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Will Dh Clear Up Gluten Free?

Pattymom

By Pattymom
in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

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Pattymom
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My dd 4, has been gluten-free for a little over a year. We just gave her gluten for the last month for a biopsy ( she had mny issues which didn't clear up and were looking for other things) In the last 2 weeks she developed a strange rash that looks like the internet pictures of DH that I found. It was in her armpit and side, little blisters that then scabbed over, looked a little like poison ivy or chicken pox, but not quite. So,she is now gluten free again, and the rash seems to be disappearing, though I think now that I saw a few more blistery things. It did itch and burn, but she isn't complianign about it anymore.

does this sound like DH? and most importatnly now that she is gluten free again will it clear up, or is likely to flair up even without gluten?

She does have a history of wicked eczema, but that cleared up 80% off dairy, and all the way off guten!

Thanks,

Patty

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Lisa16 Collaborator
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Posted

If it is DH, it will go away on the gluten-free diet. This might take awhile.

I have seen posters who said it took two or three years before they stopped getting random outbreaks. In my case it took a little less than one year, although I will get a milder type outbreak if I get glutened badly.

In my case, the DH showed up fairly late (meaning I had other symptoms for years and years before the DH showed up.) I feel like if you have it, it is your body's way of saying okay-- pay attention NOW!

Good luck with your daughter.

Lisa

sugarsue Enthusiast
sugarsue
Posted

Hi, my daughter had something that I think was DH but it was not diagnosed as such since we decided not to do the biopsy. Her's cleared up very nicely after going gluten free. She still has some marks on her legs that are trying to heal and there are a few that have turned out to be scars.

My dd's were red pimple looking things that itched very badly and would errupt into really awful wounds. They were mostly on her inner thigh, bottom and backs of her knees. She has not had a recurrance since going gluten free.

Also, her eczema totally cleared up (and her all over itchy skin) since going gluten free. I can't tell you what a relief it is to not hear that scratching all the time!!

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ang1e0251
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I had both the rashes described and they cleared up completely on the gluten-free diet. First the itching backed off little by little. The rash itself took a couple of months to finish. The discoloration under the skin was the last to go. Now I only have an outbreak if I'm glutened by something I'm consuming every day. Very rarely.

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