Irritable bowel syndrome often has celiac disease as the root cause. The cure is simple in this case. Too bad many doctors don’t realize this.
In this article, we will look at what irritable bowel syndrome is, how it is sometimes connected to celiac disease, and how a gluten free diet may help.
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Celiac disease and thyroid disease are more linked than you might think. If you have one, look out for the other.
There are two types of thyroid disease: Hashimoto’s disease (hypothyroidism) and Grave’s disease (hyperthyroidism).
Both are autoimmune diseases. Celiac disease is also an autoimmune condition.
Celiac disease may be involved in both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.
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Allergies can be triggered by the mold that grows on grass in the spring. It explains why the end of the melt sucks if you’re allergic to mold.
This is related to snow mold. Its hard to tell if its the same mold that grows in the full sun on melting snow, or a different type of mold. Either way, if you have a mold allergy, its just no fun!
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Gluten allergy – how do I know if I have one? There are a few clues, but some of them are misleading. Pay close attention to this!
First, we have to look at possible gluten allergy symptoms, and what they can be confused with. We also have to differentiate with a more serious condition triggered by eating gluten.
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Does gluten in your diet cause arthritis symptoms? There is a connection.
There is a difference of course between arthritis-like symptoms, and actually having arthritis.
We also have to distinguish between having a gluten allergy, and celiac disease.
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Does chocolate contain yeast?
The short answer is yes. It doesn’t necessarily have a lot of yeast in it, depending on how it is processed. It may or may not be enough to be a problem for you.
Also, most chocolate has a lot of sugar in it, which is also bad if you are on a yeast-free and “don’t feed the yeast” diet.
Other ingredients added to some chocolate bars may include additional yeast.
The main culprit is maltose and other similar ingredients. Maltose is a fermented product, usually made from barley. Fermentation in this case involves yeast.
“Surely” you may be thinking to yourself, “chocolate doesn’t have yeast in it!” Here’s why chocolate has at least some yeast in it.
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Celiac disease may have something that comes close to being a cure. Larazotide may ease the restrictions of a gluten free diet.
Alba Therapeutics announced further clinical trials of the drug
larazotide acetate, after earlier studies showed promising initial results.
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Spring depression: such a weird idea, I didn’t connect them for decades. Figured it out last year, confirmed this year. Allergies and spring depression can go together.
I thought it was just me! But a quick search on the internet reveals that it does effect quite a few people.
Are you one of them?
Let’s take a closer look at one possible root cause: specific types of allergies.
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Celiac Disease Associated Autoimmune Endocrinopathies, a scientific paper, discusses several diseases that are loosely coupled with celiac disease.
In other words, people diagnosed with certain diseases have a much higher chance of having celiac disease than the general population.
This is important because managing the celiac disease by going on a gluten free diet will have a positive effect on theses other diseases, and will generally improve your health.
The diseases discussed in this paper are all autoimmune endocrine disorders as follows:
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Celiac disease and type I diabetes, both autoimmune disorders, are more closely related than you might think.
Celiac disease is a condition where the body reacts against gluten. Usually there are obvious symptoms in the gut. Most people with celiac disease have symptoms such as stomach cramps and diarrhea to tip them off that something in their gut is not quite right.
But this is not always the case. This can be of particular importance if you have type I diabetes.
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