Autoimmune Thyroid Disease - Celiac Disease - Diabetes - Grave's Disease

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http://members.cox.net/harold.kraus/gluten/anno_symptoms_files/thyroid2.htmAutoimmune Thyroid Disease “Patients with celiac disease have high levels of diabetes- and thyroid-related autoantibodies that "disappear" when the patients are placed on a gluten-free diet.”<!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[1]<!--[endif]--> As you read about studies of Celiac Disease, realize that Celiac Disease is just one of *several* autoimmune diseases associated with gliadin. What now seems to tie most autoimmune diseases together is the presence of specific IgA, IgG, or IgM antibodies particularly anti-gliadin antibodies. Grave's autoimmune thyroid disease is strongly associated with the anti-gliadin anti-bodies. I have seen several references to studies indicating that Celiac Disease ranges from 10 to 50 times more likely in people with autoimmune thyroid diseases. Gliadin sensitivity does exist in cases of autoimmune thyroid disease with no other classic symptoms of Celiac Disease. Hypersensitivity to gliadin is almost assured in cases of autoimmune thyroid disease (as evidenced in stool rather than blood samples).Try this smattering of Thyroid Articles for starters: Thyroid-related autoantibodies and celiac disease: a role for a gluten-free diet?(Hosted on PubMed)Prevalence and Early Diagnosis of Celiac Disease in Autoimmune Thyroid Disorders(Hosted on Celiac.com)Celiac Disease-Associated Autoimmune Endocrinopathies (Hosted on Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology)Try this search on Google:Autoimmune thyroid disease "anti-gliadin antibodies" Here is a collection of lots of abstracts and links: Type 1 Diabetes, Autoimmune Thyroid Disease and Gluten on BrainTalk Communities’ site.