Re: Gluten intolerance - Curable?

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At 04:44 PM 10/25/2001 +0000, you wrote:

>Anyone ever heard of Gluten intolerance correcting itself in someone

>after being off gluten for a year or so ­ or more? My readings have

>always found that gluten intolerance is a lifetime thing.

>Logically, I feel it should be correctable as one improves the

>overall health and some research lately appears to be agreeing with

>my idea. But I would think one has to remove all the " bad " problems

>in the system such as toxins, GI tract malfunctions, etc. and rebuild

>the total digestive system before this would be possible. Great goal

>or ridiculous?

>Anyone? Thanks in anticipation, Ken Gullan

>

Depends what you mean by gluten intolerance. If you are speaking of it as

it applies to celiac disease (which is often referred to as gluten

intolerance) then the answer is no. You never grow out of CD. You must be

gluten free for life.

Other forms of G_Int are hard to pin down as there could be several causes

- from allergies (histamine response), true intolerance (anitbody repsonse)

and perhaps, leaky gut. Some seem to think that if the leaky gut is healed,

gluten could be reintroduced. Of course this doesn't address the fact that

it may be the gluten which in fact causes the damage. I don't think that is

enough scientific information to make an informed decision at this time.

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[Guest guest]

> At 04:44 PM 10/25/2001 +0000, you wrote:

> >Anyone ever heard of Gluten intolerance correcting

> itself in someone

> >after being off gluten for a year or so ­ or more?

> My readings have

> >always found that gluten intolerance is a lifetime

> thing.

> >Logically, I feel it should be correctable as one

> improves the

> >overall health and some research lately appears to

> be agreeing with

> >my idea. But I would think one has to remove all

> the " bad " problems

> >in the system such as toxins, GI tract

> malfunctions, etc. and rebuild

> >the total digestive system before this would be

> possible. Great goal

> >or ridiculous?

> >Anyone? Thanks in anticipation, Ken Gullan

>

> >

>

I am believing, more and more as time goes on, that

leaky gut is caused by metal toxicity. I think that

if you chelate and remove all sources of exposure, you

may be able to heal the gut. I believe that my son's

leaky gut is caused by antimony and arsenic poisoning.

They are both known to cause problems in the stomach

and intestines. He has very high levels of these

poisons in his body. Since removing all sources of

exposure (flame retardant sheets, pajamas, mattress

pads, playpen) we have seen dramatic improvements, to

the point that he is able to eat wheat without any

reaction. Just six months ago, before we found out he

was being poisoned, he had severe reactions to only

one pretzel. We have not started chelation, although

we may in the near future. We strictly followed the

diet for one year. Now we are using Creon

(prescription enzyme) for infractions, but still GFCF

about half the time, when we don't want to give him

Creon or he hasn't eaten enough to be able to take

Creon. Stick with the diet, do the metals testing,

chelate if you think necessary, and make sure that you

are not continuing to poison him and I bet you'll see

results.

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[Guest guest]

> At 04:44 PM 10/25/2001 +0000, you wrote:

> >Anyone ever heard of Gluten intolerance correcting

> itself in someone

> >after being off gluten for a year or so ­ or more?

> My readings have

> >always found that gluten intolerance is a lifetime

> thing.

> >Logically, I feel it should be correctable as one

> improves the

> >overall health and some research lately appears to

> be agreeing with

> >my idea. But I would think one has to remove all

> the " bad " problems

> >in the system such as toxins, GI tract

> malfunctions, etc. and rebuild

> >the total digestive system before this would be

> possible. Great goal

> >or ridiculous?

> >Anyone? Thanks in anticipation, Ken Gullan

>

> >

>

I am believing, more and more as time goes on, that

leaky gut is caused by metal toxicity. I think that

if you chelate and remove all sources of exposure, you

may be able to heal the gut. I believe that my son's

leaky gut is caused by antimony and arsenic poisoning.

They are both known to cause problems in the stomach

and intestines. He has very high levels of these

poisons in his body. Since removing all sources of

exposure (flame retardant sheets, pajamas, mattress

pads, playpen) we have seen dramatic improvements, to

the point that he is able to eat wheat without any

reaction. Just six months ago, before we found out he

was being poisoned, he had severe reactions to only

one pretzel. We have not started chelation, although

we may in the near future. We strictly followed the

diet for one year. Now we are using Creon

(prescription enzyme) for infractions, but still GFCF

about half the time, when we don't want to give him

Creon or he hasn't eaten enough to be able to take

Creon. Stick with the diet, do the metals testing,

chelate if you think necessary, and make sure that you

are not continuing to poison him and I bet you'll see

results.

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[Guest guest]

>

>

> I am believing, more and more as time goes on, that

> leaky gut is caused by metal toxicity. I think that

> if you chelate and remove all sources of exposure, you

> may be able to heal the gut.

I will agree with here. I am chelating my children and they

are now able to tolerate foods that they did not tolerate before, even

with enzymes.

I will withhold comment on whether celiac would also apply. It is

currently thought to be genetic, but then so was autism until a few

years ago. I have some information, altho not alot yet, that it may

also be assisted with metal removal, but do your own research and make

your own decision on that one.

Dana

[Guest guest]

> > At 02:18 PM 10/26/01 +0000, Dana wrote:

> >

> > >I will withhold comment on whether celiac would also apply. It

is

> > >currently thought to be genetic, but then so was autism until a

few years

> > ago.

> >

> >

>

> I would like to hear your opinion of where autism comes from...just

curious!

> Thanks so much! Take care,

> Sue..

>

I am not sure to whom you are directing this question, but I will

assume it is to me. In general, this question is usually asked by a

person who is only looking for an argument, but I will assume that is

not your intent.

I believe the majority of autism is caused by genetic predisposition,

plus some sort of triggering factor. For my family, it is vaccine and

other mercury exposure. For other families I have heard lead, and for

other families I have heard other environmental exposures and factors.

Dana

[Guest guest]

> > At 02:18 PM 10/26/01 +0000, Dana wrote:

> >

> > >I will withhold comment on whether celiac would also apply. It

is

> > >currently thought to be genetic, but then so was autism until a

few years

> > ago.

> >

> >

>

> I would like to hear your opinion of where autism comes from...just

curious!

> Thanks so much! Take care,

> Sue..

>

I am not sure to whom you are directing this question, but I will

assume it is to me. In general, this question is usually asked by a

person who is only looking for an argument, but I will assume that is

not your intent.

I believe the majority of autism is caused by genetic predisposition,

plus some sort of triggering factor. For my family, it is vaccine and

other mercury exposure. For other families I have heard lead, and for

other families I have heard other environmental exposures and factors.

Dana