Wife has finally found a cure!!!

Hi Ros,

Did the gluten free diet work for you?

Thanks Stephanie

Hi Stephanie - gluten free and all the other things I tried including therapy for stress, dietary changes going vegetarian as best I can, exercising ..eliminating bad behaviours like minimal alcohol etc....cant pin point ...only have scarring on my feet now ...rash at bay for the last year and a half !! Clean living and sorta stress free(changed office and work down to 4 days a week) seems to work so far ...BUT ....somewhere I read that it can have a two year cycle ...so I'll be watching my skin closely - oh and lastly ..cbd oil if I'm allowed to say that - it's not legal here in Ireland so had to get it from a friend who uses it medically 👩 best of luck with your journey with GA (my son diagnosed recently with granulomata rosacea...he uses a topical antibiotic cream fyi ...my other son has GA and my daughter unfortunately has hashimotos disease ...all autoimmune !! Definitely genetic I'd say)

I don't have itching with my GA ...just an initial awareness of the first sign of it - then it spreads from that central point out into frilly edged circles ...and each bout starts at the outer edge of the last bout - it is embarrassing - sometimes at meetings I find it easier to say they are burn scars (saves any further discussion) but I would love to see the last of it. I was told by a skin specialist there is nothing I can do. But just trying anything helps me through it...so far i've tried applying and drinking cider vinegar - applied a potion i sourced in U.S. made of mud - dietary changes - meditation ....maybe i just haven't stuck with anything long enough. My daughter has hashimotos which is also auto immune genetic predisposition (according to those in the know) - GA I was told is the same type of auro immune condition - my son had it all through his teens too but then it disappeared. I feel as if my GA has broken out when my body is under stress - as I have a stressful job and life at the moment and it flared up each time I had hip replacement - oh sometimes it's like going around in circles but I feel guilty too as it is only surface and not half as bad as some illnesses people go through - sorry for the rambling ...i have it on both arms hands and feet 😐 would love any other hints x thanks ~ Ros

Ros, I am hoping to send you a personal message. Dana

Hi Ros....I am new to this forum, but also have GA!  And my daughter has the opposite of hashimotos!  I have had the GA for just over a year now, and I am very frustrated inner legs and arms)...I have been working at the Gluten Free, and recently been seriously looking at the Auto Immune Protocol (as my husband has RA) my daughter has got me onto this....so NEED TO FOLLOW IT TOO!!!  Its really really hard, but am slowly minimising and getting rid of food off that list that we shouldn't be having!  I look forward to any other suggestions!  Regards joy

Hi Joy - i'm a newbie too - would live a magic pill but guess it is going to be trual and error! I'm going to eliminate all histamines and also going gluten free for a while although i've cut out bread etc already - have a great day ☺

Hi Ros. I have just joined this site. I have had GA for the past 11 years and have had a biopsy to confirm it. I have been covered with marks over my legs and arms for most of this time. I have had all the creams and tablets they can give, but nothing made a difference. I then read a story about a lady who took hay fever and allergy tablets from Aldi, they are Lotradine. I started to take one daily and my legs and arms slowly cleared up. I don't know if it coincidental or not but it has made such a difference to me. I am a much happier person without them. So two years on, so far so good. Regards Chris

 

Sabrina just wanted to share because I think you may be right! I noticed when I take a antihistamine every night ( I take the Rexall pink pill similar to Benadryl ) my rash doesn't look as irritated and lightens in color! I'm covered all over arms , legs , torso , trunk , feet , back and ankles btw. luckily I Dont have dark red outlining, it's more the color of my skin tone but just raised skin so it makes it more bearable but still very noticeable. 😩 I've had this since I was 12 and I'm now 30. The one thing I can't seem to understand is why did my GA go away completely during both pregnancies?! I couldn't help to think it was a hormonal issue. I think I may have read before that people's allergies go away during pregnancy. Also I too did the hair intolerance test and allergy testing. I will do some research on this low antihistamine diet.... Thank you!

Hreat board ..am off to google list of foods woth histamines 😊can't do any harm to cut them out 😊

Kim, I got bitten by a tick causing me to develop the alpha gale allergy. Allergic to red meat. About the same time the GA began showing up and spreading. After many visits to allergist and my old dermatologist I found this forum. Someone said gluten was the culprit so I eliminated it from my diet and got a new dermatologist. She gave me a large tub of cream for flare ups to use twice a day. The rash almost completely cleared without gluten and I used the cream until it was just about gone. The holidays came and I slipped a bit eating gluten and the rash began to appear again. I quit gluten and used the cream and it's almost gone again. Anyway I feel the bites or stings somehow make us allergic to certain foods. I heard on this forum you can get a DNA test with a hair sample for $105. I'm considering it as it targets specific foods you are intolerant to. Maybe it's not all gluten or it could be some other food we are eating. Anyway they tell you exactly which foods cause areaction. I think one person was intolerant to cauliflower and some other specific foods. Hope this helps. You can look up DNA food intolerance test online. Hope this helps. This forum has helped me more than anything else!