Attack of the gluten intolerant sex addicts, Mark Morford

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84. Has anyone ever suggested that your mother-in-law might have

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dermatitis herpetiformis? That's a skin reaction specific to gluten sensitivity, that causes intensely itchy blisters.

http://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0201/p470.html

"to the editor: In the article, “Autoimmune Bullous Dermatoses: A Review,”1 one of the conditions the authors discuss is dermatitis herpetiformis. They suggest that gluten-sensitive enteropathy (celiac disease) is an associated manifestation of dermatitis herpetiformis and that a gluten-free diet is one way to treat dermatitis herpetiformis. I think dermatitis herpetiformis should rather be thought of as a variant or complication of untreated celiac disease.2 Supporting this is the fact that dermatitis herpetiformis and celiac disease share the same human leukocyte antigen haplotype and show similar results on serum and intestinal antibody testing. Typical pathologic changes of celiac disease are found on small intestinal biopsy in almost 100 percent of patients with dermatitis herpetiformis.2"

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Besides the skin condition, there are also many other conditions that are sometimes related to gluten sensitivity -- including elevated liver enzymes, alopecia, epilepsy, irritable bowel syndrome and Crohn's.