Topic: Anyone have a gluten intolerance that resolved?
momintexas
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Just curious to know if anyone has had a gluten intolerance that went away during or after treatment for Lyme? I was surprised to read how many others are gluten intolerant and am wondering if there is a link between the two.
(I know there is a difference between Celiac and gluten intolerance).
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Well prior to getting Lyme I did not have gluten intolerance..then during lyme treatment a few year ago developed gluten intolerance and other food allergies.
However....I am back on abx's and going into week 5 of Biaxin and have found I can tolerate gluten a bit better then before. Actually, all of my food allergies seem to be lessening for me as I continue my Biaxin tx. I feel like my immune system is beginning to find its way again and I do see some small but hopeful changes occuring.
Because I did not have gluten intolerance or food allergies before lyme I am hoping as I continue to get rid of the lyme the allergies will slowly go away. TG
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lightparfait
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Those (I personally know, and those who chat with me in PM's tell me ) doing the Allergie Immum therapy are no longer gluten intolerant.
I am no longer gluten intollerent...my son and daughter are no longer gluten intollerent. nor dairy intollerent.
Also, I finally digest my foods without taking a digestive enzyme. No more consitpation. I am normal in my bowel. I have had ongoing problems for most of my life until this year.
I am not doing any other treatment besides the A.I> therapy...so I am keeping notes...and know either it's miraculous or its the AI. I'll take either!
seekhelp
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Light, that's not consistent with everyone's accounts. Joey didn't resolve his issues.
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Keebler
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- I would say a genetic test would be needed first. For me, celiac is genetic. Lyme was just the topping that set it off to a major degree. I was glad that a new doctor I just happened to see order the genetic tests for me - even after previous stomach biopsies declared celiac not present. But the tests before had been done without telling me I needed to get back on gluten first.
If genetic, you have answers and no amount of therapy is likely to change the genes at this point in time. However, with new advancements, there may even be ways to work with that - at some bypass point - in the future.
There is a big difference between having developed celiac ONLY from an infection - or having celiac primarily as a genetic condition.
Still, even if I were not carrying the genetic markers, just searching on PubMed for "gluten, brain" or "gluten, neurological" I see many strong reasons to avoid gluten. I think we are only beginning to understand some of the neurological results possible with gluten consumption and I don't think anyone is really getting off scott free.
We are lucky to have many good choices now (or actually going back to choices our ancestors had before bread became so prominent.
I just found out about this: JULIAN BAKERY (shipping out of San Diego) has a gluten free, sprouted bread that looks and sounds wonderful. The cost has deterred me, though I do intend to try it soon.
(Sprouted 13 Whole Bean Mix of Navy, Black, Red, Pinto, Baby Limas, Large Limas, Garbanzo, Great Northern, Kidney, Blackeyed, Yellow & Green Split Peas & lentils), Onion, Guar Gum & Sea Salt.
*Organically Grown
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There are also some bread makers that have a gluten-free setting. I'm an not impressed with the ingredients or the glycemic index of the gluten-free bread mixes, though.
Julian's bread seems to be much more healthful. -
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Keebler
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- For those in certain regions or travelers to those regions or terrains of similar nature, I would also think one should be checked for SPRUE. That's what really set off this whole celiac connection. It used to be called celiac-sprue but now researchers do see differentiation in the causes and complexities of gluten reactions.
The disease was first described by William Hillary[2] in 1759 in Barbados. Tropical sprue is endemic to India and southeast Asia, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.
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The cause of tropical sprue is not known.[1] It has been suggested that it is caused by bacterial, viral, amoebal, or parasitic infection.
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Once diagnosed, tropical sprue can be treated by a course of the antibiotic tetracycline(Doxycycline) or Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim(Co-trimoxazole) and vitamins B12 and folic acid for at least 6 months.
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The prognosis for tropical sprue is excellent. It usually does not recur in patients who get it during travel to affected regions. The recurrence rate for natives is about 20%.
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So, if someone with celiac as a result of TROPICAL SPRUE can get better and then consume gluten without side effects, that should be encouraging for those with other infections that also trigger celiac.
I wonder if there is more research about this aspect. -
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GiGi
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I will respond to Seek's comments later. Have to run some errands first.
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quote:Originally posted by lightparfait: Those doing the Allergie-Immun therapy are no longer gluten intolerant.
I have almost finished my 7th round of AI and I still react to my problem foods (wheat, corn & soy) but not as violently. It is much lessened but still an issue for me.
It now takes 1-2 days to recover from an exposure (used to be 2 weeks). My main reactions are gut palsy and angular cheilitis.
I think AI has definitely helped but I am not "cured".
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I don't think anyone gets over gluten intolerance. I believe that gluten is bad for most people, and some people merely see more acute symptoms.
I plan on being gluten free forever.
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lightparfait
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Zombie...I am sorry I posted so quickly about the A.I. therapy. I should say those I know personally, so I changed my original post. I do not want others to feel bad if this did not happen yet for them. I believe you are still healing and hope for the best for you and seek.
Most people I have recommended to it, have done it with their children, and tell me of the food intolerencees that no longer exist...teens, I believe have a great chance of getting better much more quicky than adults who have done multiple therapies. I have witnessed this.
Neighbors and school mothers have personally seen my daughters transformation with their own eyes, and call me for help regularly! I spend more time on the phone trying to help people who trust me as I am known and respected in my community.
Teens have less to regulate I believe. And it's so hard to compare treatments when some are sicker than others, and may take longer to regulate, or may never totally regulate. IT is truely individual depending on what has been damaged, and what other ongoing therapies are or have been used.
My family has mostly been all natural, only using meds for the lyme. so I beieve we were easier to regulate. We did not do the bionic 880 either prior to A.I.
I'm only answering the question...anyone have a gluten intollerence that resolved? I did! I pray others here will finally get relief as well!
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randibear
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um, isn't celiac an inherited thing?
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seekhelp
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Yeah, but AI fixes all issues on a DNA level so it'll be gone?
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quote:Originally posted by lightparfait: Zombie...I am sorry I posted so quickly about the A.I. therapy. I should say those I know personally, so I changed my original post. I do not want others to feel bad if this did not happen yet for them. I believe you are still healing and hope for the best for you and seek.
LP, no need to apologize. I simply wanted to give my own experience with AI and gut/gluten issues.
Although my food allergies are not gone, my reactions are much milder. I can only attribute this to AI -I am not doing any other treatments. Besides AI, I only take sleep meds and mag citrate.
I'd like to think my gut is still healing and one day my food allergies will be gone. I do believe in this therapy.
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NanaDubo
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Wheat allergies are not permanent. I have been doing AI therapy for a year. It took many months for my gut to heal but I have no reaction to wheat any longer.
An "inappropriate" reaction to things is passed along generation to generation. Does not mean it can not be corrected. Allergie-Immun has proven this to me in many areas.
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