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  1. To All, I came across this Old Live Journal blog a few years ago doing research on Zonulin and/or Niacin to see if I could find a "Metabolic link" to Pellagra in Celiac disease and I never had a good opportunity or chance to use it......but thought it was research worth discussing so I thought I would start a thread about it to see what others thought about it? https://alobar.livejournal.com/2930798.html#%2F2930798.html Could Zonulin be the body's way to tell the body it needs more Niacin? This researcher seems to think so and the research seems to indicate.....and I tend to agree with it/them what do others think about this? quoting from the blog post... "For a number of years I have mentioned some articles talking about gluten and corn protein having the effect of opening up the permeability of the intestines WHEN (and only when) the animals were niacin deficient at the time of exposure." And also a little lower in the blog post see this quote... "Jon Pangborn and I have had conversations about a shift that may have occurred since he began looking at plasma amino acid profiles years ago and saw many with elevated tryptophan. I don't see elevated tryptophan that much, but I do see a lot of reports (20%) that don't have a figure for tryptophan. I think this is because it was not detected, although I WISH the labs were clearer about SAYING that instead of just leaving it blank. One reason for my suspicion that the blank field means "not detected" is that I've seen repeat tests from some children, and on other tests, they had measurable tryptophan but it was very, very low. Regardless, tryptophan was above the mean in only about 15% of my database, and below the mean in 81% of the ones where there was a number there. That is nothing like a normal distribution! So, maybe there is something about having low niacin that suddenly makes peptides from gluten (and to some extent corn zein) become signalling molecules, and the raised level of zonulin may just be a "reasonable" response to that signal. In other words, this (Zonulin) might be a "Plan B for niacin" signal. You will see, in the first article below, they did find low plasma tryptophan in people with celiac disease and an altered low neutral amino acid to tryptophan ratio." He was remarking about this study in Celiac children... Entitled "Plasma precursor amino acids of central nervous system monoamines in children with coeliac disease.....American spelling Celiac disease. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1773952/#:~:text=A significantly lower ratio of plasma tryptophan to,children and was more pronounced in untreated children. Here is the full abstract for anyone who wants to read it. Abstract "Some children with coeliac disease show behavioural disorders such as depression and other signs which have been correlated with reduced central monoamine metabolism. We have therefore investigated the brain availability of the monoamine precursors tryptophan and tyrosine in 15 untreated children with coeliac disease and 12 treated children with coeliac disease as well as in 12 control children. Significantly decreased plasma concentrations of tryptophan were found in untreated children (mean (SD) 13 (4) mumols/l, p less than 0.001) compared with treated children (31 (13) mumols/l), and in both groups of coeliac children when compared with control children (81 (22) mumols/l). A significantly lower ratio of plasma tryptophan to large neutral amino acids (tyrosine, valine, isoleucine, leucine, and phenylalanine) was also observed, which could indicate impaired brain availability of tryptophan in coeliac children and was more pronounced in untreated children. The impaired availability of tryptophan could produce decreased central serotonin synthesis and in turn behaviour disorders in children with coeliac disease." I would be interested what people think.....is impaired tryptophan metabolism in children with celiac disease proof enough for you to convenience you that at least at a "Metabolic" level Pellagra is occurring in Celiac disease going undiagnosed? This same metabolic maker of impaired tryptophan metabolism has also been found in adult Celiac's as well! I hope this is helpful but it is not medical advice. Posterboy,
  2. Celiac.com 01/16/2023 - We get a lot of questions about celiac disease and related conditions. Recently, we've seen a lot of questions from people wondering about the difference between Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and celiac disease. We've done a number of articles on how the two conditions can sometimes have similar symptoms. How do you know which is which? What's the difference in symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment? Celiac disease is an auto-immune condition in which wheat, rye, or barley triggers gut damage. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a complex gastrointestinal disorder that can cause a significant decrease in patient quality of life. Doctors and researchers still know very little about the origins or triggers for IBS. IBS is More Common than Celiac Disease While celiac disease affects about one percent of the population, IBS affects 10 to 15 percent of the U.S. population. It is more common in women, but can affect individuals of both genders and all ages. IBS and Celiac Can Have Similar Symptoms The cause of IBS remains poorly understood by medical professionals. Experts believe IBS symptoms may have more than one cause. IBS is often marked by numerous symptoms, including abdominal pain, constipation and diarrhea, or both constipation and diarrhea, as well as bloating, nausea and vomiting. The most common symptom associated with IBS is abdominal pain. Symptoms of celiac disease can include diarrhea, constipation, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, gas and bloating, or weight loss. Some people also have anemia, acid reflux or heartburn, itchy skin rashes or blisters, numb or tingly feet or hands, joint pain, headaches, mouth sores, or damage to tooth enamel. However, many IBS symptoms are also common in celiac disease. To make matters more confusing, numerous studies have shown that a high percentage of patients with IBS are also sensitive to gluten. Even though many of these symptoms can mimic celiac disease, most people with IBS typically do not have celiac disease. In addition to celiac disease, a number of other diseases can mimic IBS, including inflammatory bowel disease, bacterial infections, colon cancer, and thyroid disease. These diseases typically show more severe symptoms, including rectal bleeding, weight loss and low blood counts, which are not normally seen in patients with IBS. However, IBS does not lead to an increased risk of cancer. No Easy Way to Diagnose IBS Whereas many conditions, like celiac disease, can be spotted by screening, examinations or testing, IBS is a disease that requires ruling out other contains for a diagnosis. Once other diseases and conditions are ruled out, IBS is often left as the only option standing, and so becomes the the accepted diagnosis. Rule Out Other Diseases to Diagnose IBS In order to diagnose IBS, other diseases, including celiac disease, must first be ruled out. That usually means a celiac disease blood screen, and possibly a colonoscopy or upper endoscopy. It also typically means screens and tests to rule out other conditions with similar symptoms. Easy to Rule Out Celiac Disease While some of the symptoms of IBS and celiac disease can be similar, it's usually fairly easy to test for celiac disease, and to rule it in or out based on screening results. Unlike people with celiac disease, most people with IBS do not suffer from damage to the intestinal villi. Most people with IBS will test negative for a celiac disease blood screen, and show no celiac-associated gut damage. Obviously, patients with celiac disease rarely also have IBS. So, if celiac disease is diagnosed, that's usually the end of the confusion. If celiac disease is ruled out, then the diagnostic journey can continue until other possible conditions and diseases are ruled out as well. Treatment for IBS Unlike celiac disease, where a gluten-free diet usually resolves symptoms and returns normal gut health, treatment of IBS is largely a matter of managing the symptoms. First treatment options should start with diet. If you suspect you have IBS, it's good to keep a food journal. Write down everything you eat and drink, and how you feel afterward. Try to eliminate any foods or drinks that seem to cause symptoms. Gluten-Free Diet Helps Some IBS Patients Many patients with IBS respond to a gluten-free diet. However, a gluten-free diet is typically not recommended for the treatment of IBS. That's because it usually won't resolve the symptoms on its own, and many people with IBS do seem to tolerate gluten with no issues. Low FODMAP Diet Helps Some IBS Patients One recent study shows that IBS patients on a low FODMAP diet show marked reduction in IBS symptom severity, along with reduced levels of fecal calprotein after the gut microbiota return to normal. If your doctor suspects IBS, it's best to consult a dietician or nutritionist before you embark on a gluten-free or a low-FODMAP diet. Typically, foods that may trigger symptoms are slowly reintroduced into the diet after about six weeks. In addition to dietary