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Conditions Associated with Gluten Sensitivity – Psoriasis

August 17, 2010

Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a skin disease that sometimes occurs in gluten sensitive people.
It is characterised by causing silvery scaling bumps and raised patches that flake – often on the scalp, knees, elbows, back and bottom.
Results of one study showed 16 percent of psoriasis patients had elevated antibodies to gliadin.
After three months following a gluten-free diet, all [...]

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Conditions Associated with Gluten Sensitivity – Dermatitis Herpetiformis

August 10, 2010

Dermatitis Herpetiformis
A well known gluten-sensitive skin disease is dermatitis herpetiformis. It’s easily identifiable by blisters and red bumps, as well as itching, stinging, or burning in the intestine.
Dermatitis herpetiformis has been associated with celiac disease for a long time now, however, 20-25% of people diagnosed with dermatitis herpetiformis do not develop intestinal lesions – hence [...]

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A little girl’s story of pain caused by allergies

March 10, 2010

Nine-year-old MJ began experiencing severe stomach aches, bloating and cramping every time she ate her favourite foods, such as cheese on toast and watermelon. Her stomach pains were so intense she retreated to her bed to sleep and refused to eat those foods again. After six months of stomach aches, MJ’s mother took her to [...]

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Food Alerts on your Mobile – great service

October 15, 2009

FoodContentAlerts.com (FCA)  (http://www.foodcontentalerts.com), a free online and mobile service, was announced today by Durk  Barnhill, General Manager, TAXI NY.

FoodContentAlerts.com provides critical information and personalized data  management both at home and on-the-go for the nearly 70 million people in the United States and Canada alone suffering from food sensitivities, including food allergies, celiac disease and non-celiac [...]

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Do I have Allergy or Intolerance?

August 7, 2009

In my many years in this industry I have often listened to people’s health problems and symptoms and how they have responded to traditional medical intervention.
If I suggest they may be gluten sensitive, their response to me is often, “Does this mean I have an allergy?”
The answer is “No!”
Gluten sensitivity is not an allergy. It [...]

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Help for food allergy sufferers – GF health link guide

June 30, 2009

People with life-threatening allergies are advised to carry an adreline (Epipen) injection, wear a medic alert bracelet and have an anaphylaxis action plan.
This is downloadable from the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy at www.allergy.org.au
Anaphylaxis Australia provides a lot of useful information on their website, from food recalls and alerts to tips on living [...]

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Celiac, Coeliac and Food Allergies explained

June 23, 2009

What’s the difference between an intolerance and an allergy?
A food intolerance is quite different from a food allergy. Intolerance is a diverse reaction to a food that does not involve the immune system. Lactose intolerance is a good example, where sufferers lack the enzyme needed to digest the lactose in milk and some milk products.
Symptoms [...]

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Cure worse than the problem – Gluten and skin diseases 3

May 19, 2009

David began to develop tiny water blisters, which burst and left scabs.
Because he had been working long hours in a stressful job, his family doctor initially diagnosed stress related psoriasis.
The condition did not clear up.
For 18 years, David endured the problem, with only periodic, short-term relief.
One doctor prescribed a corticosteroid cream. This, however, was a [...]

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A 5-year+ problem – Gluten and skin diseases 2

May 12, 2009

Continuing my previous post about the relation gluten – skin disease – celiac
During the year he was exchange student in Germany, Eric ate a lot of bread and pastry. Shortly after he returned to Australia, he developed a small purple blister on his right buttock.
Within a year, the rash grew to include his other buttock [...]

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Gluten and skin diseases 1

May 5, 2009

What is worse than an itch?

Well, a lot of things.
But to someone who has a rash that won’t go away, an itch is unbearable, especially if it spreads and refuses to respond to ‘normal’ lotions, ointments, or even steroids.
Let’s examine gluten sensitivity and how it expresses itself in skin disorders, often masquerading as other more [...]

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