Gluten and allergies

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This is interesting ... it seems folks with celiac (and by extension folk

with IgA gluten intolerance) do NOT have a higher rate of IgE

allergies. But they have a higher rate of atopic dermatitis.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/482687?src=mp

Atopic Dermatitis Is Common in Patients With Celiac Disease

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 06 - Although allergy prevalence does not

significantly differ between patients with celiac disease and their relatives

and spouses, atopic dermatitis is more common in these patients, according to a

new study published in the June issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical

Immunology.

" Celiac disease is considered to arise from an inappropriate T-cell-mediated

immune response against ingested gluten in genetically predisposed people,

whereas the TH2-type lymphocytes are mostly involved in IgE-mediated reactions, "

Dr. Carolina Ciacci and colleagues from the University of Naples, Italy, write.

" The matter of possible coexistence of TH1- and TH2-type diseases is still

debated. "

The researchers examined allergy prevalence in 1044 adults with untreated celiac

disease, their 2752 relatives, and 318 spouses at the moment of diagnosis. In

addition, they assessed whether 1-year gluten-free diet had any effect on

allergy prevalence.

The subjects completed a standardized questionnaire at the moment of diagnosis

for information on the presence and type of allergy symptoms. Subjects who

reported any allergy underwent tests for allergy using a standard makeup of 20

antigens testing serum specific IgE. Selected individuals underwent PRICK tests.

Patients with celiac disease were given the same allergy questionnaire at 1-year

follow-up visit.

At least one allergy was observed in 173 (16.6%) celiac disease patients, 523

(19%) relatives, and 43 (13.5%) spouses. Patients with celiac disease were more

likely to have atopic dermatitis (3.8%) than were their relatives (2.3%) or

spouses (1.3%).

The presence of overt malnutrition or duration of undiagnosed disease did not

affect the presence of allergy in general and atopic dermatitis. " No significant

differences were found between first and follow-up visits for prevalence of

allergic symptoms, " Dr. Ciacci and colleagues write.

Still, " it cannot be excluded that a longer period of gluten-free diet may have

an effect on allergy in patients with celiac disease, " they conclude.

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<<This is interesting ... it seems folks with celiac (and by extension folk

with IgA gluten intolerance) do NOT have a higher rate of IgE

allergies. But they have a higher rate of atopic dermatitis.>>

This IS interesting !! If anyone remembers i asked about ringworm ( a few

months ago now) and was in quite a tizzy about it. It turned out that one

cat carried RW but did not break with it and the other cat did get lesions.

I started breaking out all over with what my DR. thought was RW. Finally

got into the dermatologist and i have nummular dermatitis, which btw, isn't

much fun.

I have been working on the gluten factor and i really believe that i have a

problem with it. I was in a hurry one day and got a burger from fast food

and within about 15 minutes my heart rate went up quite a bit and i could

feel my muscles getting tense.

Kathy A.