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gluten gene
if you test negative for having the gluten gene ( i don't know if that is what you call it), do you still have to go off gluten? how can the gene be triggered if you don't have it?
Belle
Belle,
Contrary to what most GI docs believe, the two common celiac genes, (DQ2 and DQ8), are not the only genes that predispose to gluten sensitivity. In fact, all of the DQ1 and DQ3 genes also predispose to gluten sensitivity. The only genes that do not associate with gluten sensitivity are the DQ4 genes.
According to the medical definition, you can't officially have celiac sprue, without having either a DQ2 or a DQ8 gene, but unfortunately, there are many other genes that are linked with non celiac gluten sensitivity, which can cause you to be just as sick, or sicker, than the average celaic, if you continue to eat foods that contain gluten.
Tex
Contrary to what most GI docs believe, the two common celiac genes, (DQ2 and DQ8), are not the only genes that predispose to gluten sensitivity. In fact, all of the DQ1 and DQ3 genes also predispose to gluten sensitivity. The only genes that do not associate with gluten sensitivity are the DQ4 genes.
According to the medical definition, you can't officially have celiac sprue, without having either a DQ2 or a DQ8 gene, but unfortunately, there are many other genes that are linked with non celiac gluten sensitivity, which can cause you to be just as sick, or sicker, than the average celaic, if you continue to eat foods that contain gluten.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.