Sugar/Candida was: Probiotic Whole Foods

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In response to the question of sugar consumption being problematic, I would like

to say that, yes, I am one who can't tolerate sugar. About 10 years ago (way

before my recent gluten intolerance/Celiac diagnosis) I was treated for Candida

problems -- I had been on antibiotics from age 15-25 for acne (ugh, yes, 10

years -- crazy doctors -- had I only known ). I'm now finding that Celiac

disease and Candida may be related somehow. In my case, eating sugar triggers

the same symptoms for me as gluten consumption -- stomach bloating/pain, nausea,

foggy head, fatigue, etc.

Anyway, there is an interesting study that found that the proteins in Candida

are remarkably similar to the proteins in gluten that cause the autoimmune

reaction (my unscientific interpretation). Here is a link to the abstract of the

study & an interesting article.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12826451

http://www.denvernaturopathic.com/news/celiac.html

The point being...many Celiacs who suspect they have or had candida problems

should also avoid sugar in addition to gluten if they find it troublesome. I

pretty much have to keep my sugar consumption down to 10 grams a day or less,

otherwise I feel sick.

Hope this helps...

Lynn

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> I'm so sorry to hear that you've had such a rough road. As far as sugar, I

> am not aware of that being related to celiac disease. It is important that

> you do get some sugar in your diet though, as our bodies must have it to

> survive. Glucose is where we get our energy to live. So I'd guess you must

> mean refined sugar, not all sugar, right? Have you had your blood glucose

> levels tested? It has been shown that those with one autoimmune disease such

> as celiac are somewhat more likely to get others, such as diabetes and

> Hashimoto's thyroiditis. You should be tested for those too.

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> You're right that your body will be " off " until you get all the right

> nutrients again, which you can't do until your intestines heal. I know that

> some people take extra B vitamins for a while, but I'm no expert on that so

> I'll have to let them explain that. First you can have a blood test which

> looks at your nutrient levels to see where you are deficient.

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> I sure wish I could decrease cravings! But I'd guess that you're right that

> recovery (and getting all the right nutrients) will help that too.

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> Someone also mentioned avoiding dairy for a while - I should have said that

> too. The reason is that the ends of the villi are the areas which do most of

> the digestion of dairy, but until you're healed, those ends are gone, and so

> it's very hard to digest dairy. That should also get better with time. If

> you do have dairy it won't hurt your villi nor slow the healing, but it will

> probably give you other symptoms (pain, gas, etc.).

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> All the best wishes!

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> Subject: [ ] Re: Probiotic Whole Foods

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> Thanks .

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> I have Candida amongst of other secondary illnesses as a result of living

> with CD for 11+ years. My whole body, Mind and brain are out of whack as a

> result, along with having a sugar allergy. Eating sugar is so toxic for me.

> My life becomes unmanageable, especially when compounded with gluten.

> Do you know anything can help decrease cravings? Healing my stomach will

> help...

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> Thank you!

> Also, do most others with a gluten intolerance and/or allergy have a sugar

> sensitivity as well? I'm seeing that people don't metabolize dairy, but was

> wondering about sugar, corn syrup, etc.-- all chemicals that are very

> harmful to my system.