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    Dermatitis Eczema: Gluten Wheat – Solving the eczema puzzle
    Dermatitis Eczema: Gluten Wheat – Solving the eczema puzzle
    Dermatitis Eczema: Gluten Wheat – Solving the eczema puzzle
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    Dermatitis Eczema: Gluten Wheat – Solving the eczema puzzle

    By Rodney Ford

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    In my Allergy Clinic I have found that gluten and wheat are the most common triggers of severe eczema – but this fact seems to have been completely missed by most dermatology experts. Gluten and wheat are the missing pieces of the eczema/dermatitis puzzle.

    Having eczema on your face is embarrassing, uncomfortable, painful and sometimes unbearable. I see lots of children with severe facial eczema and who have been unresponsive to all of the potions and lotions: so called “dermatological failures”.

    Meet Declan. His mum says, “Yes, it is fine to put him in your book. His skin is looking great. This is after being on a gluten-free diet for just two weeks!”
    He is seven years old. He has been troubled with eczema for the last five years, but it has been more severe over the last two years. He has been on strong steroid creams, antibiotics, antiseptic ointments and moisturisers – but to no avail.
    His eyes hurt. They are itchy and have not responded to creams.
    His mouth hurts. His lips are cracked and sore. It is painful for him to smile and laugh.
    The rest of his body is also badly affected – being dry, itchy and scaly.
    His blood tests show that he is gluten-sensitive and has a wheat allergy.

    His mother says,
    “Hi Dr. Ford, I brought Declan in the see you on Tuesday in regards to his eczema and you sent us away to have blood tests etc. You thought that Declan was reacting to gluten. I have taken him off gluten and his skin is looking fantastic, face is cleared and skin just about back to normal and it has only been four days. He is a different boy, happy and sleeping through the night. Looking forward to catching up with you at our next appointment.”
    Kind regards, Mellisa.

    My concern is that Declan has seen many health professionals, including dermatologists, who have never even considered the possibility of a gluten/wheat disorder. There are hundreds of thousands of similar undiagnosed children in our communities, who are unnecessarily suffering, when a simple dietary change could transform them. This is the reason that I am writing this book.

    * Eczema is commonly precipitated by gluten: I call this gluten-eczema.

    My purpose is to raise the awareness that skin diseases are frequently caused/triggered by wheat and gluten: gluten-eczema. The evidence for this book is derived from published medical studies, patient reports and my extensive clinical experience and research into food allergy, food intolerance, and gluten-related disorders over the last 35 years. I offer you help to solve your eczema. I hope I can help you get better at last.

    A mum told me this in her frustration: “These medical people seem so negative about the effects of gluten. I don’t understand how they can deny the results! It is so frustrating. I do not “choose” to have Joshua and Sam on gluten-free diets. But they are SO MUCH BETTER. There is no question that they are sensitive to gluten.”

    In my Clinic I have found gluten and wheat to be the missing pieces to solving the eczema puzzle. Learn:
    * How to work out your eczema triggers.
    * Why skin-prick-tests can uncover wheat allergy.
    * Why skin-prick tests are hopeless for diagnosing gluten-sensitivity.
    * What blood tests to order.

    Yes, I do hope that this book can help you.
    Dr. Rodney Ford

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRodney Ford
    Release dateNov 18, 2015
    ISBN9780473344719
    Dermatitis Eczema: Gluten Wheat – Solving the eczema puzzle
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    Rodney Ford

    Dr Rodney Ford is a paediatric gastroenterologist, allergist and nutrition consultant. He is former Associate Professor of Paediatrics at the Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand. He is recognized worldwide as an expert on adverse food reactions. His major area of interest is the relationship between your food and your health – good or bad. In his clinics he is constantly seeing people who are suffering from eating foods that are making them ill. He has been interested in the relationship between eczema and food allergy for a long time. More recently, he has discovered that gluten plays a large part in the patho-physiology of eczema. Dr Ford graduated with Honours from the University of New South Wales in 1974 (MB BS). He went on to study food allergy and intolerance problems in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom, was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in Paediatrics (FRACP) in 1981 and was awarded his Doctorate of Medicine (MD) by the University of New South Wales in 1982 for his thesis titled Food hypersensitivity in children: diagnostic approaches to milk and egg hypersensitivity. This was regarded as a major work regarding the diagnosis of food allergies in children. Dr Ford currently runs The Children's Clinic and Allergy Centre, a busy private clinic in Christchurch, New Zealand. He has written over one hundred scientific papers, including book chapters and many books.

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      Dermatitis Eczema - Rodney Ford

      Dermatitis Eczema: Gluten Wheat.

      Solving the eczema puzzle.

      I give you my help to solve your eczema puzzle.

      The evidence is overwhelming that wheat/gluten are the missing pieces.

      Dermatitis/eczema can usually be cured by diet. This is my experience after helping eczema children (and adults) get better over the last 35 years in my Clinic.

      Gluten-eczema is common. My hope is that I can help you get better as well.

      Dr Rodney Ford

      MD MBBS FRACP

      Copyright 2022

      By Dr Rodney Ford

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Disclaimer – the contents of this book are Dr Rodney Ford’s own personal viewpoint on diagnosing, treating and managing eczema/ dermatitis / food allergy / food intolerance / gluten-related disorder / gluten syndrome problems / cutaneous gluten sensitivity.

