<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I just recently started an internet account and found this group while surfing on the WWW in the last week. Can any of the list members enlighten me on Dermatitis Herpetiformis? I have had, for many years now, a problem with itchy scalp forming scabs as well as in the last few (5-10) years a red itchy condition on my face that could only be controlled using cortisone cream. I recently, since November last year, started reading the postings on the Prodigy Service Health BB and became convinced that I must change my diet. For the last 6-8 weeks I have cut out ALL sugars, refined carbohydrates, caffeine, alcohol of any kind, and even fresh fruits for the next 3-6 months to try to get the nutrients back in balance in my body. It seems to have done some good as I feel a good deal better than I had. I have really calmed down, no longer so hyper as I had been and able to take problems without blowing up. Probably due to the fact of no caffeine I am guessing. I have noticed that even on this diet that after the ingestion of my home ground and baked whole wheat bread that if I burp it has an acid feel to it. This was a big problem before I started this food regimen and would even wake me up at night with a burning stomach. I no longer have this great a problem, only the slight acidity I mentioned. In the last week I found this group of celiac folks and am now wondering if this may be the cause of the acid gas I have been having on the 'whole food' diet I am using. Could it be celiac caused DH that I have had all along? I am just finding out about this disease and could use some input from you folks. I started, about 3-4 days ago to restrict my grain input to only rice and corn and have noticed some gas but no burning acid feel to it. Another thing that I have read, on this list I believe, is that celiac can either cause or irritate a condition I now know as 'peripheral neuropathy'. I have had a numbness and tingling in my feet for the last several years and had blamed it on the fungus I had in my toenails. But, after taking nizoral for 6-8 months (I had to stop as it was causing internal problems) it did not change the feeling in my feet at all. They seem to have proper circulation and are warm, never feel cold under warm conditions, so it must not be due to a circulation problem and I am now wondering if it could be celiac caused peripheral neuropathy. Does anyone have any comments that may further enlighten me? Thanks. Lauren Walton, [log in to unmask]