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I need help.
After reading the celiac faqs and this list, I seem to have the symptoms of
dermatitis herpetiformis.  I am soooo itchy.  My scalp, my eyes, the outside
of my thighs.... and I do get little bumps which i just scratch off.  I've
been gluten free pretty much for about 4 months.  I mean, I don't know if
there's any gluten in my chapstick or not, and I ate some chocolate that had
wheat in it (in the little crunchies).
 
How would I get diagnosed for DH? Do I even need to?  I am a university
student and my only source of health care is the free clinic on campus.  I
refuse to take prescription drugs (other than Depo Provera - birth control),
and I am opposed to the Western practice of medicine.
 
I have not been overly strict with my diet.  I mean, by checking that there
is absolutely no gluten contamination in my food.  And I am getting married
in a week and a half (Feb. 29th) and my fiancee is a wheat eater (although i
have my suspicions as to the wiseness of that.) and I don't know what to do
about that.
 
I suppose I am asking for some support.  I got very dpressed when I learnt I
could not eat wheat.  Now it is gluten. (Oats, don't bother me, although rice
does.)  I guess I could do with a cyber hug.
 
Dara