Saturday, May 21, 2011

KISS MY BUTT DR. R

This is from June 2007
Dr. R said there is no correlation
please note peripheral neuropathy at 51%, ataxia 40%, migraine, irritable bowel, milk intolerance................the only thing missing was God saying that maybe we should look into this!

Published today on celiac.com, here are the latest stats on celiac disease. Three million people in the U.S. have celiac disease, yet the majority remain undiagnosed (or misdiagnosed with another condition).

Untreated celiac disease can promote other conditions, especially gastrointestinal cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and autoimmune diseases. Due to malabsorption, it can directly cause osteoporosis, anemia and other conditions associated with malnutrition.

Here is a list (from the article) of diseases that are more common in celiac patients than in the general population. According to the latest research cited by celiac.com:

If people with celiac disease continue to eat gluten, studies show that their risk of gastrointestinal cancer is 40 to 100 times that of the normal population. In addition to increased cancer risk, untreated celiac disease is associated with osteoporosis, and a two-fold increase in the risk of fractures, including first-time hip fractures. Moreover, an unusually high percentage of people with celiac disease suffer from the following related conditions (% in parenthesis):

If you have symptoms of celiac disease, or if it runs in your family, you need to get a simple blood panel of Tissue Transglutaminase (IgA), Anti-gliadin (IgA and IgG), Anti-endomysial (IgA), and Total IgA.

Remember that 50% of sufferers do not have noticeable gastrointestinal symptoms, but can still suffer all the ill effects listed above. If you have one of the above-listed conditions, checking for celiac is wise, since celiac can promote these conditions and when a gluten-free diet is implemented, the symptoms can abate partially or fully. This is even true in non-celiac gluten intolerance where just the Anti-gliadin IgG is elevated. Don't let a doctor brush you off.

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