was stuck on getting a diagnosis so stuck to eating it thus being sick alot but now I realise that even if I do have the endo and it comes back neg then I went through months of waiting whilst eating and getting sick for nothing.

I think you need to be feeling your lowest sometimes before things really come into perspective and you prioritise what is important in your life. quality of life or a piece of paper with +ve written on it!

tonyabeth Newbie
tonyabeth
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Yes I have those bumps also. mine are fluid filled. They're very small and I usually only get them in the evening. I never paid much attention to them until I found out about Celiac. I'm actually amazed at how many random symptoms are related to Celiac. I haven't been test yet but I'm sure I have it. I'm starting gluten free today and I hope to see a difference within a week or so.

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warbosschoppa Newbie
warbosschoppa
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I'm sorry for necroing this thread but this is the first thing I've seen that is related to my problem.

I have been diagnosed with celiac disease for around 6 years and have lived a gluten-free life style. And I started getting these blisters on the right palm of my hand for about a year as of now. It starts out having an itchy area that is red. And then small 1-2mm blisters pop out of my hand, generally in clusters. And they've started to come back more often. Even with them not there if something touches my palm just right it feels like a nail is stabbing me there. Does anyone have any idea what is going on?

I thought it was herpes at first and got tested, HSV2 negative in my blood test. 

  • 2 weeks later...
Williamino Newbie
Williamino
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On 7/12/2008 at 9:32 AM, Krystens mummy said:

Hi all, Just recently in the last six months since I have had gi symptoms I get these little blister type things on my hands. They start as what looks like little water filled blisters 1-2 mm in size.

 

At any one time I have about a dozen which isn't much I know but they are wierd at the moment I am counting 10.

 

Then they either turn into a hard callous like lump or go flat. either way there is what looks like a pin prick red dot that stays and if you press it with your nail it hurts like you have been pricked by a pin.

 

These eventually go and then are followed by more in other places. I only get them on my hands mainly on my fingers. If I put my hand in warm water you can see them better. Most of them do not itch nor does my skin peel.

 

Does anyone have them or know what they are and can they be related to gluten I am not gluten free but have had symptoms of some sort of intollerance for about the same time as I have had the bumps.

Thanks Sharon.

I've had this once or twice a year for three years now still searching for answers go couldn't find anything with blood test or skin sample of the actual bump and liquid inside it. I've spent my whole life on hormone replacements due to my brain tumor so I don't want anymore problems . 

http://www.wanttono.com/health/heat-bumps/IMG_20160902_005122.webp

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Casy
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I get these too, although not as often as I used to before I went off dairy. I would sometimes get them in giant clusters that cracked and bled. Now, it's just one or two on my knuckles every know and then.

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lonely pizza pie Newbie
lonely pizza pie
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I have the same thing, along with all the first generation of women in my family. ours was misdiagnosed 4 times since i was 5 and we just learned that it is caused by gluten. idk what it's called, but i get it on my feet so bad some days i cant walk. we wish we knew what it was but idk.

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