I was diagnosed with celiac disease via bloodtest in Feb and biopsy in April. I've been 100% gluten free since April. I never had any skin reactions but a few weeks ago when I was on vacation I got bumps on my legs that looked like bug bites (red inflamed but crater like center). A few would appear each day and it capped out at about 15 or so bumps isolated to my legs. Since we were leaving on a cruise in a few days I went to a walk-in clinic and the doc said it looked like bug bites since they had a hard center even though I told her it was presenting itself as a rash since it started small and then grew larger. She said it wasn't shingles since it was on both legs and shingles apparantly would only affect 1 side. Looking at some of the pics I think it's likely to be DH. We were eating out frequently and at family members houses so there is big possibility I accidentally ingested gluten in this time. The doc prescribed triamcinolone cream and an antibiotic (since a couple of them were rather inflamed) and sent me on my way. The cream helps some with the itching but doesn't seem to aid in the healing at all. Fast forward to today... on Saturday night we went to a birthday dinner for a friend. I had no idea it was going to be a set meal pre-ordered. I asked some questions to the waiter and ate what looked to be safe on the plate knowing that I was risking it a bit. Anyway... the bumps started coming back yesterday. Gluten? Is it worth going to my doc now that I'm home and getting something that might really work or is it better to just let it run it's course. No more eating out for me until this clears! Has anyone had anything similar and if so how long does it take to go away?
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