6. Dermatitis and Other Skin Problems
Skin problems are probably not the first thing that you think about when it comes to gluten intolerance symptoms, but they are one of the things that can demonstrate a gluten allergy. Dermatitis herpetiformis is an advanced form of the skin problems that happen with people that have celiac disease.
However, less serious skin problems have also been linked to consuming gluten. In laboratory testing, it was shown that several skin problems showed improvements after removing gluten from the diet. Some of these include psoriasis, alopecia areata, chronic urticaria, and others.
You may not notice skin problems as the result of having gluten sensitivity, but you may instead notice skin improvement after stopping the consumption of gluten. Many people with a gluten allergy had no idea that their skin would improve after getting on the right diet, but they were given a pleasant surprise when some of the skin conditions they didn’t think they could do anything about actually showed improvement.