measures, psychological interventions, such as counseling and exercise, have been shown to improve IBS symptoms. Yogurt Can Help Resolve IBS Symptoms A recent study shows that homemade yogurt resolves IBS symptoms in most patients. Medicine Can Help Control IBS Symptoms Unlike celiac disease, medicines, such as peppermint oil, fiber, minimally absorbed antibiotics, anti-nausea medications, anti-diarrheal medication, laxatives, anti-spasmodics and anti-depressants, can sometimes help improve IBS symptoms. Probiotics are not typically used to treat IBS, but might be an option based on your particular symptoms. Check with your doctor. Exercise and Counseling Can Help IBS Patients Regular gentle exercise, such as walking, yoga and swimming are helpful for IBS. Exercise helps to relieve stress, release anti-oxidants and endorphins, and improve gut health. Some research indicates that alternative therapy, including acupuncture, yoga, hypnosis, meditation, and physical therapy, may help to alleviate IBS symptoms. Counseling, especially cognitive behavioral therapy, can also help IBS patients to keep an eye on their GI symptoms. No cure for IBS Unlike celiac disease, in which gut damage usually reverses, and symptoms usually improve, on a gluten-free diet, IBS cannot be cured. But IBS can be managed to achieve minimal symptoms. Therapy for IBS must be tailored for each patient, usually in consultation with the physician, often by trial and error. There are many great resources available for IBS patients, including helpful websites, support groups, and phone apps to track symptoms and food intake. Though IBS can be painful and confusing, many patients improve once they are diagnosed and begin to work actively to reduce symptoms and manage the condition. Read more at WebMD.com

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  4. Celiac.com 01/02/2023 - There's been a good bit of research to show that a gluten-free diet can reduce symptoms in some patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but there are currently no good answers for why that might be. To get a better idea for the reasons, a team of researchers recently set out to compare the effects of a gluten-free and gluten-containing diet on IBS symptoms and the gut microenvironment, and to identify predictors of response to the gluten-free diet in IBS. Here's what they found. The research team included Joost P. Algera; Maria K. Magnusson; Lena Öhman; Stine Störsrud; Magnus Simrén; and Hans Törnblom. They are variously affiliated with theDepartment of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; and the Center for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Randomized Controlled Trial For their randomized controlled trial, the team followed twenty patients with IBS, along with 18 healthy control subjects, all of whom followed a gluten-free diet during two 14-day intervention periods, during which they received meals sprinkled with either gluten, totaling 14 grams a day, or rice flour powder. Main outcomes included effects of the interventions on IBS symptoms and bowel habits. Secondary outcomes included effects of gluten-free diet on fecal microbiota and metabolite profile. IBS symptoms improve on gluten-free diet IBS symptoms improved during the gluten-free diet period, but not the gluten-containing period, with no difference between the interventions. Among other things, IBS patients on a gluten-free diet reported fewer loose stools. Meanwhile, patients with IBS and healthy control subjects showed specific metabolite profiles related to the gluten-free diet. True responders showed a reduction of IBS symptoms of 50 or greater solely after gluten-free period. The team distinguished non-responders based on microbiota and metabolite profiles resulting from the gluten-free diet. Based on the patient's metabolite profile before the intervention, the team was able to predict patient response to a gluten-free diet. Gluten-free diet seems to improve gut health From their findings, the team concludes that a gluten-free diet seems to improve the gut biome, and may help to reduce symptoms in some patients with IBS, especially with respect to bowel habits. Patient metabolite profiles can predict responsiveness to the gluten-free diet. This study is important for people with IBS, as it provides some good data for the benefits of a gluten-free diet in many cases. Read more in Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022;56(9):1318-1327
  5. Celiac.com 01/24/2018 - Irritable bowel syndrome can be a frustrating condition for both patients and doctors. It can be difficult to diagnose, and the symptoms can be unpleasant, to say the least. For many people with IBS, medication does not adequately treat the symptoms. Many people just suffer and live with the IBS and its symptoms. Now, a new study may bring some hope to people with IBS. The study was conducted by Manju Girish Chandran, and colleagues from the Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital in Hyden, Kentucky. For the study, 189 patients consumed 2 to 3 cups of homemade yogurt every day and recorded their symptoms. Their responses were assessed every 2 months for 6 months. At the end of the study, 169 patients saw their IBS go into remission within 6 months. And these weren't some special set of patients. They were true IBS sufferers. Some patients in this study had lived with symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome for 9 or 10 years. These results show that the daily consumption of homemade yogurt can lead to a complete resolution of symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome in the vast majority of IBS patients. "Our study is based on the fact that there is an internal gut–brain microbiome axis," Dr Chandran told Medscape Medical News. "If you modulate the intestinal microbiome, you can actually achieve remission in some cases." That is one of the reasons Dr Chandran and her colleagues wanted to assess the potential of homemade yogurt with Lactobacilli to influence the gut microbiome. In this study, 89% of the study participants saw complete remission, which is defined as the relief of irritable bowel syndrome symptoms and one or two normal bowel movements daily. In addition to being cheap, says Dr Chandran, the yogurt can be enjoyed plain, or mixed with fruit or made into a smoothie as part of a normal diet. Dr. Chandran reported the results of the study at the World Congress of Gastroenterology. This is one of the more exciting studies on IBS in a long time. The idea that incorporating simple homemade yogurt into the diet can lead to a remission of IBS is nothing short of earth-shattering. How to make the yogurt used in the study: The yogurt is cheap and simple to make. First, boil a gallon of milk for 5 minutes and let it cool to lukewarm. Next, mix in 1 cup of Dannon plain yogurt, which is used as a starter and source of Lactobacilli. Place in an oven with the light on overnight (do not turn the oven on), and then refrigerate the next morning. Basically, you want it to sit all night at about 110 degrees F. Save 1 cup from each batch to use as a starter for the next batch. This news is potentially a game-changer for IBS-sufferers, since the solution is both simple and affordable for most people. Do you or anyone you know have IBS? If you try this treatment, please let us know how it works for you. Read more at: Medscape.com
  6. FPIES Model for Celiac disease and or NCGS triggered by Low and or NO Stomach Acid in Children and Adults by the Posterboy of Low and No Stomach acid I started a thread about this topic Low and No Stomach Acid as trigger for food alelrgies……. but it was part of a larger more general topic Here it is if you want some background But this topic about FPIES is important enough…..it needs to be explained some more and deserves it own blog post on this topic and/or an article about it on the journal of gluten sensitivity….. Maybe Scott will consider editing this blog post and making an article out of it someday…. Here is the link to the Autumn Issue https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/journal-of-gluten-sensitivity/autumn-2022-issue/ I woke up tossing and turning thinking about this topic…..and I knew I needed to write one more Posterboy blog post…. explaining the FPIES Model for Celiac disease…… Mainly because Nobody else could or would write it…. To those who might read the rest of this blog post…..KNOW this will probably be another WTL: DR……(Note: this is only about 1/3 as long as normal) because I choose to focus on the food allergy trigger of Low/NO Stomach instead of trying to bite off more than I can chew in one blog post..... (See what I did there) and I left appropriate and proper supplemention to help support your Celiac symtpom's triggered, in large part (IMO) by being low in stomach in the first place etc....in the rambling eclectic Posterboy style…..I am infamous for….for another blog post (If I have the time and decide it is worth exploring some more)......Scott already has a nice thread on Supplementing to help your Celiac recovery..... This builds on my other Posterboy blog posts……(for those who have not read the other ones)……they go something like this LOW Stomach and/or NO Stomach is the trigger for your food allergies! I can’t make it any simpler than this…. This blog posts is based on this article about this topic…. Entitled “Anti-acid medication as a risk factor for food allergy” I have subtitled the FPIES Model for Celiac disease….. because it elegantly explains what is happening… Here is the Abstract link….. