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What's Up With My Symptoms Getting Worse?

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By gluten Tag
in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

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gluten Tag Rookie
gluten Tag
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I have been gluten-free for about a month. Mentally Im feeling much better. In addition, no aches and pains and sleeping better. But my DH has become worse and my occasional mouth ulcers are here with a vengence. What the heck? :o

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ravenwoodglass Mentor
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Have you checked all your toiletries? Shampoos, lotions, makeup, lip sticks and balms etc can all provide enough gluten for a reaction.

dilettantesteph Collaborator
dilettantesteph
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It seems to be pretty typical to get more sensitive to smaller amounts of gluten after you go off it. You need to check carefully for sources of gluten to eliminate.

gluten Tag Rookie
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I feel like I've checked everything very closely. It's feeling very discouraging.

dilettantesteph Collaborator
dilettantesteph
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I think we need more details about what you use to be able to help you. For instance there are a lot of "gluten free" foods that have marked on the label that they are processed in facilities that also process wheat. Most of those make me and my celiac son sick. They get contaminated by incompletely cleaned machinery or just by gluten containing dust in the air. There are medications and vitamins that contain gluten. Have you eliminated oats? Some celiacs react to even gluten free oats. What brand of gluten free flour do you use? Some celiacs react to grain alcohol and some wine.

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
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In addition to the stuff already mentioned do you use Iodized salt? If you do stop until after you lesions have been gone for a while. The iodine also activates DH lesions and it takes a while for the antibodies to leave the skin.

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ang1e0251
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Don't forget toothpaste. Have you been around any remodeling like drywall or wallpapering? Do you work any crafts or art projects? Sometimes things we don't even think about have gluten. I had the worst reaction I've since going gluten-free this summer after having 2 packets of stevia. Stevia is a sweetener that doesn't have gluten but I stupidly didn't check the packet. It was laced with wheat flour!

Could you be getting CC'd? At home it can happen easily. That was another dumb mistake I made. I guess I've been my own worst enemy. Look out for yourself!

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Emily888 Rookie
Emily888
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Are you taking any medication? Medications and OTC drugs can have fillers that have gluten.

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