<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi, this is my first post to the celiac list...I've been reading it all month, thank you for being there! I was diagnosed cd in early April (after 5 years of all the usual suspect wrong diagnoses). I am getting better on the gf diet, with a few major relapses from unrealized gluten sources. The last three oops have had weird results... within a few hours of ingesting the hidden gluten ("fresh-squeezed" lemonade, Fritos, something at Chevy's), I start itching horribly, and welt immediately if I scratch. I often have tiny little bumps show up (they have in the past), but no open sores unless I've scratched too hard. The areas are typically dh areas,(hands, feet, elbows and knees); but weirdly, any area with pressure put on it by clothing also becomes welted and itchy... bra strap lines, waistband area, even the spot where the buckle to my fanny pack rested! That spot became dark like a bruise, then after the itching stopped became dry and scaly(It is now all better). If I scratch a regular itch (like an ingrown hair) it welts up like an allergic reaction to mosquito bite. I itch for days (like RIGHT NOW!!!), and then have steatorrhea (sp?) for days, then get better. I searched the archives but only found tidbits of info. I know this isn't DH, I know it isn't an unrelated allergy, and I can tell you that hydrocrtizone cream does not help. Have other people experienced this? It never happened before I went gf. I will summarize. thanks Jody Mattison-German [log in to unmask]