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21121928/ For those who like to do more thorough reading/research on this topic…..it is a “Gold Mine” of information about Low/NO Stomach Acid and why Antiacid medicines can trigger a food allergy…. Here is the full citation…. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02511.x Which makes it approx…12 years old now……and most people and doctor’s don’t have a clue….. low stomach acid is the trigger for their food allergies…. As I like to say……why isn’t this information on the front page of every “newspaper” in the country….. Recently Celiac.com did a nice summary on this topic…..confirming this very fact IMO! And it was very widely read and popular article and why I knew I needed to write another Posterboy blog post on this topic…. Entitled “Acid Suppression Drugs and Antibiotics Given to Infants Strongly Associated with Celiac Disease” And can be read at this link… The Mounting Evidence is overwhelming in IMHO when you know and are aware that the stomach is the “Gate Keeper” for the Small Intestine and what triggers someone to develop food allergens…..in the first place. When you consider that 35+ years ago Low and NO stomach was found to be common in Celiac’s and predictable of DH in Celiacs! See this research about it entitled “Gastric morphology and function in dermatitis herpetiformis and in coeliac disease (aka Celiac disease) .” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3992169 And this article as summarized on Celiac.com entitled “Do Proton Pump Inhibitors (aka PPIs) Increase Risk of Celiac Disease” Add to that the recent article on PPIs in Children and you have a “Trifecta” of sorts….. Or three strikes and your out (affect)……however you would like to look at it/think abou it???? So what does FPIES have to do with Celiac disease and or NCGS…. Because FPIES also happen when we as children are low in Stomach acid…..and why children will often outgrow their food allergies as their stomach acid strengthens enough (as they age)….and it (stomach acid) become strong enough to cut up food proteins in their diets…. One of the main and primary differences of FPIES of Celiac disease and NCGS in children is the level of Vomiting…. IE if you vomit as a kid (like I did)…..then it is a FPIES allergy like Lactose Intolerance etc.…..and Not NCGS and /or Celiac disease etc….. But the trigger is the same…..Low and /or NO stomach acid. How do we know this or can we? And why??? Now, I want to quote from the “Anti acid medication (and or Low/NO Stomach Acid) as a risk factor for food allergy” article….. To scientifically establish this point and why this matters….. in Celiac disease and or NCGS…. Quoting… “Adult values of gastric pH, as well as the full digestive capacity and the complete mucosal barrier function, are reached at an age of approximately 2 years only….” Not surprisingly the age when babies begin to outgrow a FPIE allergy….. The keyword here is “Begins to outgrow” their food allergies…..Not when it stops being a problem… It is not to/till age 5 or 6 often that children completely outgrows their childhood food allergies…. This is because or Longer Term Immune System Memory is about 2 years…..from the last time the food allergen triggered the immune system and why it can take another 2 or 3 years to fully outgrow a babies (childhood) allergy…..and important to note this is why many Vaccines A La, like the COVID-19 vaccine etc.....need "Boosters" to retrain the immune systme to fight this virus.... Because after a few years......it will forget it ever saw this virus before etc... And this it should be noted…..is only present in full term infants……with delayed stomach acid production lasting even longer in Pre-term babies…. Quoting again… “Similarly, the mean acid output in 21-month-old children after histamine stimulation was found to be only 50% of that observed in adults and is roughly similar to adult levels only by the end of the second year of life (54, 55). Therefore, peptic digestion may not be complete during early life, and protein remnants of the diet could act as allergens. Together, these facts may contribute to the higher incidences of food allergies in children.” And what is what noting and very interesting to say the least……antibodies to food allergens have been shown to be passed off to their off spring in mammals…. See again quoting. “When we fed pregnant mice with fish protein in context with anti-ulcer medication, we observed not only allergy induced in the mother animal but also a Th2 bias in the offspring (91).” And why Celiac disease can be inherited from mother to child without a genetic bias being involved…. .it is just our immune system has been preprogramed to avoid gluten, lactose etc…..by our mothers existing food allergy…… and High Stomach acid explains exactly how, why and when a child will outgrow a FPIE allergy. And it is worth noting from the article (paragraph) “Impaired digestion lowers threshold levels of food allergens”. Quoting again… “Moreover, in histamine release test, the dose of native allergen eliciting positive reactivity was 10,000x times lower than with predigested allergen (77). This implies that in settings of impaired digestion, lower levels of allergens may be able to induce hypersensitivity reactions. These data might finally also explain why some food-allergic patients develop symptoms of different intensity at different time points: their actual symptom intensity may depend on the current functional capacity of the digestive system.” IE whether your stomach acid is low at the time of the gluten consumption! To read more about this topic and it’s relation to a gluten allergy read this excellent work by Eva Untersmayr. Entitled "New Study Shows that Antacid Use Leads to More Allergies: Q&A with Eva Untersmayr MD, PhD" https://asthmaallergieschildren.com/new-study-shows-that-antacid-use-leads-to-more-allergies-qa-with-eva-untersmayr-md-phd/ Anybody that has a child with a food allergy should really read these two very authoritative articles…..one as an interview and one as a full citation of the original work on food allergens as a trigger for FPIES (IMO) explaining the childhood diagnosis of NCGS and or Celiac disease in Children. Or any adult still struggling from a food allery ESPECIALLY if they are/were or continue taking PPIs and are still suffering from food allergies! I am not surprised by this anymore……and by now….neither should you be either…. Acts 28:24 "And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not." I can only tell you it helped me to treat my co-existing, comorbid Low/NO stomach in helping my many GI symptoms! 2 Timothy 2: 7 “Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things” this included. I hope this is helpful but it is not medical advice......but I sometimes with the mounting evidence of Low/NO stomach acid being widespread and common in Celiac disease and/or NCGS and IBS etc. I honestly wonder whether it should be or not??? IBS, IBD, GERD aka Heartburn, UC etc. has a Biderectional Link via the Low/NO Stomach connection/trigger for/ too Celiac disease and this too was recently proven to be true!!! Now it will just take another 15 to 20 years before Medical Science integrates this into their model for NCGS and/or Celiac disease etc.... IMHO or at least I have found this to be true....in my life! To Whomever who read this too the end.....Good luck and God speed on your continue journey(s) in Life! And I wish us all good health soon! Posterboy by the grace of God,
  7. To all, This came up in another topic thread and I wanted to do some research on it......( and I couldn't find the thread easily) if some one knows where it is ......then by all means post it there too......it was about Calprotectin levels and IBS/IBD etc. I have been a big propent that the nutritional deficiency happens first then you have symptom's of the deficiency being diagnosed as inflammation and/or a disordered immune system and finally diagnosed as a genetic disease IE a Thiamine and Niacin deficiency leading to first NCGS and finally Celiac disease etc. But I am not just picking on one GI disease or the other......I think it is happening in many of the GI diseases......I call the alaphabet diseases... Like IBS, IBD, UC and Chrons etc... Well here is good research that showw the Calprotectin levels used to determine between IBS, IBD and/or Chrons disease is really just a Zinc Deficiency? Or that Is what I think it is according to this recent research? And I thought I would start a thread about it and see what others think about it. Entitled "The role of zinc in calprotectin expression in human myeloid (aka Red Blood) cells" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29895358/#:~:text=While a role of zinc in the regulation,calprotectin (S100A8%2FS100A9 heterodimer) expression is so far missing. Where they note quoting "Our findings suggest that zinc (and its deficiency) does not only regulate the activity of calprotectin but also its expression by human myeloid cells." If you want to read the short (summarized form) of why Calprotecin is important in IBS and/or Chrons read this article. Entitled "The Use of Fecal Calprotectin in Inflammatory Bowel Disease" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5390326/ If you want to read the more technical and detailed reason(s) Calprotecin is used and why it can be a sign of a Zinc deficiency in IBS and/or Chrons then read this longer and more complex article. Entitled "Calprotectin: from biomarker to biological function" https://gut.bmj.com/content/70/10/1978 I hope this is helpful but it is not medical advice. Posterboy,

