{"id":2094,"date":"2012-10-09T04:25:36","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T04:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/funandeducational.com\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2013-04-28T15:27:16","modified_gmt":"2013-04-28T15:27:16","slug":"why-everyone-with-autoimmune-condition-should-avoid-gluten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bng.als.mybluehost.me\/funandeducational\/why-everyone-with-autoimmune-condition-should-avoid-gluten","title":{"rendered":"Why Everyone with Autoimmune Condition Should Avoid Gluten"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is just my own personal opinion. \u00a0I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. \u00a0 It may sound extreme for anyone with any autoimmune condition to avoid gluten. \u00a0But this article list some reasons and references as to why.<\/p>\n

If not avoid gluten, then at least get screened for gluten sensitivity. \u00a0The article\u00a0Reversing Autoimmune Disease is a Real Possibility<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>writes and I quote …<\/em><\/p>\n

“If there is any autoimmune disease in your family immediately get tested for gluten intolerance. This is not just a celiac test but also a test for gluten sensitivity.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is true that autoimmune conditions can be caused by many other factors besides gluten. \u00a0However, gluten is of the things that can contribute to or exacerbate autoimmune conditions in gluten sensitive people. \u00a0\u00a0There are ample evidence that many people with autoimmune conditions also have gluten sensitivity.<\/p>\n

While there are tests that test for gluten\u00a0sensitivities, false negatives are common — meaning that the test says you do not have sensitivity to gluten, yet you really are. \u00a0The test only tests a subset of antibodies and a subset of the type of gluten that people may be sensitive to. \u00a0It does not catch everything. \u00a0\u00a0Also a antibodies blood test will come out negative even if you are gluten sensitive if you happen to not be eating gluten at the time of the test.<\/p>\n

Since there is no way to know for sure if you are gluten sensitive or not, it is best to avoid gluten as there is a plausible mechanism for which gluten causes autoimmunity.<\/p>\n

For gluten sensitive people who continue to consume gluten, gluten causes openings in the tight junctions in the gut. \u00a0This is known as a leaky gut, or increased intestinal permeability. \u00a0 This means that partially digested proteins and foodstuff may leak into the bloodstream where they normal would not.<\/p>\n

Your immune system see these as foreign invaders and initiates an inflammatory response. \u00a0Over time, one experience chronic systemic inflammation and eventual dysregulation of the immune system, which is what autoimmune conditions are.<\/p>\n

In the same line of reasoning, even healthy individuals with no autoimmune\u00a0symptoms\u00a0may choose to avoid gluten as a preventative measure against autoimmune disease.<\/p>\n

The short of it is that we know that autoimmune disease is characterized by an leaky and\u00a0inflamed\u00a0gut. \u00a0And gluten is one of the things that can inflame the gut. \u00a0Therefore, gluten can simply do no good. \u00a0And it is not like avoiding gluten is that terrible. \u00a0Our\u00a0ancestors\u00a0in the Paleolithic era didn’t eat gluten. \u00a0\u00a0The Paleo diet and the “Gluten-Free Casein-free” diet some example ways of eating that does not include gluten.<\/p>\n

Autoimmune diseases is when the immune system attacks own self.<\/p>\n