I am updating my blog to be of relevance to my life. I am Gluten-Free (GF). I was diagnosed in June of 2009 by blood test that were ordered to determine if I had Lupis or another type of auto-immune disease for a skin condition that I had been suffering from for many years.
I have used skin creams of different magnitudes, both prescription and non-prescription for several years to try and clear up a constant irritation that was not getting any better, in fact it was getting worse as the years went by.
I have been to several specialist & dermatologist to see if they could help me with no results. I finally went to a specialist along with my daughter who duffers from an auto-immune disease and the doctor saw my hands and said that he would like to do a study of blood test to see what came back. I agreed to the testing.
The test came back conclusive that I had a a high-intolerance to gluten products. Now what? The doctor told me the other things that I was also sensitive to and told me that I needed to clean up my eating habits! At first I really didn't try to adhere to the diet recommendations, after all, how could gluten be related to skin problems.
I finally decided that I really needed to reread the study that was completed on me and take the recommendations seriously on how to change my lifelong eating habits. So in August of 2009 I went totally GF, okay I've backslid some along the way, but for the most part I do not knowingly ingest gluten.
My skin condition has improved dramatically. I still have sensitive skin, but I don't have the "leprosy" looking irritated marks on my hands and legs that I did for so many years and don't feel the need to keep my hands or legs covered to hide the horrible irritation.
As I said, I have been on this journey and it will be a journey that I stay on for the rest of my life. I am re-learning how to cook and to shop for groceries and to bake all gluten free.
Please come and join me as I post some of my findings along the way.
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