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  9. Celiac.com 08/18/2022 - There's been some evidence that diets low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs), and other ingredients, can help improve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. In many cases, diet can trigger or worsen symptoms of IBS. Many IBS patients try restrictive diets to relieve their symptoms, but there's no good information on which diets might be effective, and advisable. A team of researchers recently conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) reviewing the efficacy of food restriction diets in IBS. The research team included Seung Jung Yu, Hong Sub Lee, Hyeon Jeong Gung, Ju Seok Kim, Ki Bae Kim, Yong Hwan Kwon, Jae Hak Kim, Hoon Sup Koo, Hyun-Deok Shin, Sam Ryong Jee, Han Byul Lee, Jeehyoung Kim, and Hye-Won Park. To get good data for their systematic review and network meta-analysis, the research team searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Clinicaltrials.gov databases until July 21, 2021, to retrieve RCTs assessing the efficacy of restriction diets in adults with IBS. They then had two independent reviewers conduct the eligibility assessment and data abstraction. For the study, the team included RCTs that compared a restriction diet with a control diet, and assessed any improvements in global IBS symptoms. In all, the team found nearly two thousand citations. After full-text screening, they found fourteen RCTs that were eligible for the systematic review and network meta-analysis. Diet Low in FODMAPs, Starch, and Sucrose Works Best The team's analysis showed that a starch- and sucrose-reduced diet and a diet with low-fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs) showed significantly better results than a usual diet. Symptom flare-ups in patients on a gluten-free diet were also significantly lower than in those on high-gluten diets. These findings showed that a diet low in FODMAPs, starch, and sucrose works best to reduce IBS symptoms. There are more studies to conduct to prove the benefits of these dietary restrictions on IBS symptoms, but these findings are definitely interesting for anyone suffering from IBS. Read the full article from the Korean Journal of Gastroenterology The researchers in this study are variously affiliated with the IBS Research Study Group of the Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan; Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital Bucheon, Bucheon; Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon; Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju; Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu; Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang; Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon; Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan; Department of Public Health, Ajou University Graduate School of Public Health, Suwon; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Sacred Heart General Hospital, Seoul; Inje University Medical Library, Busan, Korea.
  10. To All, Knitty Kitty started a thread on Thiamine, Thiamine, Thiamine, once upon a time, so now is the time to start a thread on Magnesium as a resource for others who don't have the time to do the research and wonder if taking Magnesium might help them! Maybe it will be helpful to others as Knitty Kitty's thread on Thiamine deficiency. I will start with one on IBS and Magnesium Deficiency. Entitled "Magnesium and inflammatory bowel disease" aka IBS quoting there entire abstract because it is instructive. Abstract "Mg deficiency is a frequent complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) demonstrated in 13-88% of patients. Decreased oral intake, malabsorption and increased intestinal losses are the major causes of Mg deficiency. The complications of Mg deficiency include: cramps, bone pain, delirium, acute crises of tetany, fatigue, depression, cardiac abnormalities, urolithiasis, impaired healing and colonic motility disorders. Serum Mg is an insensitive index of Mg status in IBD. Twenty-four-hour urinary excretion of Mg is a sensitive index and should be monitored periodically. Parenteral Mg requirements in patients with IBD are at least 120 mg/day or more depending upon fecal or stomal losses. Oral requirements may be as great as 700 mg/day depending on the severity of malabsorption." Or simply stated up to almost 90% of IBS patients are or could be low in Magnesium. This youtube webinar that summarizes a lot of Magnesium links to allergies in about a 30 minute video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYeuSw86bzk This one for anyone who has asthma entitled "Role of magnesium in regulation of lung function" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8509592/ This one entitled "Magnesium (Deficiency) in Infectious Diseases in Older People" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33435521/ This one entitled "Possible roles of magnesium on the immune system" https://www.nature.com/articles/1601689 This is enough to get this thread started I/you/we can always add more research latter. I always said the Lord being my help......I was lucky I found Magnesium early and I still believe that! I hope this is helpful but it is not medical advice. Posterboy by the grace of God,
  11. Hi all, Looking to see if anyone who has been diagnosed has had similar experiences to me, as I want to know if a doctor will take me seriously if I ask for a test for celiac! About a year ago, when laying on my back in bed I noticed I would get lumps in my low right abdomen (around where I now know the ileocecal valve is) that felt like very localised bloating. If I put any kind of pressure on it, it would go, but it felt like half a golf ball. My partner has only been quick enough to feel it once, and agreed with me that it was there and I wasn’t imagining it(!), before it disappeared again. Over the last year I’ve gotten more bloated more often, and I’m often very uncomfortable in a lot of my clothes. I’ve had abdomen examinations, but the ‘lump’ of course never chooses that time to show up, and I’ve had nothing come up when I had ultrasounds of my pelvis and ovaries (phew). I’ve been given IBS tablets and peppermint capsules, and prescribed some antacids for the reflux I get - but I often still look/feel huge. I’m in my early 20’s and probably around a size 8-10, so when I look bloated I look about 4-5 months along. The IBS tablets help with some of the pains I get when feeling blocked up, and help get things moving - but my stool is often very soft, and quite mucusy. I know this is a lot of TMI, but I figure this is the place to be open about it, in the hopes someone can offer me some insight or reassurance. I’m often exhausted, bloated, switching somewhere between C and D, and dealing with recurrent thrush (probably unrelated but you never know!) … Thanks in advance, Lumpy Lady
  12. Celiac.com 03/12/2019 - Some doctors routinely conduct celiac testing in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients, but it is not currently accepted practice. A team of researchers recently set out to compare the rates of undiagnosed celiac disease in a large group of patients both with and without IBS. The research team included AE Almazar, NJ Talley, JJ Larson, EJ Atkinson, JA Murray, and YA Saito. They are variously affiliated with the Department of Medicine, the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the Department of Health, Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, and the Department of Immunology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA, and with the Faculty of Health and Medicine at the University of Newcastle in Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia. The team performed their family case-control IBS study at a single US academic medical center. They accessed serum and DNA, and conducted tissue transglutaminase (TTg) immunoglobulin A, followed by indirect immunofluorescence testing for endomysial antibodies with positive or weakly positive TTg results. The team defined patients with celiac disease only when both results were positive. They used χ and Fisher's exact tests to compare celiac rates between the two groups. The team looked at serum samples for 533 cases and 531 control subjects. Eighty percent of study subjects were women, with a median age of 50 years. A total of 65% of cases and none of the control subjects met the Rome criteria for IBS. Overall, the team found no difference in rates of celiac disease between patients with IBS and patients without IBS. Based on these results, the researchers see no need for universal celiac serologic or genetic testing in patients with IBS. Stay tuned for more information on IBS and other issues related to celiac disease. Read more at: Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Feb;30(2):149-154. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000001022.
