How to nix upper arm bumps

.. interesting.

I have the tiny bumps on the (upper) arms, too-
and recently met a nutritionist who told me they are the result of a sensitivity to gluten (i.e. not celiac disease).

Hi, I absolutely agree with Melanie. I had these bumps most of my teen/adult life until 3 yrs ago. I changed my diet drastically by eliminating as much processed foods & Glueten as possible. I started this along with daily excercise simply as a way to loose weight and take better overall care of myself. I lost the weight, increased my energy and holy cow, to my unexpected suprise those bumps went away, completely! 3yrs later and no bumps. I would have to say the lifestyle change was the key for me. It's amazing how your body can fix a lot of things on it's own if given a chance.

Daily regime now: I make sure to rinse away all soap when showering and dry off the area really well. I then only apply baby powder (every day) and that's it.

Good Luck!

I concur with the above posters.

Using the simple process of deduction I found out what caused them. Recently I had that nasty throwing-up stomach bug, normally I have the constituion of a bull, but this bug got me good. I was throwing up every 3 hours for over 2 days. Needless to say, I couldn't eat, and evacuated every thing from my digestive tract.

Hey presto, in 2 days all the bumps were gone from my upper arms, no red marks or anything. Smooth, baby. Therefore it's diet. Applying topical lotions isn't treating anything, nor is scrubbing your skin - alter your diet and enjoy a myriad benefits - including smooth, blemish-free skin.

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There is a permanent cure for keratosis pilaris. I cured myself and my teen-aged daughter. The skin on my upper arms and over my entire body is smooth, bump-free, and as silky and smooth as a baby’s bottom. My husband constantly tells me how much he adores my ultra-soft, smooth skin. I don’t bother with body lotions, oils, or creams yet my skin is like this all the time. We had used lotions such as “Tends” and various lactic acids, beta-hydroxy acids, alpha hydroxy acids, and other exfoliating preparations, salt and sugar scrubs, buffing scrubbers, exfoliating cleansers, dry body brushing, loophas, exfoliating gloves, micro-fiber cloths, sisal bath straps and sponges, home micro-dermabrasion skin polishers, etc. We tried virtually every external method there is. None of these worked. Changing what we eat conquered keratosis pilaris in a matter of weeks. After a few months there was not a sign that we ever had this problem. Acne breakouts vanished and we have clear, radiant complexions. We are fairly tall, 5”8’ and up. I wear a size six and my daughter is a two (or less) even though we eat a LOT.
What we eat: We consume mostly raw and extended periods of ALL RAW ORGANIC PRODUCE and nuts, juicing carrots and apples together (tasty), and drinking GREEN SHAKES made of pure water, fruit: apples or bananas, perhaps berries, and greens, such as spinach, chard, beet tops, kale, or my favorite, organic, fresh mint leaves, and maybe a peeled lemon or lime and a packet or two of stevia. We ate many SALADS made of organically grown, deep green lettuces and baby greens and lots of raw nuts and seeds, especially walnuts, hazelnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, avocados, and sprouts.
We supplemented with fish oil omega 3 capsules, and fish oil derived vitamin A and D capsules, zinc capsules (30mg) and vitamin E.
We AVOID refined sugars, refined snacks and cereals, refined baked goods, anything with GLUTEN in it (especially wheat), pasteurized, homogenized dairy, and canned foods. Meats and animal products such as eggs or raw cheeses, are a rarely on the menu. When they are, they are organically produced and free-range or wild. I sometimes give in to a baked potato or popcorn craving, including butter.
Doctors may say that keratosis pilaris is hereditary, but I believe it is a nutritional disorder that is easily corrected. We inherit our parent's dietary habits. Just as you are likely to see a family of fat parents and fat children at the supermarket, stocking their carts with soda, ice cream, mac'n cheese, pizza, assorted chips, sugary cereals, frozen entrees, and baked sweets, and understand that they have passed a legacy of fat-making habits to their children, we also learn dietary habits that wreak or restore our skin, teeth, and hair.
If you cut the dead, processed garbage from your diet and fill the void with living, organic, nutrients-rich foods, your skin will glow. Your eyes will be bright, your weight will normalize. You will feel and look better than ever before. YOUR UPPER ARM BUMPS WILL VANISH.
Beauty begins on the INSIDE.
"Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food."
Hippocrates
"Let your food be your beauty treatment, and your beauty treatment be your food."
Melanie