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mleku | 3 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 just thought i'd show a photo of this dermatitis that i get

left foot right now is soooo horribly irritating, right is not much better but you can sorta see how angry that left side is

a lot of the time i can forget about it for quite some time but today it's being especially in my face

https://cdn.satellite.earth/b9b17cb2c9bdf4e46fcf47d98f94296f08fcde221839271e949a3ca0d1aeceac.jpg
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Nostralian | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Have you tried comfrey salve?
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mleku | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 the best thing for soothing it seems to be coconut oil, i keep forgetting i have some still
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mleku | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 yeah, it isn't a contact dermatitis, it's caused by an immune reaction in my intestines to many kinds of gluten protein

it's probably even flaring up today from gluten adjacent stuff like zein from the corn i had yesterday, and there is wheat flower in so many things you wouldn't believe
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mleku | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 but yeah i am utterly shattered today, probably need to just lay down and chill for a bit, try and recover myself
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bogi | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 My dermatitis is mild compared to that but all I need to do is apply good quality white petroleum jelly daily.  Give it a shot if you haven’t.
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mleku | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Gonna do the coconut every day but also this is herpeteformis, caused by my celiac, I'm gonna try to find the good foods
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mleku | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I also need to avoid insulin resistance. extra difficulty
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LibertyGal | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Sorry about that.