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Spots on my head
by dimtsig, May 02, 2008 12:07AM
Is it safe to get Doxycycline 100mg on a long term basis? I am allergic to Wheat (i have not done allergy test but i noticed the last two year that after eating bread or pasta i get spots all over my head which turn into a rush-blood test showed that it is not fungus causing this reaction ) and the only thing that helps is this medicine. I would say it is a bit impossible to avoid wheat based food completely. The only effect i have noticed so far is nausea only when i do not eat anything before i take the medicine.
Does this allergic reaction hide anything more serious, it started two years ago and i am 34 years of age now. Is this normal?
Does this allergic reaction hide anything more serious, it started two years ago and i am 34 years of age now. Is this normal?
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I suggest that you have a baseline consult with an allergologist. A skin allergy test may help. These bumps on the scalp that are usually associated with wheat ingestion may be secondary to an allergic reaction. For allergies, the most important mode of prevention is avoiding the possible trigger. Doxycycline is an antibiotic. The fact that the bumps respond to this may suggest an underlying infectious process.
Discuss with your physician possible diet combinations and modifications that will work best for you given possible wheat allergies. A nutritionist may be consulted to guide you with this without compromising nutrition.
You should not take any antibiotics without a prescription from a doctor. I think you should first go to a doctor and get the lesion son your scalp examined. On the basis of that examination and diagnosis, a treatment may be offered. You may take that treatment and thereafter determine degree of benefit. Also find out the correlation between wheat and those lesions. What does the lesion look like? does it bleed or has pus discharge?
Side-effects, contraindications, precautions and allergies are something which you may not be able to understand completely and I guess therefore the services of the doctor is necessary.
Hope this helped you. I will answer any other queries that you may have so feel free to post any comments.
Best regards
I will arrange as soon as possible to see a dermatologist. Could you advise in which test is the most accurate for wheat, yeast, milk allergies. I heard about the ELISA test but searching on the internet it proved to be inaccurate. Is this right?
Please advise
Have you seen your allergy specialist as yet?
What has been advised?
The most popular allergy testing used is the skin test, ELISA not being very accurate.
Let us know if you need any other information.
Regards.