Celiac/Gluten Intolerance and Colic Research Questionnaire

[tex]

From all this it is sooooo obvious that MC and Celiac are related illnesses.

Really, IMO, they're both variations of the same disease, namely gluten sensitivity, but I doubt that the medical profession will ever concede that. They both present as inflammation of the epithelia of the intestine, and in both cases, sensitivity to the exact same peptides found in certain grains, are the primary cause of the disease. T-cells are the cause of the inflammation in both diseases. The only difference is that celiac disease primarily affects the small intestine, and MC affects both the small intestine and the colon, (and sometimes the stomach, though "officially", it can only affect the colon, by definition). Furthermore, the same treatment resolves the symptoms in both diseases. If it quacks like a duck . . .

In the case of MC, it has been claimed, (by none other than Dr. Fine, himself), that gluten sensitivity does not initially cause the disease, but that gluten sensitivity can trigger it, once the genes are activated. I question the validity of that claim, because the same thing happens with celiac disease. By that standard, gluten sensitivity does not cause celiac disease, either, because the disease cannot develop until the genes are triggered. If it quacks like a duck . . .

Tex

[Joefnh]

...It walks like a duck..

--Joe

[Gabes-Apg]

years ago they said that everyone has cancer cells in their body it is just if there is the triggers that start them growing

i wonder if in our generations it is the same with auto immune conditions. we have talked alot about events (giving up smoking, hormonal changes, other medical reasons) that we are pretty sure we have linked as the start of MC

[Joefnh]

Gabes I think you are correct, in the case of autoimmune diseases, they are predominately driven by genetics, that once a specific protein is activated the disease is then expressed. In our 'modern' societies in the case of MC, our systems have been stressed with foods and substances that we were not designed to handle, I believe it is those stresses that result in an active disease mechanism in a subset of the population.

--Joe

[ant]

"Widespread misdiagnosis of coeliac disease"

http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/story.asp?s ... 126635&c=2

Best, Ant

[tex]

The primary reason why doctors continue to misdiagnose such an obvious disease, is because food sensitivities are almost completely off their radar. They're trained to treat diseases with drugs, not diet, so they don't even think about looking for dietary issues.

Tex