Gluten Intolerance info by Dr. Briffa

Deb · Post by **Deb** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:20 am

http://www.drbriffa.com/2011/01/26/new- ... c-disease/

mbeezie · Post by **mbeezie** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:05 pm

Thanks for posting Deb. Studies on non-celiac gluten sensitivity are starting to be done - this is good news.

Mary Beth

ant · Post by **ant** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:53 am

I posted a comment about MC on his blog after the article.

Best, ant

TooManyHats · Post by **TooManyHats** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:11 pm

The study in the reference was great too:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21224837

Post by **tex** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:08 pm

From the abstract:

Anti-gliadin antibodies were not induced. There were no significant changes in fecal lactoferrin, levels of celiac antibodies, highly sensitive C-reactive protein, or intestinal permeability.

Since no anti-gliadin antibodies were detected, we can probably safely assume that blood tests were used, not stool tests, and the test for C-reactive protein is a blood test, also, of course. The test for fecal lactoferrin, however, would imply stool testing, since lactoferrin is a protein formed by neutrophils, when an IBD is present. IOW, a negative lactoferrin test implies that no IBD, (or C. diff), is involved. There's no telling, (from the abstract), how intestinal permeability was measured, but since they claim no changes, that rules out any possible effects of the leaky gut syndrome.

So basically, the project proved that non-celiac gluten-sensitivity does exist, and they totally excluded any possibility that an IBD was involved, so this research provides absolutely no clues concerning a possible connection between IBDs and gluten-sensitivity. IOW, this applies to "IBS" patients only, not IBD patients.

Is it just me, or do researchers seem to go out of their way to avoid investigating the possibility of a connection between gluten-sensitivity and IBDs.

Tex

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:17 pm

maybe the researchers know already but cant get the studies published.......
cant let the truth get in the way of a good story. . . . .

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:22 pm

Interesting marketing document

http://www.globalbusinessinsights.com/c ... c0191m.pdf

"IBS is expected to be the fastest growing therapuetic area within the GIT market"

and
"future of IBS and IBD, clear market need for effective IBS and IBD Treatments"

well if they diagnosed them correctly the treatments might work!!!!

if this is the type of information going to doctors and specialists any wonder we have issues as patients

TooManyHats · Post by **TooManyHats** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:04 am

Gabes-Apg wrote:Interesting marketing document

http://www.globalbusinessinsights.com/c ... c0191m.pdf

"IBS is expected to be the fastest growing therapuetic area within the GIT market"

and
"future of IBS and IBD, clear market need for effective IBS and IBD Treatments"

well if they diagnosed them correctly the treatments might work!!!!

if this is the type of information going to doctors and specialists any wonder we have issues as patients

It's sad that patent expirations drive the R&D of new drugs to regain the market share.