Painful legs (cellulitis)

I found out with one of my very intuitive client that her painful legs, which in the past have been diagnosed as cellulitis where caused by eating wheat and gluten. She avoided eating wheat for a while and it was better but when she started reintroducing it they were painful again. By taking the wheat out the detox caused a bit more pain for few days but then she will be better. I treated her in the past with NAET but I think sometimes you need to treat the wheat and stay away from it as much as possible still, it is just so that the accumulation of wheat would not cause the inflammation in her thighs. Maybe it is the unbroken wheat which it is not broken down by the lack of the enzyme rather than an allergy itself. With the lack of enzymes there is much that you can do unless you add the enzyme to digest the wheat. Wheat has got two proteins that can cause the same damage, gluten and gliadin. Quite a lot of people are allergic to gliadin rather than the gluten itself. We would not have had made that connection if it wasn’t for my client being so intuitive in one of our Cranio-Sacral Sessions. I thank her for being so open to any possibility and for the help that we get during our sessions always…

Here is also what is the medical term for cellulitis, my client did not have a broken skin but inside deep into the skin is where her pain was: With my client we have all the wheat eliminated and the legs where better. Once the Wheat was reintroduced the legs started to hurt again. We did this a couple of times to make sure that it was the cause. My client symptoms was only painful legs no skin was broken.

This is not a medical diagnose and anyone suffering from cellulitis or the symptoms below needs to have medical attention before trying to eliminate any wheat or gluten. The medical description of cellulitis is:

Causes of risk factors

Staphylococcus and streptococcus bacteria.

The above bacteria will get into the skin when broken and cause the infection. The skin will become red, hot, irritated, swollen and painful.

Risk factors for cellulitis include:

• Cracks or peeling skin between the toes
• History of peripheral vascular disease
• Injury or trauma with a break in the skin (skin wounds)
• Animal bites, insect bites and or human bites
• Ulcers from disease such as diabetes and vascular disease
• Use of corticosteroid medications or medications that suppress the immune system
• Wound from a recent surgery.

Symptoms of cellulitis include:

Fever, pain and tenderness in the affected area.

Skin sore or rash that starts suddenly, and grown quickly in the first 24 hours

Tight, glossy, stretched appearance of the skin

Warm skin in the area of redness

Signs of infection:

• Chills or shaking
• Fatigue
• General ill feeling
• Muscle aches and pain
• Warm skin
• Sweating

Other symptoms that can occur with this disease:

• Hair loss at the site of infection
• Joint stiffness caused by swelling of the tissue over tight joint
• Nausea and vomiting

Signs and tests

The health care provider will perform a physical exam. This may reveal:

• Redness, warmth, and swelling of the skin
• Possible drainage, if there is an infection
• Swollen glands near the affected area

Your health care provider may mark the edges of the redness with a pen, to see if the redness goes past the marked border over the next several days.

Tests that may be ordered include:

• Blood culture
• Complete blood count
• Culture of any fluid or material inside the affected area

Treatment

You will likely be prescribed antibiotics to be taken by mouth. You may be given pain medicine as well.

At home, raise the infected area higher than your heart to reduce swelling. Rest until your symptoms improve.

You may need to stay in a hospital if:

• You are very sick (for example, you have a very high temperature, blood pressure problems, or nausea and vomiting that does not go away)
• You have been on antibiotics and the infection is getting worse
• Your immune system is not working well (due to cancer, HIV)
• You have an infection around your eyes
• You require antibiotics through a vein (IV)

Prognosis

Cellulitis usually goes away after taking antibiotics for 7 to 10 days. Longer treatment may be needed if cellulitis is more severe. This may occur if you have a chronic diseases or your immune system is not working properly.

People with fungal infections of the feet may have cellulitis that keeps coming back. Cracks in the skin from the fungal infection allows the bacteria to get into the skin.

Complications

• Blood infection (sepsis)
• Bone infection
• Inflammation of the lymph vessels)
• Inflammation of the heart (endocarditis)
• Menigitis
• Shock
• Tissue death

Seek medical attention right away if the cellulitis is on your face.

Prevention:

Protect your skin by:

• Keeping your skin moist with lotions or ointments to prevent cracking
• Wearing shoes that fit well and provide enough room for your feet
• Learning how to trim your nails to avoid harming the skin around them
• Wearing appropriate protective equipment when participating in work or sports

Whenever you have a break in the skin:

• Clean the break carefully with soap and water. Apply an antibiotic cream or ointment every day.
• Cover with a bandage and change it every day until a scab forms.
• Watch for redness, pain, drainage, or other signs of infection.
• Avoid wheat and wheat products and gluten if you know that you are allergic to it or avoid it for a while to see if it stops.

 

Reference:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001858/ (pubmed looked at 11.1.14 at 13.29).