Autoimmune Atrophic Gastritis

[Guest guest]

With all the stomach/digestive issues being discussed on our

site I thought I would share my latest diagnosis and how this autoimmune

disease is not mentioned in any thyroid material I have read in books or on

websites yet when looking up my EGD results on line it is shown to be directly

tied to Hashimoto’s and thyroid disease or the H. Pylori bacteria.  I am

negative for H. Pylori but positive for Hashimotos.

Here are the links with an excerpt:

http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec02/ch013/ch013d.html

“Patients with autoimmune metaplastic atrophic gastritis (AMAG) have

antibodies to parietal cells and their components (which include intrinsic

factor and the proton pump H+,K+‑ATPase). AMAG is

inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Some patients also develop

Hashimoto's thyroiditis and 50% have thyroid antibodies; conversely, parietal

cell antibodies are found in 30% of patients with thyroiditis.â€

http://autoimmunedisease.suite101.com/article.cfm/autoimmune_atrophic_gastritis

“The frequency of atrophic gastritis is not known because

chronic gastritis does not usually cause symptoms. Females are at higher risk

for autoimmune atrophic gastritis with three times as many women affected as

men. Patients with other autoimmune disorders, especially autoimmune thyroid

disorders, are more likely to develop atrophic gastritis. Atrophic gastritis is

the most common autoimmune disease to develop in patients with Graves' disease

who have been treated with radioiodine.â€

One of the big issues is the B12 deficency and the higher risk

of stomach cancer as a result of it being autoimmune instead of caused by H.

Pylori.

Penny

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Hi Penny, I'm glad that you were able to finally get some answers. Thank you for sharing the information. Is there any treatment to help improve your condition? -To: Texas_Thyroid_Groups From: pennyrosen@...Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 13:37:18 -0600Subject: Autoimmune Atrophic GastritisWith all the stomach/digestive issues being discussed on our site I thought I would share my latest diagnosis and how this autoimmune disease is not mentioned in any thyroid material I have read in books or on websites yet when looking up my EGD results on line it is shown to be directly tied to Hashimoto’s and thyroid disease or the H. Pylori bacteria. I am negative for H. Pylori but positive for Hashimotos. Here are the links with an excerpt: http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec02/ch013/ch013d.html“Patients with autoimmune metaplastic atrophic gastritis (AMAG) have antibodies to parietal cells and their components (which include intrinsic factor and the proton pump H+,K+‑ATPase). AMAG is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Some patients also develop Hashimoto's thyroiditis and 50% have thyroid antibodies; conversely, parietal cell antibodies are found in 30% of patients with thyroiditis.â€http://autoimmunedisease.suite101.com/article.cfm/autoimmune_atrophic_gastritis “The frequency of atrophic gastritis is not known because chronic gastritis does not usually cause symptoms. Females are at higher risk for autoimmune atrophic gastritis with three times as many women affected as men. Patients with other autoimmune disorders, especially autoimmune thyroid disorders, are more likely to develop atrophic gastritis. Atrophic gastritis is the most common autoimmune disease to develop in patients with Graves' disease who have been treated with radioiodine.â€One of the big issues is the B12 deficency and the higher risk of stomach cancer as a result of it being autoimmune instead of caused by H. Pylori.PennyColor coding for safety: Windows Live Hotmail alerts you to suspicious email. Sign up today.

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Penny,

Thanks for sharing! This is so very interesting. I googled to learn

more and came across this good article on hypothyroidism and B12

that mentions the atrophic gastritis:

http://www.naturopathydigest.com/archives/2008/oct/schor.php

So, this is indeed really important info for everyone as it suggests

50% of hypo patients are low B-12 (and it's either this atrophic

gastritis or celiac that can be the root).

Now, I gotta wonder if one can have both - i.e., is this something

any of us should consider even if we have the CD diagnosis? Or, is

replacement B12 the primary treatment and thus it doesn't really

matter?

Thanks,

B.

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> With all the stomach/digestive issues being discussed on our site

I thought I would share my latest diagnosis and how this autoimmune

disease is not mentioned in any thyroid material I have read in

books or on websites yet when looking up my EGD results on line it

is shown to be directly tied to Hashimoto’s and thyroid disease or

the H. Pylori bacteria. I am negative for H. Pylori but positive

for Hashimotos.

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> Here are the links with an excerpt:

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> http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec02/ch013/ch013d.html

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> “Patients with autoimmune metaplastic atrophic gastritis (AMAG)

have antibodies to parietal cells and their components (which

include intrinsic factor and the proton pump H+,K+â€`ATPase). AMAG

is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Some patients also

develop Hashimoto's thyroiditis and 50% have thyroid antibodies;

conversely, parietal cell antibodies are found in 30% of patients

with thyroiditis.â€

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http://autoimmunedisease.suite101.com/article.cfm/autoimmune_atrophic

_gastritis

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> “The frequency of atrophic gastritis is not known because

chronic gastritis does not usually cause symptoms. Females are at

higher risk for autoimmune atrophic gastritis with three times as

many women affected as men. Patients with other autoimmune

disorders, especially autoimmune thyroid disorders, are more likely

to develop atrophic gastritis. Atrophic gastritis is the most common

autoimmune disease to develop in patients with Graves' disease who

have been treated with radioiodine.â€

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> One of the big issues is the B12 deficency and the higher risk of

stomach cancer as a result of it being autoimmune instead of caused

by H. Pylori.

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> Penny

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