  13. Celiac.com 08/04/2021 - Dietary restriction of fermentable carbohydrates (a low-FODMAP diet) is getting a good deal of attention as a potential method for reducing symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), particularly in combination with a gluten-free diet. Several studies have associated IBS with dysbiosis in the gut microbiota. Additionally, a few studies have reported inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) system of adults with IBS. A team of researchers recently set out to investigate the effects of a low FODMAP-gluten free diet (LF-GFD) on clinical symptoms, intestinal microbiota diversity, and fecal calprotectin (FC) level in Iranian patients with IBS. The research team included Kaveh Naseri, Hossein Dabiri, Mohammad Rostami‑Nejad, Abbas Yadegar, Hamidreza Houri, Meysam Olfatifar, Amir Sadeghi, Saeede Saadati, Carolina Ciacci, Paola Iovino, and Mohammad Reza Zali. They are variously affiliated with the Celiac Disease Department, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases; the Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; and the Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Arabi Ave., Yemen St., Velenjak, Tehran, Iran. In their clinical trial study, the team put 42 IBS patients, with Rome IV criteria, on a low-FODMAP, gluten-free diet for 6 weeks and assessed symptoms using the IBS symptom severity scoring (IBS-SSS), and collected and analyzed fecal samples by quantitative 16 S rRNA PCR assay at baseline, and after the gluten-free diet. They compared gut microbiota diversity at baseline and after 6 weeks of dietary intervention, and analyzed all fecal calprotectin using the ELISA method. Thirty patients, ranging in age from about 25 to 49 years old, completed the six-week diet. After the diet, they showed substantially reduced IBS-SSS overall, compared to the baseline scores. The team noted significant microbial differences in fecal samples taken before and after the dietary period. They found a significant increase in Bacteroidetes, and a decrease in the ratio of Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes (F/B) after the dietary intervention, and also noted decreased FC values. The team's results suggest that IBS patients on a low FODMAP-gluten-free diet show marked reduction in IBS symptom severity, along with reduced FC level after normalization of gut microbiota. The team advocates for more rigorous trials to better assess long-term efficacy and safety of a a low FODMAP-gluten free diet for personalized nutrition in IBS. Read more in BMC Gastroenterol (2021) 21:292
  14. Celiac.com 03/06/2019 - FODMAPs is an acronym, short for “fermentable, oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols.” FODMAPs is a single name for a bunch of different molecules, common in many in foods, that are poorly absorbed by some people. People who can’t tolerate FODMAPs can suffer celiac-like gastrointestinal symptoms. A low FODMAP diet has been shown to help reduce symptoms of IBS, and could be helpful to some people with celiac disease. FODMAPs have also been shown to play a role in non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS). Now, a new app can help people zero in on FODMAPs in food. FODMAPS Trigger Celiac-Like Symptoms in Some People In case you didn’t know, there’s a group of carbohydrates called FODMAPs that may play trigger celiac-like symptoms in certain sensitive people. New research shows that reducing or avoiding FODMAPs, which are poorly absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract, can help to alleviate symptoms of IBS. A Low FODMAP diet works by restricting foods that are high in FODMAPs. Some people with celiacs who experience GI symptoms on a gluten-free diet, and some people with IBS may benefit from eliminating FODMAPS. High FODMAP foods include, but are not limited to: apricots avocado beans cherries dairy fruits garlic high fructose corn syrup honey legumes (soy) lentils maltitol mannitol nectarines onion peaches plums sorbitol wheat xylitol FODMAPs and Gluten-sensitivity in IBS? Some research points to a connection or connections between FODMAPs and gluten-sensitivity in IBS. Doctors have been working to figure out the best dietary strategies, including gluten-free, wheat-free and low FODMAP diets, for the management of IBS symptoms. A recent study of IBS patients shows that rye bread low in FODMAPs can reduce hydrogen excretion, lower intraluminal pressure, raise colonic pH, improve transit times, and reduce IBS symptoms, compared to regular rye bread. APP Helps You Avoid FODMAPs Researchers with the Department of Gastroenterology at Monash University in Australia have developed a diet and related smartphone application to help manage gastrointestinal symptoms associated with Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) The app is available on both iPhone and Android. Users in over 100 countries worldwide have helped the app become the most popular medical app in over 50 countries. Traffic Lights for FODMAPS The app is based on a comprehensive database of FODMAP content in food, and lists FODMAP foods with a traffic light system and by serving size. Foods coded red are high in FODMAPs and should be avoided, orange coded foods are moderate in FODMAPs and may be tolerated by some people. Foods coded green are low in FODMAPs and are safe to eat. The app features specific food serving size suggestions help users know how much of a given food is safe to eat. The app also contains other information about IBS as well as recipes and meal ideas to help IBS patients interpret and follow the diet. Proceeds from the sale of the application will go towards funding further research. More information about the app can be found on the Monash University website. Read more at: Influence of low FODMAP and gluten-free diets on disease activity and intestinal microbiota in patients with non-celiac gluten sensitivity
  15. Celiac.com 04/20/2021 - Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) is marked by intestinal and extraintestinal symptoms triggered by gluten-containing foods, but with no celiac disease or wheat allergy. There are currently no known biomarkers to diagnose non-celiac gluten sensitivity, and the gold standard double-blind placebo-controlled gluten challenge is clinically impractical. A team of researchers recently set out to investigate the role of serum zonulin as a diagnostic biomarker of NCGS and to develop a diagnostic algorithm. The research team included Maria Raffaella Barbaro, Cesare Cremon, Antonio Maria Morselli-Labate, Antonio Di Sabatino, Paolo Giuffrida, Gino Roberto Corazza, Michele Di Stefano, Giacomo Caio, Giovanni Latella, Carolina Ciacci, Daniele Fuschi, Marianna Mastroroberto, Lara Bellacosa, Vincenzo Stanghellini, Umberto Volta, and Giovanni Barbara. They are variously affiliated with the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, the First Department of Internal Medicine, San Matteo Hospital Foundation, University of Pavia, Italy; the Department of Clinical Medicine Public Health Life Sciences and Environment, University of L'Aquila, Italy; the Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy, and