Has anyone else with Chronic idiopathic Urticaria tried a gluten free diet?
My husband has had chronic idiopathic urticaria for the last 6years and as anyone with this condition knows it is driving him crazy, its getting worse and the medication he is on isn't as effective any more. I read the other night about a guy who had the same condition and by changing his diet to gluten free the condition cleared up! I would like to know if anyone else had tried this?
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You may have read about me. Or at least someone like me. I had chronic idiopathic urticaria diagnosed by doctors but as far as managing it the only thing really available was avoiding the stimuli that caused it. For me that was pressure, vibration and cold were the main issues. I did find that Serevent and Advair along with Claritin-D helped control the outbreaks. Serevent and Advair are asthma meds with a side effect of causing hives but in my case they pretty much stopped them.
Anyway after I had the condition for 10 years, I went on the Atkins diet to lose about 40-50 pounds. I did the full two week induction as described in the diet eating very few carbs and those were only limited green type veggies like green beans, asparagus and broccoli. Before those two weeks were up, I noticed I hadn't had any flares or anything and stayed on the diet and started weaning myself off all the different medications. Still no outbreaks. It then took several months for us to figure out what I had removed from my diet that would have caused the problems. My wife blended different things into my food without telling me what she was trying until she figured it out. (This was 8 years ago- before the internet was such a readily available treasure trove of information on gluten that it is now). We really only narrowed it down to wheat problems at first since neither of us had even heard of gluten. We found out I also couldn't handle barley products when I reintroduced beer into my diet and I also can't handle oat products which some celiacs can handle and some can't. I never ate many things with rye in them and that is the other grain that contains gluten. I have since used many flours made from rice, quinoa, potatoes, almonds without any problems.
Anyway after I finished losing weight and enjoying new health, I went and reexposed myself to gluten, got tested and have been gluten free and urticaria free.
The previous responder is correct. Your husband could have dermititis herpetiformis which is a gluten intolerance expressed in the skin or celiac disease which affects the small intestine but then because of resulting malnourishment of specific nutrients can express itself in various parts of the body.
I would recommend that he get tested for both celiac disease and dermititis herpetiformis with blood work,skin biopsy and an endoscopic exam if needed. After that go gluten free even if the tests are negative to eliminate the possibility of non-celiac gluten intolerance.
If the two of you follow this avenue, I hope it works for him. I know how limiting and depressing chronic urticaria can be. Doctors can't really seem to do much for it other than prescribe medicine to keep them from itching too bad.
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can you still get pregnant if you have chronic idiopathic uriticaria?
I am taking virlix everyday as an antihistamine for my chronic urticaria, how will it affect my pregnancy? And I'm not sure if I can get pregnant if I have it.
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How is chronic idiopathic urticaria affected by pregnancy?
Is this idiopathic urticaria an "autoimmune" urticaria or truly idiopathic? Some healthcare practitioners feel that idiopathic urticaria may actually be autoimmune urticaria as they discover new antibodies in researching this condition.
Read about chronic urticaria (including pregnancy) at http://www.chronichives.com/pages/whatis.htm.
Pregnancy may also exacerbate urticaria (PUPPP syndrome). Read about this at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruritic_Urticarial_Papules_and_Plaques_of_Pregnancy.
Please be aware that there are very few treatments for urticaria that are considered safe during pregnancy. If you are pregnant and have been diagnosed with chronid idiopathic urticaria, you must work closely with your gynecologist to treat your condition. (
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Could bad circulation be the link between seborrheic dermatitis and chronic idiopathic urticaria?
Very well could be. (
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Do you suffer from Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria , how do you cope?
Herbs such as Quercitin act as a powerful anti-oxidant that boost immunity and improve circulation while Euphrasia officinalis (Eyebright) maintains eye heath and good vision. Homeopathic ingredients such as Arsen alb., Nat. mur and Kali mur. help to maintain skin, liver and nervous health and also promote healthy fluids in the body.
Quercitin is known for its ability to maintain healthy histamine levels. Hamamelis virginianum (Witchhazel) - This is an excellent astringent herb with anti-inflammatory properties. It can be used to treat itching, insect bites and stings, sunburn, minor burns, grazes, rashes and most skin irritations.
Deatiled info on these can be had here http://www.healthherbsandnutrition.com/remedies/u/urticaria.htm (
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Chronic Idiopathic Constipation?
Whats good for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation??? My mom has had it for a while, and it wont stop.
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can anyone tell me about Chronic Idiopathic Myelofibrosis? where can I find information?
Chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis is a disease in which abnormal blood cells and fibers build up inside the bone marrow.
The bone marrow is made of tissues that make blood cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets) and a web of fibers that support the blood-forming tissues. In chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis, large numbers of bone marrow stem cells develop into blood cells that do not mature properly (blasts). The web of fibers inside the bone marrow also becomes very thick (like scar tissue) and slows the blood-forming tissue’s ability to make blood cells. This causes the blood-forming tissues to make fewer and fewer blood cells. In order to make up for the low number of blood cells made in the bone marrow, the liver and spleen begin to make the blood cells.
Diagnosis is achieved with a complete blood count, bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, and cytogenetic analysis. A peripheral blood smear is also used to diagnose chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis. A peripheral blood smear is a procedure in which a sample of blood is checked for tear drop-shaped red blood cells, the number and kinds of white blood cells, the number of platelets, and the presence of blast cells.
