Hey everyone,
I am new to the forums and am learning a lot by reading all the topics. This section is one that interested me the most.
Over the past few years I would get a rash for a few weeks, it would itch like crazy, then go away. We weren't using anything new, so I just thought I had weird skin. I also started developing GI issues, that I just blew off.
Recently things have become bad though. I cannot eat anything without being sick, diarrhea for hours, stomach aches, it is horrible. Some days I eat as little as possible just to get through the day without numerous trips to the bathroom.
As the GI issues got worse, so did the rash. It is so bad that my husband cannot sleep next to me because it burns and itches from the heat. My doctor first thought it was Staph infection, I went on a few rounds of antibiotics and it cleared up. It was not contagious though, as my husband has to help me (I am wheelchair bound) and he never contracted it. I ended up with a new doctor and the rash has come back. He has no idea what it is. He gave me some steroid creme that is supposed to be the strongest, and while the coolness offers relief, it does not. I am constantly itchy and the doctor has no idea. He says it looks like an allergic reaction, but to what? He also has referred me to a GI doctor to see what my stomach issues could be, one thing he brought up was Celiac.
So I made my way to this forum and looked around and found this section...an itchy skin rash! I looked over pictures and the information and was in awe that other people had this! I have included pictures of some of my rash from earlier this year. Does this look like DH?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ameslaw84/DSC03161.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ameslaw84/DSC03160.jpg
I am new to the forums and am learning a lot by reading all the topics. This section is one that interested me the most.
Over the past few years I would get a rash for a few weeks, it would itch like crazy, then go away. We weren't using anything new, so I just thought I had weird skin. I also started developing GI issues, that I just blew off.
Recently things have become bad though. I cannot eat anything without being sick, diarrhea for hours, stomach aches, it is horrible. Some days I eat as little as possible just to get through the day without numerous trips to the bathroom.
As the GI issues got worse, so did the rash. It is so bad that my husband cannot sleep next to me because it burns and itches from the heat. My doctor first thought it was Staph infection, I went on a few rounds of antibiotics and it cleared up. It was not contagious though, as my husband has to help me (I am wheelchair bound) and he never contracted it. I ended up with a new doctor and the rash has come back. He has no idea what it is. He gave me some steroid creme that is supposed to be the strongest, and while the coolness offers relief, it does not. I am constantly itchy and the doctor has no idea. He says it looks like an allergic reaction, but to what? He also has referred me to a GI doctor to see what my stomach issues could be, one thing he brought up was Celiac.
So I made my way to this forum and looked around and found this section...an itchy skin rash! I looked over pictures and the information and was in awe that other people had this! I have included pictures of some of my rash from earlier this year. Does this look like DH?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ameslaw84/DSC03161.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ameslaw84/DSC03160.jpg