Attempting to cure my Seborrheic Dermatitis by cutting out Gluten, Wheat and Dairy...
Hi guys, I joined this site to PM a few users who claim they got rid of their seb derm by cutting out certain foods. Unfortunately my PM's are disabled for some reason so i've decided to just try it out myself. I started about 24 hours ago and will periodically update until it's gone or I realise it's simply not working. My diet will consist of -
Vegetables
Fruits (including innocent smoothies)
Extra virgin olive oil cold pressed and unrefined
Prawns
Sea salt
Organic salmon
Gluten, Wheat and Dairy free cooking sauce
And that is it. I've had seb derm for about a year now and it's completely ruining my life, most days I am unable to leave the house due to the exessive dry patches. I've tried creams, shampoos, you name it and nothing has worked. This is my last hope so wish me luck.
Re: Attempting to cure my Seborrheic Dermatitis by cutting out Gluten, Wheat and Dair
Well I started on Sunday night, so it's been about 2 and a half days now. There seems to be some improvment in the redness but there's still flaking and I have that familiar burning sensation on my face. Regardless I didn't expect a miracle in 2 days. Will update again on the 5th day.
Re: Attempting to cure my Seborrheic Dermatitis by cutting out Gluten, Wheat and Dair
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Originally Posted by fburke78
It is important that you undergo an allergy test so you will know what food groups are the cause of your seborrheic dermatitis..
Well I lasted about 5-6 days on the diet, and it didn't work. I'm looking into allergy tests now but there's all sorts of tests you can do for allergies with different price ranges. Is there a specific type I should ask for?
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Consider your budget first then you go to an allergist. If you haven't been diagnosed with any food allergy in the past, I could not advise what specific test it would be that would suit you
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I stumbled onto this thread because I am exploring the possibility that gluten sensitivity is the root cause of my Seborrheic Dermatitis as well. I have had mild Seborrheic Dermatitis my entire adult life (going on 30+ years). A decade or so ago, I was also diagnosed with chronic anemia, but after many tests, no cause was found.
I recently had both igE and IgG tests run. The igE came back totally clear and I am awaiting the results of the IgG.
Several months ago, when I first suspected that gluten was the root cause, I went gluten free for 60 days. At the end of thirty days, my dermatitis was completely gone. I would have continued the gluten free diet, but needed to be eating gluten for at least 6 weeks to be tested properly. I had a few very small flare ups of dermatitis in the later half of my gluten free period, but as soon as I added gluten back, the dermatitis returned as bad or worse than ever. Now that those tests are done, I am gluten free again, though only for a few days now. I'll be interested to see how this plays out. I would suggest that if your Dermatitis is severe, it could take months before being gluten free would show any benefit. It can take months for all traces of gluten to leave your system.
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Hi pozzo, I just saw your message now. I guess I did prematurely end my diet. I'm on my second day of a gluten free diet again, this time I will keep going for at least 30 days. How long did it take for you to see some noticeable improvment? And how is your skin now?
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Re: Attempting to cure my Seborrheic Dermatitis by cutting out Gluten, Wheat and Dair
PsychoMantis,
The first time around, my dermatitis was nearly gone after about three weeks, but since I posted this, much has changed. I went back on gluten, as I said, to be tested properly. All tests came back showing no sensitivity to gluten, but in the process of adding gluten back and then going off it again, the dermatitis was as bad as it has ever been. After that I spent three months gluten free, tracking everything I ate, trying to find what foods caused problems. I have been back to eating everything again for about six weeks. In my case, as I said, I also have chronic anemia, which appears to be tied to Irritable Bowel Syndrome. I have been tracking everything I eat, and the only pattern I have discerned is that the dermatitis flares in conjunction with the IBS. So, it appears that in my case, gluten itself may not be to blame, but some combinations of foods likely are.
