Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease, not a food allergy. When you have one autoimmune disease, you have a much greater risk of developing another. So in this section I hope to illuminate the developing research involving gluten, celiac disease and other autoimmune diseases.
The term gluten allergy is deceptive and somewhat meaningless, but I will try to provide a gluten allergy definition that will help people better understand the conditions typically related to this term. If you are familiar with my approach or my site you may know I have a problem with a couple of terms used when referring to this sensitive and complicated issue.
Dermatitis herpetiformis symptoms can include patches of small red or pink blisters and itching on certain areas of skin. DH is one of the more tangible and visible of the possible gluten intolerance symptoms, but there can be other causes of this skin condition. To determine if gluten intolerance is the cause of your outbreaks consider getting tested for gluten intolerance. Luckily there are some effective treatment options available.
