Why do we have intolerances?

[celia]

Hi everyone,

Being newly diagnosed, I am still trying to understand the various facets of this illness. So please bear with me! You have probably been through this a million times.

So...why do we have food intolerances? Has anyone actually figured that out?

These are some thoughts that come to my mind:

1) These particular foods are inflammatory for us and exacerbate the MC which is an inflammatory disease. But why is it different foods for different people?

2) The leaky gut theory, anitgen/antibody complexes get formed, it's an immune response. Molecular mimicry can be involved. If you have the gene, gluten would be in this category.

3) Nutrient deficiences that effect, for example, carbodhydrate metabolism. (I just found out that I am also low in reduced gluthatione which is also needed for carb metabolism.)

4) The SCD theory, certain carbs are not properly digested, ferment, and feed bag bugs. An imbalance of good and bad bugs in the gut.

5) villous atrophy.

6) Genetics...new addition thanks to Oma.

Did I miss any therories there? I'm pretty confident about how to heal, but I feel that the more I understand the more I can hone my treatment plan properly.

What are your thoughts, knowledge on this?

Still tyring to figure it all out!!!!
Celia

[kate_ce1995]

Celia,

I think one of the strongest theories is the autoimmune antibody response theory, or at least that is what we discuss the most here.

However, I'm curious about the nutrients to metabolise carbs? What nutrients have you read are essential? One of the things I have found interesting, is that with food intolerances, sometimes, the body craves what is bad for it. I wonder, now that I read this theory in your list, if the craving comes from it not metabolizing correctly. I am a definate carboholic (although not as bad now that I'm relatively gf...I do have a hard time being completey gf) and I'd like to know more about this.

Katy

[annie oakley]

I think you both have interesting points....I also believe that where we come from or better yet whom we come from adds to the checklist of our intolerences, My Mother (had..deceased) sister, 2 children and Myself, grandmother, all have MCC or IBS Or LC Love Oma

[celia]

Oma!

You're right! Genetics...that's another one. I know that in the later years of his life, my father had many colon problems. Now I wonder exactly what the diagnosis was or if he was even diagnosed correctly. He was quite private about it, partly I think because he didn't want to be moved from his assisted living situation.

Thanks for the addition to the list. Celia

[Mars]

I absolutely agree with genetics. My great grandmother, grandmother, mother, both sisters and one of my daughters have bowel problems. My uncle on my mother's side also died from a perferated colon.

No one else besides me has had any tests to verify colitis but I think many of them had/have it. They were all diagnosed with IBS.

Mmmmm, something to ponder.

Mars

[annie oakley]

Mars....like you other than myself and My sister....no one else ever wanted to know about bowel problems but were told anyway. In my granmother and Mothers time....no ask, no tell. Love Oma