I see that this is your first post on Lymenet so WELCOME.

I am actually going to give you a hurried answer right now and some links that you can read.

YES, I have problems with gluten and gluten-containing grains.

Check out these links and also the links for Newbies at lymenet @
http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/Forum1/HTML/009342.html

Best of health,

Maggie

Here is an article that addresses gluten with a link below.

GLUTEN EXACERBATES THE PROBLEM

Posted By: karen
Date: Thursday, 8 April 2004, 7:06 p.m.

In Response To: Re: ASPARTAME LAWSUITS ACCUSE MANY COMPANIES OF POISONING (Ghost)

One of the issues related to how these excitotoxins wreak havoc is "leaky gut", hyper-permeability of the mucous membrane of the gut which allows proteins to leak into the blood.

Gluten (the protein found in wheat, barley and rye) causes the production of zonulin, which makes the gut "leaky". From there, proteins like gluten which normally would be too large to permeate the membrane, are allowed entry into the bloodstream. This situation can trigger all sorts of immune reactions.

Consider that the Standard American Diet contains a large percentage of gluten grains, principally wheat.

It means that much of the diet is addictive. Plus, having a permeable gut membrane means that not only proteins but MSG, aspartame, sugar, and alcohol can get into the bloodstream a lot quicker.

Add to that.. the zonulin opens the blood-brain barrier too. So the MSG, aspartame, chemicals, sugar, and opioids go straight to the brain! Plus since Americans snack all day long (mostly on gluten-containing snacks), that gut barrier and brain barrier stay open all day. Explains a lot, I think.

-karen

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=47140

Zonulin and the blood-brain barrier http://www.umm.edu/news/releases/zonulin.html

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Introduction to the Paleolithic Diet is Ben Balzer's page. He is a family physician in Australia. Probably the clearest introduction on the web.
http://www.earth360.com/diet_paleodiet_balzer.html

This is a very interesting short version of the diet eliminated gluten-containing grains and WHY.

Also, you can go to the "search" button right under "post reply" and type in gluten and do a lymenet search on the topic.

Maggie

Yes, I don't tolerate gluten. The intolerence seems to be the underlying cause of my compromised immune system. I eat a minimal amount of it now and my iron levels are finally all in the normal range eating a healthy lyme type diet, low carb, high veggie.

My gluten antibody tests can back normal, but my llmd wasn't surprised. The dark circles under my eyes are almost gone!!!

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