the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy. For their multi-center study, the team enrolled 86 patients with either self-reported or double-blind confirmed non-celiac gluten sensitivity, 59 patients with diarrhea-predominant IBS (IBS-D), 15 patients with celiac disease, and 25 asymptomatic control subjects. The team assessed Zonulin serum levels, and calculated the associated diagnostic power. They recorded any clinical and symptomatic data. They also assessed the effect of diet on zonulin levels in a subgroup of patients with non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Compared with asymptomatic control subjects, the non-celiac gluten sensitivity patients, regardless of diagnosis modality, and celiac patients showed substantially increased levels of zonulin, as did both non-celiac gluten sensitivity and celiac patients, compared with IBS-D patients. Self-reported non-celiac gluten sensitivity showed increased zonulin levels compared with double-blind confirmed and not-confirmed non-celiac gluten sensitivity. There's been a lot of talk about gluten-free diets benefiting non-celiac gluten sensitivity patients, but this study found that six-month wheat avoidance significantly reduced zonulin levels only in non-celiac gluten sensitivity patients with positive HLA-DQ2/8. Wheat withdrawal was associated with reduced zonulin levels only in non-celiac gluten sensitivity with the HLA genotype. Zonulin levels were 81% accurate in distinguishing non-celiac gluten sensitivity from IBS-D. By excluding celiac disease, a diagnostic algorithm combining zonulin levels, symptoms and gender increased that accuracy to 89%. Certainly finding a reliable new biomarker for non-celiac gluten sensitivity would be a big deal. This study shows that zonulin can be an accurate diagnostic biomarker for non-celiac gluten sensitivity. When combined with demographic and clinical data, Zonulin levels can differentiate non-celiac gluten sensitivity from IBS-D with high accuracy. Expect more investigation into the use of zonulin levels as an accurate diagnostic biomarker for non-celiac gluten sensitivity. If it pans out, expect to see it developed for clinical practice, though that may take some time. Source: Gut, 2020 Nov;69(11):1966-1974.
  16. Ok so ive been on a gluten free diet for a while now and have recently (few months) been really feeling better after dropping coffee. One of my symptoms was IBS and coffee was an irritant so it made sense but ive been realy missing coffee and have been wondering if it is the coffee the caffeine or hidden gluten. I mean im on the diet so the symptoms should not be prevalent. Can coffee make IBS come back temporarily or is it that i need to buy either decaff or specifically gluten free coffee.
  17. Celiac.com 10/19/2020 - A team of researchers recently set out to determine the rates of functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) and functional constipation in children with celiac disease on a strict gluten free diet. The research team included Fernanda Cristofori, MD; Mariaelena Tripaldi, MD; Giusi Lorusso, MD; Flavia Indrio, MD; Vincenzo Rutigliano, MD PhD; Domenico Piscitelli, MD; Stefania Castellaneta, MD; Vincenzo Bentivoglio, MD; and Ruggiero Francavilla, MD, PhD. They are variously affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine-Paediatric Section, University of Bari, Italy; the Department of Paediatrics San Paolo Hospital, Bari, Italy; Section of Pathology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Italy; the San Giacomo Hospital, Monopoli (BA), Italy; the Faculty of Medicine, Paediatrics Specialization School University of Padua; and the “B. Trambusti” Department Giovanni XXIII Hospital- Via Amendola 207 Bari, Italy. For their prospective study, the team looked at 154 males and 263 women at a tertiary care center in Italy from 2016 through 2018. All patients were diagnosed with celiac disease according to ESPGHAN criteria, followed a strict gluten-free diet for more than 1 year, and also had negative results from serologic tests. Patients with celiac disease had higher rates of FAPDs, at 11.5%, compared to 6.7% for control subjects, while the relative risk was nearly 2%. Nearly 20% of celiac patients had functional constipation (functional constipation), and more than 7% had irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), defined by the Rome IV criteria, compared with more than 10% and 3.2% respectively for control subjects. Parents and children over 10 years old answered questions about pediatric gastrointestinal symptoms, according Rome IV criteria. As a control group, the team used 145 male and 227 female siblings or cousins, who had negative results from serologic test for celiac disease. People with celiac disease face an increased risk of both IBS and functional constipation. The team stresses the importance of strategies for managing IBS and functional constipation in celiac patients. Read more in CGHjournal.com
  18. To All, About 5 years ago research was done that discovered Tryptophan was involved in the Pathogenesis of IBS well new research has now linked that same Tryptophan to the same Pathogenesis in Celiac's. See this link on the role Typhtophan lays in IBS. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4266036/ Here is the latest research on the topic that now indicates Tryptophan could also be beneficial to Celiac's in a similar way. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20201022/Tryptophan-found-in-turkeys-can-accelerate-intestinal-healing-in-people-with-celiac-disease.aspx What do you think have they found the "Smoking Gun" for the Pathogenesis of Celiac disease. I know Celiac.com will do an article on this soon.....I just wanted to go ahead and get the discussion started. It is very exciting new research! To indicate that quoting this "study findings highlight the potential therapeutic value of targeting tryptophan metabolism in the gut in celiac disease to better control symptoms." Highlighting Tryptophan as a possible therapeutic in Celiac's who do not respond to a gluten free diet. As I always I hope this is helpful but it is not medical advise. Posterboy,
  19. Hi all! I'm not sure if I belong here, I suppose I'll find out soon, as I was biopsied for celiac disease. For what seems like forever, I have had intense stomach pain almost all the time after eating, diarrhea, or, inversely, an urge to go to the bathroom without success. I am only 21 and have had both a cokonoscopy, and an endoscopy today. All seemingly normal, though my doctor is testing for celiac. My family has a history of Crohn's, Ulcerative Colitis, and Colon cancer, and I'm thankful it is none of those, but as far as I'm aware no one has Celiac. I have been diagnosed with IBS, and while I'm grateful it's nothing more serious, I know people who have IBS and it seems theirs in more cyclical instead of constant. My best friend has Celiac, and I know for a fact when she invests even a small amount of gluten she is down for the count, so I feel like I would know by now. Has anyone else presented in a less severe or more intermintant way? Thank you in advance.