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Re: Attempting to cure my Seborrheic Dermatitis by cutting out Gluten, Wheat and Dair
Hi pozzo,
So what was the reaction when you went 3 months gluten free? Did the SD clear up again? I'm on my 3rd or 4th day now and I am seeing a positive reaction, the flaking and redness has decreased on my cheeks, but strangely it has increased on my eyebrows. I'm hoping this is just a phase and it will eventually subside. I'm also doing something called the Salt Water Flush which flushes everthing out of your digestive system, the only downside is it flushes out both good and bad bacteria, so I plan on taking probiotics alongside.
My diet for the last few days has consisted only of Organic Gluten Free Cereal and lactose free milk. From today i'll be changing it to Organic Salmon, fruits and vegetables and probiotics. Will continue logging my progress.
Oh and how were you diagnosed with IBS? What were your symptoms?
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My body's reaction of being gluten-free for three months was very mixed. Some days were better than others, but generally, there was very little difference in the long run, which is why I abandoned being strictly gluten-free. I tend to avoid gluten now, but not entirely. Since all of my allergy tests have been negative, finding what foods or combinations of foods are the trouble has been difficult.
As for IBS, that has been a slowly developing diagnosis, and only came up as I began paying very close attention to both input and output and noticed that I was almost always either constipated or having very loose bowel movements. The one thing I have noted is that my dermatitis increases in intensity whenever my bowels are inflamed.
I have attempted taking pro-biotics, but they actually seem to make things worse for me. I am currently taking a break from the pro-biotics and my Physician has suggested that I try a non-FOS (sugar compound added to many) pro-biotic when I start those up again.
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Originally Posted by PsychoMantis
Hi pozzo,
So what was the reaction when you went 3 months gluten free? Did the SD clear up again? I'm on my 3rd or 4th day now and I am seeing a positive reaction, the flaking and redness has decreased on my cheeks, but strangely it has increased on my eyebrows. I'm hoping this is just a phase and it will eventually subside. I'm also doing something called the Salt Water Flush which flushes everthing out of your digestive system, the only downside is it flushes out both good and bad bacteria, so I plan on taking probiotics alongside.
My diet for the last few days has consisted only of Organic Gluten Free Cereal and lactose free milk. From today i'll be changing it to Organic Salmon, fruits and vegetables and probiotics. Will continue logging my progress.
Oh and how were you diagnosed with IBS? What were your symptoms?
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Hi PsychoMantis,
I had Seb Derm on my scalp, not sure if you have too, but my Dermatologist suggested using Nizoral shampoo, available in Boots.
Brilliant stuff, used it twice and it went, i just use rarely to keep at bay now.
It could also be worth seeing a Derm locally see if they can help over and above everything else you are doing.
SP
Re: Attempting to cure my Seborrheic Dermatitis by cutting out Gluten, Wheat and Dair
Hi All,
I am 27 and I have recently been diagnosed with SD, I am destroyed but reading your message and knowing that I am not alone with this decease let me feel a bit less depressed.
My skin was perfect, and all of sudden, the red patches began.
Derma told me that I need to cut off the gluten, i have always eaten a lot of gluten so I dont think thats the issue, however, I will change my diet but I am positive that it wont go away just by doing that. In the end, its our skin that its just intolerate to the fungus, so I believe we need to try to control it and keep breathing.
We need to keep supporting each other, I do know how do you feel, I feel extremely depressed, I dont want to go out, I know that I am just beginning this pad and there is a lot in front of me, maybe the rest of my life with this, so I need to keep living day by day, and just try to motivate myself reading your messages which make me feel that I am not alone.
Thanks to all.
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Hey Pablit, just saw your message. Sorry to hear that you have this horrible disease. I made this thread about a year ago and I have some good news and some bad news. Bad news, it's still a big problem in my life, good news is I've seen some improvement. I've been doing something called 'skin needling' using an apparatus called a dermastamp which is mainly used for scarring. It has considerably strengthened my epidermis and decreased the flaking and burning sensation, but not to a point where I can ignore it.
I wish you all the luck in beating this disease, i'm still not giving up and will try anything that could possibly help. I'm thinking of trying a week long juice fast next.
and noticed that I was almost always either constipated or having very loose bowel movements. The one thing I have noted is that my dermatitis increases in intensity whenever my bowels are inflamed.
