Problem Skin Due to Dairy or Gluten

Milly33

Hi this may be in the wrong forum now but I am looking for some advice. My nephew who is on a gluten free diet breaks out in this nasty rash around his mouth mostly and the backs of his legs. He does take note of it and it isn't very nice for him bless..His 7.

As I say he is on a gluten free diet and my sister is wrecking her mind trying to figure out what else it causing this, she has tried taken him off dairy products but it still happens.

So the question is does anyone have any good tips or know of a good cream to help with the rash. Staying away from any cortisone creams. Would prefer to stay as natural as possible.

She has tried Coconut Cream, using this kinsa lemon balm one I cant think of the name now. E 45 and all that goes.

Any help would be great thanks

lonestargirl

Has she brought him to the GP? They are very common locations for excema.

Milly33

Hello yep she has, and nothing much has really come out of it... except for the cortazone creams...

Could it be egg allergy/intolerance

Or sensitivity to washing powder, some of them give me hives on the legs

miss no stars

Do you suspect that it's food related? Like, is it just after eating or is it random? And when you say rash is it more hives or dry itchy skin type rash?

It could be as simple as being a bit of atopic eczema where he rubs his mouth after eating and clothing rubbing against the backs of his knees and then putting steroids on it thins the skin and makes it more prone to a rash?

In any case, it might be worth bathing in aqueous cream rather than harsh soaps until his skin calms down?

Milly33

She doesnt think egg as he doesnt have that much of it.. Tis even I suppose at this stage just something to help his skin calm while they are trying ot find the surce. Never heard of the aqueous cream i shall pass this on, althouhg it does mention that it can thin the skin also..

The rash is more like an inflamation around his mouth I suppose like bad heat rash, defo not the washing powder think she knocked that one off the list..

lonestargirl

miss no stars wrote: »

In any case, it might be worth bathing in aqueous cream rather than harsh soaps until his skin calms down?

My son has excema and has attended the Excema clinic in Crumlin. They no longer recommend Aqueoes cream as it still has a soap content. We use Oilatum for baths and the Elave shampoo and shower gel.

OP, I know you suggest that dairy or gluten might be the cause but there isn't necessarily a specific trigger although many children do have one. In my son's case teething made it worse but diet has no impact.

Blingy

Try silcocks base. I know it is used for my nephew who has a dairy intolerance and mild eczema. It has certainly worked for him. Use it in the bath/shower to wash as well as moisturise.

juke

I got a rash like that at the back of my ankles and shoulders, like tiny blisters under the skin, and also around my mouth - just like you describe, OP. Ichy as hell, especially at night.

I pinned it down to gluten, after years (20+) of wondering, multitudes of tests and doctors assurances it was sensitivity to shower gels/washing detergents etc.

Has your sister considered cutting yeast to see if that helps?

I found Silcocks Base and emulsifying ointment good (still use that as a lip balm) - and cheap as chips. If my face was bad though, sometime only a cortisone cream would calm it.

convert

Is your nephew in contact with any pets/animals? Could it be that he has an allergy to them?

That said, I'd be another who'd recommend trying to cut out gluten from the diet as well. It really helped my mum's excema and asthma. And this was after about 50 years of tests and being told she had no allergies!

Milly33

thanks for all the replies... Yep have tried the silcoks and that doesn't work.. And he is on a Gluten free diet for years more and he always asks aswell is this gluten free his so cute, so he himself is good that way..

The pets could be an option but then he only has contact with them when he comes home, he lives in Holland so he doesn't have pets there or have contact reg with them so ahhh... I have linked my sis onto this page so she can keep an eye hope it brings some help to others and well find something for him thanks again

miss no stars

It might be worth bringing him to a dermatologist rather than just a GP if he hasn't already been.

It kinda sounds like very normal atopic eczema or contact dermatitis though. Like it's not necessarily a washing powder issue or anything. Some people just have sensitive, reactive skin. I've had blisters from just material rubbing against my skin. Back of the knees is a huge culprit for that sort of thing, especially with stiffer materials like denim or canvas. Area around mouth as well with rubbing mouth, hands on face, wiping mouth after eating, small amounts of saliva on the skin drying and irritating the skin. If she really suspects it might be food based it could be worth entirely removing all processed food from his diet for a couple of weeks to see if it helps (not that I'm saying they eat loads!). I know some people who react terribly to certain additives.

A cream I found very useful for clearing up dry and irritated skin is La Roche Posay Cicaplast. It's specifically designed for flaking and chapped skin and for after cosmetic peels so it works wonderfully on sensitive and irritated skin.

Milly33

He has gone to one as far as I know but will ask..I really hope it is not eczema horrible one to get..

pow wow

I have eczema and only get it around my mouth if I drink milk. It's a possibility for your nephew if nothing else. I find Aveeno products very good for it, and E45 very very bad, like salt in an open wound!

Milly33

Im trying to think is it water or milk he has im sure tis milk... I'll have to link my sister again to all these replies..Aveene I would think she hasn't tried