The UK GI's are finally cathing up with us lot!

[natythingycolbery]

So it seems that the UK seems to be getting to grips with the fact that diet DOES affect IBD. I am a member of Crohn's and Colitis UK (Yeah it is aimed mainly at UC and Chrons), but they published an article in a newletter that states that having IBD can lead to intolerances with certain food groups, in particular, soy, gluten, dairy and wheat.

Sadly I cannot find a link to this online to show you fully what it says, but in one of the casestudies they used someone who they didn't think was intolerant to dairy removed this from their diet and has been in remission ever since.

I'm just glad that they seem to be catching up with what we already know on here!

[tex]

Kudos to the UK GI docs.

Thanks for posting about this, maybe this will open a few eyes at the other Crohn's and Colitis Organizations in the rest of the world.

Tex

[JLH]

WOW! Great news.

[natythingycolbery]

If I can find the article online, I will post a link up here asap.

apologies for the spelling error in the title, I am a failure of an English student

[JLH]

That would be wonderful. Then everyone could print it out for his or her doc.

Only down side is that I wouldn't be able to post this:

[Linda in BC]

thanks for posting this, Naty. It gives hope.

Linda

[natythingycolbery]

Found the article! http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1 ... 149.x/full

I haven't got the capability to read it and take it all in, but the gist i got out of it is that diet can help IBD.

Tex, can you just verify my thoughts on it as being correct? If so I will post it onto the useful articles thread thingy.

[tex]

Naty,

Actually, that research project demonstrated that the use of a low FODMAP diet was beneficial for reducing bloating, and certain motility issues. IOW, it showed that reducing sugar intake, reduces fermentation, (and the resulting symptoms of fermentation, namely bloating and motility issues). When you think about it, that's kind of a no-brainer, because limiting FODMAPs from the diet simply removes the fuel for fermentation.

All autoimmune reactions, of course, are an immune system response to proteins, which is not mentioned in the article, (unless I overlooked it somewhere). IOW, the research was simply directed at reducing bloating from the fermentation of sugars, rather than addressing food sensitivities, (which are all protein-based), that cause immune system responses, as in the case of IBDs.

So that's probably not the article for which you were searching.

Tex

[natythingycolbery]

my bad... I shall continue my mission to find it!

[natythingycolbery]

Ok, I have established that it was a five year study that has just ended. The info has just been published apparently but i cannot find it online

[natythingycolbery]

I found the study that the study I was on about is based on...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/76578.php

I just can't find the study I was on about at all and it is annoying me now!

[Linda in BC]

That is excellent, Katy! Thank you!

You may be done now, but good luck on exams and papers. Are you going home for Christmas?

Have a good holiday!
Hugs,
Linda

[tex]

Naty,

That's a good link.

Thanks,
Tex

[harma]

I just read the article, the positive thing is, that this is the first study indicating that there might be a link between IBD and food. But what I miss in the article is, are the food intolerances (or sensitivities there are called sometimes) the cause of the IBD or a result of the IBD. With MC we are intolerant to gluten, dairy and soy (for life) and than we sometimes have a long list of things we can't eat as long as the inflammation is not healed (my list of what I can eat is still a lot shorter than what I can't eat)

That Crohn and CU patients react to certain food types, that is nothing new. Same as with people with Celiac, just take a look around on any message board on any bowel disease. And the same foods mentioned in this article are mentioned there too (although I miss the night shades).

And is a food intolerance not linked to an IgA reaction of the immune system and food allergy to an IgE? I thought Dr fine's tests are an IgA test. Celiac disease is also an IgA reaction or I am wrong? So why are these scientists testing IgG levels instead of IgA levels?

[tex]

And is a food intolerance not linked to an IgA reaction of the immune system and food allergy to an IgE? I thought Dr fine's tests are an IgA test. Celiac disease is also an IgA reaction or I am wrong? So why are these scientists testing IgG levels instead of IgA levels?

Yes, you are quite correct, and you made a very good observation. I'm guessing that the researchers chose to use IgG antibody testing because the trial was for 6 months, and IgG antibodies are the result of "mature" reactions. IOW, IgG antibodies don't show up right away after exposure to an allergen - they begin to show up days, or weeks later, and their continued presence indicates a long-term, chronic problem.

Tex