One reader solved her 20-year hives mystery: Hi, I have had chronic hives for 20 years. I learned to cope never knowing the cause. Since December of last year I commited to finding the culprit. My Dr. suggested going gluten free, so I did. Amazingly my hives were gone, three weeks of eating only a hard boiled egg for breakfast, fresh berries for lunch and talapia, rice and raw veggies for dinner, every day that was all I ate. I was so excited I finally solved a 20 year mystery. Then one day I bought my daughter some cotton candy, I read the label (still not exactly sure what gluten really was) - I see that clearly printed was two glorious words, gluten free. So I ate some. The next morning I was covered with hives, they were on my scalp, around the edge of my face my neck and all the way down. I looked at the ingredients and there it was, red 40, blue 2, and yellow 5. That was when I knew I did not have a gluten allergy, my allergy was to food dyes. The point of my rant is to thank you for starting this page, I feel Im not alone now. Thanks. ***** (From Rebecca: I thank this person for sharing their story! This can really help others who see it. My own childs eczema on her arms and legs, and really bad cradle cap, disappeared like magic when we ditched the dyes. If you have a persistent skin condition that hasnt been helped by other remedies, give a dye-free diet a try..)
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 15:34:22 +0000
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