  20. To All, This is the thread I said I would start.... This analysis/opinion will turn on the neurotransmitter Acetylcholine. While it is well known Acetylcholine effects our CNS....it is less well know that Acetylcholine also performs the same function for the Parasympathetic Nervous System. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1503_Connections_of_the_Parasympathetic_Nervous_System.jpg When we get low in Thiamine and subsequently Acetylcholine we lose the ability to control our bowels because our Vagus nerve in essence short circuits....and our body no longer can control it's organs connected to the Vagus Nerve leading to bowel problems associated with Celiac disease. IE a Vagus Nerve disorder develops once we get low in Thiamine..... Here is a nice over of how a Vagus nerve disorder can trigger issues with our Parasympathetic Nervous System. https://www.md-health.com/Vagus-Nerve.html I hope this is helpful but it is not medical advise. Posterboy,
  21. Celiac.com 04/14/2020 - Non-celiac wheat sensitivity (NCWS) most frequently presents clinically with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like symptoms, although many extra-intestinal manifestations have also been attributed to it. No studies to date have evaluated the presence and frequency of gynecological symptoms in NCWS. A team of researchers recently set out to assess the frequency of gynecological disorders in patients with NCWS. The research team included Maurizio Soresi, Salvatore Incandela, Pasquale Mansueto, Giuseppe Incandela, Francesco La Blasca, Francesca Fayer, Alberto D’Alcamo, Ada Maria Florena & Antonio Carroccio. They are variously affiliated with the Gynecology Unit, Giovanni Paolo II Hospital, Sciacca, Italy, and with the Internal Medicine Unit, and the Pathology Unit of the Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo in Palermo, Italy. The team surveyed gynecological symptoms and recurrent cystitis in sixty-eight women with NCWS. They referred all patients with symptoms to specialists. The study used three different control groups. The first included 52 patients with IBS not related to NCWS, the second included 56 patients with celiac disease, and the third included 71 healthy control subjects. Nearly sixty percent of NCWS patients had more frequent gynecological symptoms, than did healthy control subjects, IBS control subjects or controls with celiac disease. More than twenty-five percent of patients with NCWS experienced more frequent changes to the menstrual cycle, compared with just over eleven percent of healthy controls. Sixteen percent patients with NCWS suffered from recurrent vaginitis (16%) and dyspareunia (6%) significantly more frequently than healthy controls. Nearly thirty percent of NCWS patients reported recurrent cystitis, far more than in healthy, IBS, and celiac control groups. Most patients with NCWS and recurrent vaginitis or cystitis had negative microbiological exam results. Gluten-Free Diet Resolves Symptoms Over a one-year follow-up period, nearly half of patients with menstrual disorders and nearly forty percent with recurrent vaginitis reported that their symptoms had resolved on a wheat-free diet. Gynecological symptoms and recurrent cystitis were substantially more frequent in patients with NCWS than in IBS patients. Further study will likely help to shed light on the reasons for this difference, and help to reveal other important differences between these conditions. Read more in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2020)
  22. My doctor recommended Benefiber for IBS with constipation. I started taking it about four days ago. The box says gluten free on it. I am having multiple loose bms daily. Tonight I went to the Benefiber website and was shocked to find wheat dextrin listed as an ingredient. They say it does not exceed the FDA’s 20ppm limit but anyone with gluten intolerance should not use it. I was diagnosed with celiac disease over 20 years ago and have not had this much of a problem since as I stay away from gluten completely. I am shocked that they can claim a gluten free product that has wheat of any amount in it. How can this be legal?
  23. The Grey Science of Nutrition in a black and white world of Genetics and disease or the Elegant Neat IE Key method to (uncontrolled) inflammation in the body or How/Why low micronutrients IE Vitamins and restoring micronutrients aka(B-Vitamins) are key to maintaining good GI health or Why Vitamin Deficiency Test often fail to give us a black and white answer. The Purpose of this Blog post Is To Educate for “To Educate is to Free” for those who want to know and would try a Vitamin for their health…(sorry about the formatting I will endeavor to add breaks but the flow of the matter might not be concise) This Posterboy blog post is to encourage you to be tested for a B-Vitamin deficiency…but I betting you won’t test low… Through my research on Nutrients/Vitamins/Minerals IE Nutrients I with other deep researchers have come to similar opinions from different perspectives or journeys… For now …I just wanted to float the idea…of an “Elegant” theory of supplementation and how it can help people’s GI problems…. Last time I spoke of KIA’s and Jaguar’s… This time I am writing/speaking on “The Grey Science of Nutrition”…referring to an early DRAFT version of a “White” paper (new idea) not spoken or discussed before…. This will be wrong as much as right hence….the Grey Science…thought provoking ideas… though while sound in their logic and reasoning….totally unproven as to the science… the difference between an Hypothesis… and a theory… Even good working theories can take years let’s say 20+ years for this model/example… to be proven more than a good hypothesis… I will refer you to the “hormone smatter” site if you want to know more about Thiamine…which I will cite at the end regarding how and why vitamin deficiency test often fail us.... https://www.hormonesmatter.com/mitochondria-energy-not-genetics-underlies-health-disease/ Where they will say similar things …only having Thiamine aka B1 as their focus… I have spoken about my experience with Niacin aka B3 here before so I will not belabor that point now… What I want to discuss/talk about is how these B-Vitamins B1,B2, B3 together ---- work in a neat/elegant way to help control our immune system… Without which our immune system becomes disordered…IE attacks itself…. B3 was an easy target….because without it you will die…it is a medical fact… A short summary of why this is so can be seen here by a 2nd Year biology student that says it well you find “Pellagra in unexpected places” today every where are bodies needs energy… eventually Pellagra will show up… https://pellagradisease.wordpress.com/ Described here as “Pellagra: A Non-Eradicated Old Disease” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4019925/ But you do not have Pellagra but more like Pellagra Sine Pellagra aka Ariboflavinosis or a severe Riboflavin deficiency… Without energy…we can’t manage our bodies properly and stress kills us…but it maims us first… We all know stress kills but rarely do we think of it maiming us. “Fight or Flight” right! Well all these fleeing or fighting causes use to use up great amounts of energy (think Adrenaline and a young child lifting a car). Our body has a instant decision to make. Think for yourself when your GI flares up … are not you going through some personal stress in your life. Who has ever heard of the phrase – “A place for everything and everything in its place” We like for things to look neat and be neat most of the time right??? When we are low in B-Vitamins our bodies place for things get’s disordered… More importantly it should make sense to us IE be in black and white. We want to be able to find things in a moment’s notice. And why nutrition is a “Grey Science” Admit it you have gone to google and typed in a few symptoms on webmd etc (web) and diagnosed yourself of the latest plague to hit the airways. But seriously, the medical community does this almost to the extreme. If you have xxx, then it is yyy because zzz happens when you are allergic, sick, etc ad naseum. They are called “keys” in the medical community. That is why the doctor in 15 minutes can diagnose low body temperature as a thyroid problem because it is our thermostat…but nutrition rarely can be reduced to just one thing/Vitamin right? But We want these quick hits. Because it make’s sense and is easy(ier) to diagnose that way. But what if a disease is more general in scope say malaise (celiac)/NCGS or has a possible nutrition base then it get complicated (messy) more test’s (keys) are needed to see which one fits. The problem with Celiac disease today is there are many “keys” than can fit in the door and seemingly all the keys work. 200 symptom’s all least by some estimates. So it can be hard if you are not looking at the right key’s to determine if have the right