EF-ATL
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That’s interesting to hear that your DH isn’t always terribly itchy. Here is another photo of my most recent flare-up, which started overnight on the same day I accidentally ate gluten, bloomed for a few days, and eventually dried up. That was 9/26, and the rash hasn’t reappeared since. I’m wiling to get it biopsied when it happens again, but I’m alr...
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Hi all, I've been dealing with some debilitating immune issues, mainly neuropathic pain, for the past few months, and it all seems to date back to a bumpy rash that appeared on both knees and elbows in June. My derm DX'd it as Gianotti Crosti, a post-viral rash that usually occurs in kids (I'm 36). She said my rash did present like DH, but if it were...
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@Jfish Did you ever get a result? I have had an off-and-on rash on knees/elbows that looks EXACTLY like that. Because I'm already on a gluten-free diet, getting diagnosed through the traditional route is complicated. Thanks!
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Thank you @knitty kitty! My GI doc agrees with you, and I am getting endoscopy on Thursday. Will keep you posted.
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Hi all, I recently had some labs done for some recurrent issues I'm having (neuropathic pain, rashes), and my PCP snuck in a celiac disease panel. The results came back normal for everything except for TTG-IGG (which was 7; apparently less than 5 is normal). I'm on a strict gluten-free diet already (long story), but my PCP quoted this test result as...
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Oh my goodness that sounds like hell. I'm so sorry you went through that. I have two little kids too, so I hear you, a possible diagnosis wasn't worth not being able to be a good mother to them during "the challenge." It is just so crazy to me that the people who need the diagnosis the most often can't get it (if they've already gone gluten free). We are...
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Well, with a GI doc's encouragement, I started a gluten challenge to be tested for celiac, as I was already living a mostly (though not strictly) gluten-free life. I have always been underweight, with hormonal and anxiety issues, and a couple weeks ago my knees and elbows broke out in itchy bumps. So it was time to get serious about a diagnosis. The...
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Thanks for that insight! I didn't realize about that long length of healing time. Food for thought (no pun intended!).
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Oh I definitely wouldn't rely on the internet for a formal, forever diagnosis! I do intend to do the challenge, it's just that doing the challenge right NOW (w/r/t to COVID) makes me nervous. In case it is celiac, now seems like a bad time to throw my body into an inflammatory state! I am COVID-paranoid. 😕 So I just need to figure out my best course action to...
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Thank you! Yes, the gluten-free diet has definitely helped me, but I am not militant when it comes to cross-contamination/eating out, so it's quite possible I gluten myself regularly. I think if a derm (or this forum) were to tell me, yes, that very much looks like it could be DH, it would be enough to make me strict until COVID dies down and I can do the...
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Hi guys! I'd appreciate any advice. I'm not celiac-diagnosed, though I've been on a gluten-free, clean-eating diet for the past 3 years. I figured I had leaky gut and malabsorption, as I've never been able to gain weight; am 36 and weigh the same as I did high school. There are some other issues won't go into here. :) But celiac wasn't really a concern until...