      Dedication and thanks – to so many of my patients, families, facebook associates and colleagues whose experiences, research, encouragement and stories makes this book possible. I especially thank those who have written down their experiences, which will help so many other children.

      Purpose – My purpose is to raise the awareness that skin diseases are frequently caused/triggered by wheat and gluten: gluten-eczema. The evidence for this book is derived from published medical studies, patient reports and my extensive clinical experience and research into food allergy, food intolerance, and gluten-related disorders over the last 35 years. My purpose is to offer you help to solve your eczema. I hope I can help you get better at last.

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      Praise for solving the eczema puzzle

      Congrats on the book Dr Rodney Ford! My sons rash led me to our gluten-free journey and it has drastically improved my husbands psoriasis as well. We need more doctors that know the issues, testing and real treatments. Kudos to you!! Sarah Kelly

      Yup, my daughter's eczema started at 3 months old and cleared completely when she went gluten-free at 9 years. Oh and her asthma disappeared too within a few months. Ohhh if only we knew sooner! 9 years of skin trouble. Clare Kernot

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      Dr. Ford's new book focuses on skin-related issues with gluten. My daughter's Dermatitis Herpetiformis (DH) didn't clear up on simply a gluten-free diet. We also needed to chuck away the hair and skincare products containing gluten. My scalp itched for over 40 years; nixing gluten and gluten containing products cleared that up! Nadya King.

      I had terrible eczema as a child and rosacea as adult. It all went away 3 years ago when I stopped eating gluten (and then dairy). My daughter always had horrific diaper rash as baby and other skin irritations until 3 years ago when she stopped eating gluten. Her skin is now healthy. Katrina

      Dr. Ford, I just purchased and read the ebook Eczema, Cure it!. Thank You! I have been living with (supposedly) chronic hand eczema for nearly 20 years. Fours years ago I went gluten-free just to see if it would help (as suggested by a friend). Unbelievable by me, I was feeling so much better in even two days that I thought I was crazy! I was in so much pain before, having what I knew to be more than just skin ‘stuff’. Danette Novotny

      Rylee was so badly afflicted by eczema that when it was in full flare, he had to spend many hours each day and night immersed in the bathtub to reduce the pain he experienced. His damaged skin exposed large areas of unprotected flesh to the air. Anyone who has torn off a hangnail, exposing just a tiny patch of flesh, will have a small sense of the enormous and chronic pain this poor fellow endured.  Although not yet completely recovered, he is so much improved, after less than a year, that he is now able to work at a job and support himself.

      "Hi Dr Ford, I brought Declan in the see you on Tuesday in regards to his eczema and you sent us away to have blood tests etc, you thought that Declan was reacting to gluten.

      I have taken him off gluten and his skin is looking fantastic, face is cleared and skin just about back to normal and its only been 4 days. He is a different boy, happy and sleeping through the night. Looking forward to catching up with you at our next appointment." Kind regards, Mellisa Bennett.

      "Hi Dr Ford, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for diagnosing my 8 month old son with food allergies and eczema. Its now been 4 weeks since I saw you and he started on a controlled diet. I have attached a picture to show the difference in his skin.

      His eczema is now totally gone. Please feel free to share this picture or story. It appears that eczema is indeed triggered by food allergies. So for any skeptics out there, the proof is in this picture of my son." Thank you again and kind regards, Stacy Davis.

      This pie chart shows that 70% of children never have eczema. Some 15% get intermittent eczema and 15% are troubled with chronic active skin disease. This is a huge health burden. In my experience, this is primarily food-related.

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      Contents

      Praise for solving the eczema puzzle

      What is new? How can this book help you?

      Are you joking? How can it possibly be wheat/gluten?

      How can you tell?

      Please can you help me?

      Food and eczema/dermatitis are closely linked

      My ten steps to manage eczema

      Gluten-related disorders

      Chapter 1. It changed my life says Blair

      Blair: my eczema nightmare

      Chapter 2. Rebuttal – I’m a cream man

      Eczema guidelines often ignore food

      Filaggrin defect

      Pediatric reluctance – belief rather than data

      Chapter 3. Discovery – I’m a food allergy man!

      I stumbled on the food allergy/eczema link

      More determined

      Reluctant eczema doctor!

      Chapter 4. The Gluten Syndrome

      Sick, tired or grumpy?

      The gluten puzzle

      How can you tell if gluten is the problem?

      Eczema blood tests for gluten problems

      More about gliadin

      Chapter 5. The 3-step diagnostic process

      Step 1. Check out your symptoms

      Step 2. Get your blood tests

      Step 3. Interpret your results

      If you did not get a blood test

      The great masquerader

      Gluten is the culprit

      Chapter 6. Gluten/celiac blood test details

      Group (1). Gut tissue damage tests:

      Group (2). Gluten/gliadin antibody tests:

      AGA: the native gliadin antibody test – a dinosaur?

      Gluten antibody discovered (gliadin)

      Gastroenterology disappointment

      Fundamental flaw in logic – the false premise

      What does a positive AGA gliadin test mean?

      The dinosaur treatment

      The renaissance

      Group (3). Iron and immune function tests

      Group (4). The DQ2/DQ8, The celiac gene.

      Group (5). Other tests if indicated.

      Chapter 7. Dermatitis Herpetiformis (DH)

      Previously known as Duhring's disease

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