What on Earth is a Celiac ?

 

"Is Candida albicans a trigger in the onset of celiac disease?"

This interesting study compares a specific amino acid sequence found in Candida cell wall protein to a gliadin amino acid sequence that triggers the immune response in celiac disease. The researchers found that the sequences are “identical or highly homologous to known celiac disease-related alpha-gliadin and gamma-gliadin T-cell epitopes,” and PROPOSE THAT CANDIDA IS THE TRIGGER FOR CELIAC DISEASE....Lancet. 2003 Jun 21;361(9375):2152-4.

To clarify, this research shows that a protein found in the cell wall of Candida is very simiilar to gluten. As a result, the immune system can confuse gluten found in grains for the cell wall of the Candida and then mount a response against the gluten! The immune cell bound gluten then damages the small intestinal wall as in Celiac Disease!


"It is now clear that the textbook description
of this once-obscure ailment is woefully incomplete and describes only a minority of cases. Below the tip of the so-called Celiac
iceberg is a diverse world of illness that may include
thousands of people suffering
from various, seemingly unrelated conditions, such as anemia, osteoporosis, infertility, irritable bowel
syndrome and chronic fatigue." 
~ The Washington Post
2-11-03

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"Here's a disease for which there are good tools for diagnosis
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disease is being grossly undiagnosed." 
~The Wall Street Journal
6-19-03

 

 

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Just FYI...after speaking with the Ragu spaghetti sauce company.... Their customer service folks were VERY helpful and informative re: celiac disease and the presence of gluten in their products. They informed me that they take great care to make sure that the products that they have that are gluten free...are gluten free, which is most of their sauces (no wheat in the cheese culture) and the caramel color in their Lipton's instant soup mix is now gluten free as is their modified food starches (corn base). I was pretty impressed, but do your due diligence.
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All or most of these bowel or intestinal disorders can be similar to Celiac Disease and can manifest with symptoms of severe diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and weight loss, to name a few. Celiac Disease can present with few symptoms and can be associated with autoimmune diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, anemia, osteoporosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and infertility. Symptoms of celiac disease can vary with each individual. They can range from no symptoms at all to many symptoms of intestinal disorder. Celiac Disease can also present with few symptoms and can be associated with autoimmune diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, anemia, osteoporosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and infertility. Many intestinal diseases mimic celiac disease, such as the intestinal disorder group of inflammatory bowel disease, which includes intestinal illnesses as colitis, Crohn' disease, and proctitis. The symptoms of these intestinal conditions are very similar to the symptoms of celiac disease, another intestinal disease. Celiac disease is most commonly misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome, gall bladder disease, Crohn's disease or ulcer or other digestive or intestinal disease.

Learn the difference between Celiac Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS and other bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease, gall bladder disease, colitis, proctitis, various digestive disease and intestinal disease.
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