Dr Rodney Ford says eczema can be caused by gluten

Dr Rodney Ford is a food allergist. He sees lots of children with eczema. He tells about Olivia with eczema. She got completely better when she went gluten-free. He has discovered that gluten is the major cause of eczema/ dermatitis in children. Some of these itchy, scratchy, irritable children can be cured by a gluten-free diet. Most have positive gliadin antibody blood test. After 3-6 months of being gluten-free their skin can look fantastic. They have part of The Gluten Syndrome. He has written about this in his book “Eczema! Cure It!”

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[dumbie999]

havinng suffered with eczema from a kid to see a pattern with skin probelsm after eating products with wheat+gluten+yeast after sorting out my diet and getting rid of these products from diet eczema got so much better almost totally gone, my advice go to you're GP get a referall to a specialist and get some tests done it could well be you're diet exactly like this video and my experience

[DrRodneyFord]

@dumbie999 Thanks, good points, Hope that your message is getting through.

[DrRodneyFord]

@despookyhhr - Good question. They are both serious disease. Celiac sufferers get gut damage from gluten that can be seen by a microscope (called villus atrophy) and are more likely to get mal-absorption of vitamins and minerals. Gluten-sensitive people can get severe symptoms anywhere, and get extremely sick from gluten - but they do not get the gut tissue damage. There is not yet any single test that is accurate enough to make a diagnosis on all gluten-sensitive people. RF

[DrRodneyFord]

@despookyhhr thanks - not all eczema is associated with food reactions, yes people with severe long-standing celiac do get severe vitamin deficiency.

[DrRodneyFord]

@despookyhhr thanks - it is unusual to get such severe vitamin deficiency in celiac disease to cause a rash - but it is reported. Most rashes from gluten are DH and eczema and psoriasis.RF

[DrRodneyFord]

@DrRodneyFord Yes, eczema has multiple triggers - gluten is a common and poorly recognised one. Gluten-free does not cure everyone. But worthwhile testing for.

[EverywhereVirtually]

@BellaaMarlene NOT WRONG. Wheat causes my eczema. Wheat is very acidic and so it creates an immune response in the body. This manifests itself in the production of mucus in the gut and lungs as well as other places. After eating wheat I also see a return of my asthma. Stress is also another factor but in my case wheat is the primary cause.

[cmonutube]

@BellaaMarlene gluten doesn't show up on allergy tests...

[dumbie999]

oh and good work DrRodneyFord hope you're video helps some people !

[dumbie999]

but yeah just give its a go you have noting to loose , although eczema can cause problems for people for lots of different reasons so get some tests done, or try and see patterns with flareups and what you're eating by yourself, also leading a gluten free lifestyle at first can be a bit of a hassle and takes a bit of getting used to but it becomes easy and there's so many gluten free products these days and restaurants ect have helped these days too on there menu's telling you what contia gluten