diagnosis. … IBS, Chrons, NCGS etc…. The problem with this solution is the more (longer) the doctor/practitioner/clinician looks for the right key the more their patients suffers. The “key” solution works fine if the medical problem is “Neat”. “ A place (key/symptom) for Everything and everything in it’s place.” But those of who have ever been diagnosed with Celiac disease or a gluten allergy know it is anything but “Neat”. It is a very messy process at times. But if you find/are a “good” doctor/practitioner/clinician who has been through the process with another patient then luckily your diagnosis goes more smoothly. Or not? Maybe they haven’t learned the keys yet. They have seen them before maybe. IBS, NCGS, Celiac Disease, UC etc all look a lot of like. Now remember for the most part these are all “general” practitioner’s. They have a lot of keys to juggle. And after a while they all look the same. Especially if it is a “sprue” tropical or non-tropical in nature disease like Celiac is. According to the medical dictionary “sprues” are a chronic form of malabsorption syndrome Time for a little vocabulary lesson chronic what does – Chronic mean? According to google dictionary “(of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.” … most doctor’s will call it chronic if it lasts more than 6 months. So now we have a disease/syndrome of symptom’s (more on that later) that does not fit a “neat” picture in fact it can be very messy for the patient at times (and the clinician) who is doing his/her best to help you one key at a time. INSTEAD of 15 minutes it might take 5 to 10 years until a doctor/practitioner/clinician makes sense of all his or her keys. The fact that the problem is chronic “of an illness persisting for a long time or constantly relapsing” tells him/her that she has not found the right key yet right??? Is there a better way more Elegant way? (The Answer is YES there is – It is called Vitamins/Nutrition) Disease need not be CHRONIC when one understands the underlying cause. Indeed I believe we need got to all the way back to the root cause of nutrition — Pellagra Sine Pellagra presenting as digestive disorder which is healed (put in to remission) with supplementation in as little as 3 to 4 months depending on how many times a day it (B-complex) is taken. Knowledge is power as they say….use this new found knowledge to have your doctor test for B-Vitamin deficiencies is all I ask …. have them test for Vitamin B1, B2, B3 you might be surprised…or not depending on what you expect to find... or how well the test(s) are done... The researchers where who said “Pellagra, an Almost‐Forgotten Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Diarrhea: More Prevalent Than We Think” https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ncp.10418 That is too Elegant to theorize/propose/diagnose Vitamins’ (more correctly the lack thereof) as the (possible) cause of (Celiac) disease/GI/digestive problem’s? Vitamins are the very definition of ‘elegant’ a nutrient needed in a minimum amount without which we become sick and develop malaise, disease and syndromes (like Pellagra) or Pellagra Sine Pellagra presenting as Celiac Disease or even Beri Beri etc). See this research on a Thiamine deficiency in someone with IBS and Chronic Fatigue… Entitled Thiamine and fatigue in inflammatory bowel diseases: an open-label pilot study. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23379830 The researchers were surprised to find it and your doctor probably will be too! And the doctor’s can’t find there keys/studies in the medical record until more patients are diagnosed with these Vitamin deficiencies in (More) GI patients….because a “small cohort” is not deemed to be medically significant ….you can change the future today by being tested for these Vitamin deficiencies…it is really up to you now! But you we can educate them so they will begin looking! For this key nutrient Vitamin deficiency/dependency for “To Educate is To Free” …the next generation…. But note: Pellagra did not happen in a uncomplicated way (single nutrient) IE elegant way but in complicated Triad of nutrient deficiencies….a syndrome of symptom’s…from a complex of Vitamins… hence the “Grey Area” of Nutrition have left doctor’s/clinician’s in the dark as to the true cause of your syndrome of GI symptom’s… https://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/9/e230972 **** Note: This is not medical advice. I am not diagnosing, treating or recommending you change your routine before consulting your doctor but only advocating that nutrition needs to be rediscovered today as possible cause of your GI problems….More testing will need to be performed to confirm this analysis…. I meant this to be shorter than it is but you can only cover so much in one blog post I guess. It is important to note I do not NOW take Niacinamide or Riboflavin or Thiamine and have not for several years now. If it (B-complex) is the missing ingredient/nutrient(s) you will get better UNLESS more stress/trauma occurs robbing you of your God given burp indicating to you stress is now a problem again for you. If it helps (you find you have these deficiencies) and you feel better…tell someone else who is not better yet… get your doctor to do a key/study on your experience so future doctor’s will have the key/study in the medical record to find that Pellagra Sine Pellagra or Pellagra or Beri Beri is more prevalent today than once realized… presenting together (I believe) in the capstone disease Pellagra or Pellagra Sine Pellagra (without skin manifestations) much more commonly…as It did in me…as/with Angular Cheilitis…. It (Ariboflavinosis) low Riboflavin could of presented with many other symptom’s…and I wouldn’t have and (and doctors don’t) didn’t recognize it then…until it presented with a “Capstone” symptom… with it’s many other earlier symptom’s most doctor’s (and myself) did not know Geographic tongue for instance was an early sign of low Riboflavin aka Pellagra Sine Pellagra… https://glutenfreeworks.com/health/tongue-magenta-swollen/ The earlier you recognize any disease/syndrome the more symptom’s you can spare yourself of… Knowledge is power…pass it on…hopefully to your doctor ….and you have put your “key” diagnosis in the medical record so other doctor’s can find their keys for the next patient…we can’t wait another 15 to 20 years… (has been my thing) till this nutrition(al) knowledge filters down to the medical/clinical practitioner’s level…. I am not a doctor but I like most other sufferers have armed myself with knowledge. I studied every day diligently for 4+ years before the Lord being my help …. I was able to figure out I had a Vitamin deficiency (many reallly)… now it is up to those still suffering to put it in the/your medical record(s) for others doctor’s to find it in the future! In black and white! Praise be to God! To those who hear and listen. 2 Tim 2:7 “Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things” this included. 2 Cor 1:3,4 3)Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God Posterboy by God’s Grace, Addendum: This Posterboy blog post is/was to encourage you to be tested for a B-Vitamin deficiency… but I betting you won’t test low…but I hope and pray you will get tested...to see if (it) is happening...and if you only needed a test to diagnose you...why wouldn't you do it...even a low normal test can be helpful to guide you...in your journey back to health....right now I am low normal in Vitamin D...but I didn't know until I got tested... See this Hormones Matter blog post about why most people (even when low in Thiamine) will test normal… http://www.hormonesmatter.com/thiamine-deficiency-testing-understanding-labs/ the same is true for Riboflavin (and Niacin often) as well….depending on the factor you used in the test … a deficiency might show as being normal… see this study in the UK… https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19102813 factor’s have not (at the time of their test (yet)) been standardized to determine what constitutes a Vitamin deficiency (for many B-Vitamins)...so we guess often...(at least when it comes to B-2 aka Riboflavin) though we know what to test for... soooooo many people go undiagnosed……they (UK researchers) estimated as many as 1/3 of the (UK) population might have a “hidden” deficiency depending on the “factor” used to determine a Riboflavin deficiency….etc… Note: I can't tell how much a cow weighs by looking at it...I have to have it tested/weighed to see if my guess is accurate... and neither will you be able to "guess" what deficiency (if any) you have without being tested for them... I wish everybody well....I hope this is helpful but it is not medical advise. I must stop for now...but good luck and God speed on your continued journey...and if you do test low at least then you will know.... Posterboy,
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