Why am I itching???????

[emily_in_nc]

Oh crap - so sorry to hear this! Hope it will be very short-lived this time around, and that you can finally get to the bottom of it. Must be very frustrating!

[ny biker]

I just had an appointment with my allergist today to discuss this. He's also thinking that food is not the cause. I'm going for a blood test -- thyroglobulin antibodies and thyroid peroxidase antibodies, if I'm reading his handwriting correctly. The test may show that I've developed antibodies to my thyroid, which apparently is a problem for some people. Or, it might show that we can rule that out, in which case...?

Also I'm going to get some Zirtec, to see if that works better than the Claritin that I've been taking so far.

The good news is that the last attack was not as bad as the one in July. I don't know if that's because I started taking all the antihistimines sooner, or I was just lucky.

[KnottedYet]

whispers quietly... (do I dare to point out that people with undiagnosed celiac disease will often produce antibodies to their thyroids? and have skin reactions? and edema?)

{I only know much about one disease, but I will promote awareness of it every time I see something that might be related... cuz the darn thing is so rarely diagnosed until very late in life}

[ny biker]

Oooh, doesn't that mean big dietary restrictions? I was bummed enough thinking I could never have crab cakes again. Oh well, we'll see what the tests say.

[OakLeaf]

cuz the darn thing is so rarely diagnosed until very late in life

...and lately they're finding that it may not even have onset until late in life.

[KnottedYet]

...and lately they're finding that it may not even have onset until late in life.

That's the story in my family. Everyone in the family knows that sometime around middle age you have to stop eating wheat.