Dr Rodney Ford is a food allergist. He sees lots of children with eczema. He tells about Olivia with eczema. She got completely better when she went gluten-free. He has discovered that gluten is the major cause of eczema/ dermatitis in children. Some of these itchy, scratchy, irritable children can be cured by a gluten-free diet. Most have positive gliadin antibody blood test. After 3-6 months of being gluten-free their skin can look fantastic. They have part of The Gluten Syndrome. He has written about this in his book “Eczema! Cure It!”
Dr Rodney Ford says eczema can be caused by gluten
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So what are the differences. I have/ had eczema on my face and the kin would flake in large amounts and fall from my face. It would feel like a burning feeling and I couldnt sleep at night. When I went on an organic diet it cleared up. I still have some on the back of my head. What should I do?
Thanks, unfortunately, psoriasis does not usually get helped by a gluten free diet. Cheers, Dr Rodney Ford.
Thanks, but I have to disgree with you. They are different conditions – they look different, feel different, and the causes are different. Psoriasis does not usually respond to a gluten free diet. But eczema often does. Cheers RF.
Psoriasis and Eczema are basically the same thing. They just have to name everything. But the cause is the same.
Thanks for you Feedack i am researching this issue since i have a small eczema in my head in the last three years…
I have heard that acupuncture has a great success when it comes to ezcema
Regards
its still there
It doesnt appear to be predominately affected by wheat/ gluten, but ive eliminated all major allergens from my diet for about 3 months so far and plan on doing it for longer, so far my skin has improved.
The best elimination on my skin was eliminating eggs. All these allergens (eggs, Gluten, nuts, milk etc) may not be a direct cause but most certainly can be a major contributer to the condition.
what happened with your eczema?
Dores this apply to psoriasis? I have it really bad! =o(
is it possible that you can test negative in the gluten blood test, yet still have eczema from gluten/ wheat?
I have suffered with subacute eczema nearly all my life and recently after stopping gluten and wheat the itching has majorly subsided and this is after only 1 week.
Also, how long would it take after stopping gluten/ wheat for the symptoms to subside?
Thanks for the feed back – I hope that this idea has been some help to you. Cheers Rodney Ford
thanks, from italy.
Love it Rod. Great use of time and space .I will be passing this on to some friends with eczema.
You are a legend ! Man on a mission…sally forth !
what contains gluten?sorry i don’t know..
Thanks Dr. Ford! Any link to eczema should have been solved by now. Right now I’m testing hypoallergenic laundry detergent. I don’t think it’s the fabric softner. And I have not tried Dove soap only yet. Dermatologist will easily cut out poison oak, scabies, or virus and tell you there is no solution but Fluocinonide cream for temporary use. I will be solving this mystery soon.
As always, I am delighted to see a new informational video from you, my Hero!
THANKS!
Great Stuff Doctor Gluten