A mysterious rash, raised
bumps, skin color to red, sometimes itchy and/or painful, appearing on mostly
on elbows, but also on hands, knees, forehead, and other parts of the body and
is getting people worried.
Is it contagious?
Dermatologists have
noticed more adults and children coming in with the elbow bump rash and
prescribing steroids but it does not help the condition at all. Doctors and
dermatologists both are misdiagnosing the "rash" as eczema, psoriasis
and shingles. It is not either of these skin conditions and patients are coming
away frustrated.
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| Elbows Rashes |
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Holistic doctors have found by
studying their patients that the mysterious rash is a reaction to eating gluten and the rash is
an often over lookesd symptom of Celiac Disease. The skin rash is also know as
"Celiac Disease Rash," or "The Gluten Rash," but
its proper name is Dermatitis Herpetiformis. Dermatitis Herpetoformis can form
any where on the body but the areas most noted are the elbows, hands, knees,
back and buttocks, it causes itching, tingling and pain, especially when leaned
on.
Before the rash actually
breaks out it is extremely itchy in the area, depending on the area it leads
some people and doctors to think it is a dry skin condition and that simply
applying lotion is the answer or steroid creams. The rash may come and go, it
may itch or feel like it's burning. The rash is small to medium sized bumps,
red or skin colored that appear as if they could have fluid under them but the
skin does not look like a blister. Once the bumps heal a light red rash can be
noticed and slight purple marks where the actual bumps were that heal over
time.
Doctors have also been
prescribing Dapasone for the "rash" and many patients are finding
some relief from the itching, but the best relief is a change in your diet to
that avoids gluten. Patients only about 20-25%, get the rash with the Celiac
Disease. The skin is biopsied in-office by taking a small skin sample. Celiac
blood tests are also available.
Celiac disease is
triggered by eating protein found in wheat, barley or rye, which cause an
immune response in the small intestine when eaten. Gluten can be found in pizza
crust, breads, pasta, bagels, pretzels, cereals, chips and alcoholic beverages
and candy and even more food products. People with a sensitivity to gluten
suffer damage over time to the inner surface of the small intestine and have an
inability to absorb (malabsorption) valuable nutrients: vitamins and minerals
that are needed for the body, that deprive the brain, liver, periphereal
nervous system, bones and other organs that can lead to other serious
complications such as osteoporosis.
Symptoms of Celiac Disease
are stomach pain and diarrhea, depression, some suffer from constipation,
anemia, fatigue and skin conditions, severe menstrual cramping, bones and other
organ problems, hormones, infertility, and joints, but you can have the disease
with out any overt symptoms.
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| Dermatitis Herpetiformis Celiac Disease |
The gluten-free diet is
the best control of your skin rash, it will not go away immediately, after all
you have been eating this way for your whole life and it will take some time to
completely cleanse your system of the gluten that can be impacted in the
creases of your intestines. Cleanses and detoxing can quicken your healing.
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