Posts Tagged ‘gluten’
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
This interesting paper published recently in the Journal of Child Neurology describes a case that is representative of others reported. “After initial investigation suggested underlying celiac disease and varied nutrient deficiencies, a gluten-free diet was instituted along with dietary and supplemental measures to secure nutritional sufficiency. The patient’s gastrointestinal symptoms rapidly resolved, and signs and symptoms suggestive of autism progressively abated.” They further conclude with a comment that I am compelled to agree with: “It is recommended that all children with neurodevelopmental problems be assessed for nutritional deficiency and malabsorption syndromes.” Our advanced gastrointestinal and gluten gene sensitivity tests are serving this purpose well.
Tags: autism, celiac disease, gluten, malabsorption, neurodevelopmental
Posted in Brain Health, Children's Health, Gluten & Casein | 2 Comments »
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
I hope this post is widely distributed because, based on the gluten gene sensitivity test results and hormone profiles I am getting (consistent with these findings), a large percentage of men need to see it. Here are just a few research papers from major journals that seem to be largely ignored:
- Gluten reactions cause tissue resistance to testosterone
- Hypogonadism (impaired testicular function), infertility, and sexual dysfunction occurring with gluten reactions
- Pituitary regulation of testicular function disrupted by gluten reactions
Do someone a favor and pass it on.
Tags: gluten, gluten gene sensitivity test, hormone profile, hypogonadism, male sexual function, sexual dysfunction, testosterone
Posted in Gluten & Casein, Men's Health | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Numerous studies demonstrate the association of Type 1 Diabetes (an autoimmune disorder) with gluten sensitivity. T1DM patients should always be tested for one of the HLA-DQ gluten sensitivity genes, and strictly avoid gluten if found positive. Here are quotes from a few relevant papers:
- “Coeliac disease commonly occurs in Type 1 diabetes.”
- “The association between celiac disease (CD) and type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is recognized.”
- “Recent data suggest that gliadin is also involved in the pathogenesis of T1D.”
Note: Gliadin is the allergic component of gluten.
Tags: autoimmune, celiac, gliadin, gluten, type 1 diabetes
Posted in Children's Health, General Science & Health, Gluten & Casein | No Comments »
Monday, October 26th, 2009
To quote this report in GUT (the International Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology): “There is an increased risk of small bowel adenocarcinoma in patients with coeliac disease compared with the normal population.”
Tags: cancer, celiac disease, gluten, neoplasia, small intestine
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Monday, October 26th, 2009
A recent case has put a spotlight on another potential effect of gluten allergy: cardiac disorders that arise from an autoimmune attack on heart tissue or the heart-regulating nerves. Here are several relevant studies:
- Celiac disease and autoimmune myocarditis
- Cardiomyopathy and celiac disease
- Cardiomyopathy and atrioventricular block in celiac disease
- Cardiomyopathy and the effect of a gluten-free diet
The good news: there is evidence that a gluten-free diet results in some degree of repair. From The Mayo Clinic Proceedings (#2): “Cardiomyopathy associated with celiac disease is a serious and potentially lethal condition. However, with early diagnosis and treatment with a gluten-free diet, cardiomyopathy in patients with celiac disease may be completely reversible.”
Tags: autoimmune myocarditis, cardiac, cardiomyopathy, celiac disease, gluten, heart
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
This study shows the relationship between autoimmune diabetes and wheat polypeptides (gluten): “a diabetes-related inflammatory state in the gut immune tissues”. Other studies have shown a strong connection between Type 1 (autoimmune) diabetes and gluten allergy. The pancreas can clearly be a target tissue for the autoimmune response elicited by reactions to gluten.
Tags: gluten, type 1 diabetes, wheat polypetides
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Sunday, September 13th, 2009
Depression, learning disorders, headaches, autonomic dysregulation (and thus a host of various symtoms) can occur from reactions to gluten–even without apparent intestinal damage as in celiac disease–as noted in this paper published by a doctor at the Children’s Gastroenterology and Allergy Clinic (New Zealand).
Tags: gluten, neurological
Posted in Gluten & Casein | 5 Comments »
