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Old Tue, Feb-17-15, 11:26
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I've been eating bread. After 4 years, I'm eating bread again. A little bit every day for the last 10 days. There's been no weight gain so I told myself I was getting away with it. Until this morning when I saw a big red rash on my side under an armpit. I had rashes on my body for 26 years that no doctor could cure; but they all disappeared one year into eliminating bread and flour-related products. And now they are back. My heart sank when I saw that bloody rash this morning, but now I'm glad. The "little bit of bread" habit had taken hold, obviously, as I was doing it every day. I guess I got complacent and forgot about the rash problem, but now I'm motivated again to stay away from that poison.

Writing this out helps too. Thanks for listening.
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Old Tue, Feb-17-15, 13:41
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I hear you! My 2 year anniversary since starting Atkins was the 8th of this month and since then I've been eating bread here and there with some ice cream too and sprinkles no less.

My joints are screaming at me and it took all of 3 hours for the sugar in the ice cream to have me spinning around my kitchen looking for other things to eat!

How about we both throw everything out to the birdies and then your rash can clear up and I can move my joints again without feeling like I need WD-40. Good luck.

Stacy
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Old Tue, Feb-17-15, 14:43
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Do you know what it is? It might be: Dermatitis herpetiformis which is like celiac disease of the skin. If you want, you could have a biopsy done. They need to do it near the rash, not on the rash itself.

Frankly, all kinds of weird skin things, rashes, hives, swelling eyelids, went away when I quit the gluten. Not going to test any theories by eating it again. That stuff is poison to many of us.
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Old Tue, Feb-17-15, 15:04
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Nancy: They did a biopsy. It was diagnosed as granuloma annulare.

http://dermnetnz.org/dermal-infiltr...a-annulare.html


The doctors don't know what causes it, they say there is no cure (some people report it goes away magically by itself after a decade or two), but it's not life threatening and not enough people have it to make research profitable. Well, after 26 years I found out what causes it - wheat and other floury, gluteny products. And I found out what cures it - don't eat them! No expensive research projects needed. I told a couple of doctors, who smiled and nodded kindly. Gah.

Stacy: Absolutely, let's get those substances out of our homes and let's keep 'em out. Hope your joints feel better soon - which, of course, we both know they will. Good luck to you too!

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Old Tue, Feb-17-15, 15:23
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"Why do I have this heartburn?" I ask myself everytime I eat bread for a few days.
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Old Tue, Feb-17-15, 16:44
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Well, we're ahead of the game by a light year by not eating that poison, right?
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Old Tue, Feb-17-15, 22:32
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For me...my hands ache. Every time...the next morning.
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Old Wed, Feb-18-15, 10:56
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I wish I could get my husband to take the gluten/arthritis connection seriously. I'm convinced that it would improve his life. He just thinks I bring it up because I'm a fanatic in a low-carb cult.

36-year-olds shouldn't have high BP and achy joints! Not normal.
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Old Mon, Feb-23-15, 16:10
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after wheat anything I feel sluggish and tired. just getting back on track today. I'm the queen of excuses.
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Old Mon, Feb-23-15, 16:15
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Heartburn....OMG Acid shooting out of my mouth in the middle of the night...
NoMore!!! Never again....
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Old Tue, Feb-24-15, 11:10
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I have not touched wheat or anything floury-carby since my original post, 7 days ago. As of this morning, the rash is still there. I think it has faded slightly, but could be wishful thinking. Bloody, bloody, wheat. Grrrrrr!
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Old Fri, May-29-15, 08:39
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I may have just convinced my bf that his eczema on his hands has a wheat/gluten connection. I haven't quite converted him to the LC band wagon yet, but he was off gluten for about 10 days, and he noticed his itching, cracking, rashy hands were healing up (I noticed they were much softer too ). Well twice this week he consumed gluten (chinese buffet Tues, and gravy Wed). By yesterday, the itching was back with a vengeance on his hands and they were scaling again.

He clicked into the fact he ate gluten and came to the conclusion himself that it might be the gluten causing the symptoms to reflare. In order to be fair, I suggested he go offf again for two weeks then try some gluten for a few days just to test it. If it happens a second time, then he would know for sure
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Old Fri, May-29-15, 09:05
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ugh, feel better Whofan!

my stomach pays the next day EVERY SINGLE TIME, and yet every once in awhile i just eat it anyway. the pain of the next day keeps me on the straight and narrow for a few months usually
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Old Fri, May-29-15, 09:18
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It's amazing how many ailments we all have from wheat and grains. My rash went away, as I knew it would when I "got clean" again.
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Old Sat, May-30-15, 07:56
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I get a stomach that feels like elves are having a blowtorch fight. NEVER. The few times I've been "glutened" have always been by accident.
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