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As I kid I always had the the streaks and everybody always told me that they were stretch marks. I always wondered why I had stretch marks but wasn't gaining weight.
It wasn't until I was on treatment for Lyme, and I started to loose weight but kept the streaks, that I realized that they weren't stretch marks!
Once I treated the Bart with Rifampin for a month, the marks disappeared!
Unfortunately I didn't treat for long enough and they are coming back but I will get to them!
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BoxerMom
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Klighardt has noted that KPU can cause stretch marks that are often mistaken for Bart. My son has the stretch marks on his back and since starting the CORE KPU treatment they ahve begun to fade. His bloodtests were negative for Bart, but the stretch marks were used for a clinical diagnosis. Now I am not so sure it is Bart... Confused by all this.
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Here's a picture of what I believe is a bart rash on my thigh/rear. Though it's a pink line, if you look closely, you can see a 'paw print' within it. My LLMD actually pointed this out to me.
I've been thin my entire life (100 lbs or less) and was even losing weight when this mark first appeared, so I don't believe in the overused stretch mark explanation.
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People get these with Cushing's syndrome.
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mine have a whitish center and sort of looks like a burn or stretched skin.
hard to describe. i'll see if i can find pictures.
but my mom had them all over her stomach. doctor said it was pregnancy.
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Here's a link to some photos of Bart rashes. My son has one type, I have another. I'm certain his is congenital.
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Why doesn't my bart rash (pic above) look like everybody else's? I'm getting worried!
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