A search on the web should give you thousands of links to information on this disease. Hope this helps a little. (
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chronic lung disease, idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis?
Scaring of the lungs, causing coughing
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What's your question? I found this on the web for you:
Chronic Cough in Adults With Interstitial Lung Disease
Diagnosis:
Determining the cause of chronic cough starts with a careful history and physical examination and evaluation of the chest radiograph. If the patient does not smoke and is not taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, then a normal or near-normal chest radiograph suggests one or more of the following diagnoses more than 90% of the time: upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, previously referred to as postnasal drip syndrome), asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), or nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis. If subsequent evaluation suggests that one or more of these common disorders do not account for the patient's cough, additional diagnostic studies are warranted. In this regard, it is notable that a chest radiograph may sometimes fail to detect early or mild ILD, particularly hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Although it is not 100% sensitive for ILD, high-resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) scanning may be needed to detect early or mild ILD in the lung parenchyma.
In the evaluation of chronic cough, whenever the chest radiograph is abnormal and shows changes more substantial than inconsequential findings, the findings should be pursued. For example, if the chest radiograph is suggestive of chronic ILD, then that finding should be fully evaluated. Usually a specific diagnostic cause of ILD can be established by combining a careful history of organic and inorganic dust exposure, risk factors for aspiration, medication history, physical examination, chest radiograph, HRCT, and, when indicated, bronchoscopic or surgical lung biopsy. In most cases, chronic cough will improve with specific therapy directed at the underlying specific diagnosis.
It is not uncommon, however, for a clinician to mistakenly ascribe chronic cough to a well-established diagnosis of ILD when in fact the cause of the cough is due, solely or in part, to another diagnosis. That is, it is essential to remember that UACS due to a variety of rhinosinus diseases, asthma, and GERD, singly or in combination, are all very common disorders that may confound the clinical picture of ILD...
Treatment:
Look under this really good and informative web site that I've included below. Best wishes! (
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Dose any one sufffer from Chronic idiopathic urticaria and angioedema?
i have been suffering from this allergy for about 3 years now, they tell me there is no cure, what it is that my white blood cells are fighting my red cells, they think they are bad like an infection 24/7 i am tablets to help keep it under control. but i must say it dose get on my nerves... is there any one else out there with the same condtion they do say it very rare, i need to talk to some one else with it........
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Chronic urticaria and angioedema are actually not that rare, although having them for years and years on end without remission is rare. Idiopathic simply means "of unknown cause" but researchers have found that many CU patients are actually autoimmune, producing one of two antibodies against their own tissues. In these cases, while not a cure, remission can be forced with the use of strong immunosuppressant drugs such as cyclosporine. In some cases, especially if you have other symptoms such as urticaria pigmentosa or systemic symptoms such as gastro involvement, the hiving may be due to a rare condition called systemic mastocytosis.
Anyhow, you are definitely not alone in this. I have a few thousand buddies who also suffer from chronic hives and angio, some for decades (like me) and others who have only been hiving for a few months. We have the largest support group for CU sufferers on yahoo - http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/urticaria/
Come join us!
Also be sure to check out the group's informational website www.chronichives.com (
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Anyone suffering from Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria?
I've had Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria for 6 years and its not going away, but getting worse. I've been to so many doctors and specialists! All these doctors do the same tests and they tell me the same thing "there is no cure and nothing we can do". I know there are other's like me out in the world, but I can't help but feel alone. I have a wonderful family and they help me live with this condition. I'm truly sick of doctors treating me like an experiment and come up with no answers or reliefs. Everyday I'm in constant pain, itch constantly, always feel like my hives are burning, my whole body swells, even my throat swells shut, and feel continuously tired. I suffer from many autoimmune disease's already. I hope one day there is a cure, I can't even work because of my circumstances. I'm on tons of medicine to treat them but none work. I have an epi-pen for emergency's to. My life feels super crummy with this disease, sunlight, wind, even indoor light hurts my hives.
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Hello,
First I just want to say that I am very sorry you too suffer from hives. I suffer from chronic hives as well, but they are slightly different from yours.
I have cholinergic urticaria, which means anytime I get hot, exercise, anxious, etc. my body will suddenly get this intense prickling/itching sensation. Then, I will usually get a few pinpoint hives for a few minutes. After I cool down, they go away. It sucks and feels like I am being stung by 1000 needles. It hurts and itches at the same time.
It is absolute torture, and I have had it now on & off for like 7 years. There are lots of others with this same condition, as well as many other crazy hives conditions. I can barely function because sometimes just walking outside of my front door will trigger an intense breakout that will leave me wiped out for the rest of the day. I stay mostly in my 1 bedroom apartment all day.
It has really effected my life majorly. I am currently trying to go completely organic and cut out milk and gluten for a few months to see if that helps. I have finally noticed that milk has been upsetting my stomach, and causing a little eczema on my fingers and elbow. I hope it is the cause of my hives.
I talked to one guy on yahoo answers, and he had hives and allergies for 10 years. He said that after he went on a diet to lose weight for a month or two, he noticed his hives stopped. He finally figured out it was gluten, and removed it from his diet and has been hives free since.
So that is what I am trying. I suggest you may want to go on some diets and avoid certain foods for a few months, even if you don't suspect a food allergy. Keep a journal to see if you start to feel better. (
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