Guest guest Posted March 9, 2001 Report Share Posted March 9, 2001 I am gfcf and what I want to know is whether gluten actually damages the intestinal wall ? ie if I heal a 'leaky gut' then can I go back to gluten ? And ,if gluten does do damage, does it damage everyone but some are good at fighting it or protecting from it ? or anyone : any comments would be appreciated Moses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2001 Report Share Posted March 10, 2001 , from what I have learned if gluten damages the intestinal wall once, it will continue to damage it. If you have to be gluten free to prevent damage, you have to be gluten free for life. Some folks, after they are healed, can have some gluten accidently, such as cross-contamination, and not feel sick. They should not continually eat small amounts of gluten though. And others have been so damaged that any gluten will bring on immediate sickness. My brother is the later, I think I am the former. But I try to stay GF. I have no intention of pushing my luck. << I am gfcf and what I want to know is whether gluten actually damages the intestinal wall ? ie if I heal a 'leaky gut' then can I go back to gluten ? And ,if gluten does do damage, does it damage everyone but some are good at fighting it or protecting from it ? or anyone : any comments would be appreciated Moses.>> Mags - avoiding wheat, rye, oats, barley and straight milk http://members.xoom.com/MagsSchwa/index.htm " >Special Needs Info: A website by and for special needs families http://members.xoom.com/MagsSchwa/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2001 Report Share Posted March 10, 2001 > I am gfcf and what I want to know is whether > gluten actually damages the intestinal wall ? ie if I heal > a 'leaky gut' then can I go back to gluten ? And ,if gluten > does do damage, does it damage everyone but some are > good at fighting it or protecting from it ? In celiac disease, gluten damages the intestinal wall. Removal of gluten allows the gut to heal, if not discovered too late. Many people with CD have to eliminate more than gluten for a period of time to aid in the healing, and then are fine so long as they maintain the gf diet. Other forms of leaky gut have other causes and cures. With our kids, we may be looking at a chain of events that caused the damage, including genetic predisposition, antibiotic abuse, toxic chemical load, immune insults from multiple vaccines, allergies (perhaps caused by the foregoing), yeast overgrowth, and immune dysfuntion. Which one stands where in the chain events? Will gluten be tolerated once all those negative influences are cleaned up? I don't think anyone knows, and I suspect that the answer will vary from person to person. If one's gluten problem is primarily the leakage of gluten opiods, then the healed gut may end that problem. For more info on leaky gut, broaden the search to include CD, ADHD, CFS/FMS, the yeast connection, and alternative treatments for mental health. (Quite a lot of info lately on essential fatty acids as well as the gluten research that began decades ago.) Happy hunting, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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