Guest guest Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 It is not uncommon for people with one of these related conditions to have Celiac Disease. Having a leaky gut can lead to various diseases, also. Probiotics are always a good idea:-) Denise > > I recently discovered I was wheat/gluten intolerant. Upon lots of > research (a lot I found on www.scdiet.org) I discovered that there > may well be a connection between the gut/digestion (or lack thereof) > and a lot of autoimmune diseases like RA. > > Take a look, I have no financial interest in any of it. I just found > that after eliminating wheat and glutens from my diet that my joint > pains/swellings are decreasing, digestion problems are receding, and > other lupus-type symptoms are fading. I'm not looking at this as a > cure ... I'm not sure there is one - but it seems to be the closest > I've encountered in 19 years of researching. > > Dede > > , O' Conchubair > <Newfler wrote: >> >> >> >> Originally, RA was believed to be caused by bacteria or a virus. > When prednisone came long, it was considered a cure...that is until > the horrible side effects were seen. >> It was at this time that the majority of physicians chose the track > that the body becomes psychotic and destroys itself and therefore the > best mode of treatment is to wipe out the immune system! >> Fortunately, some physicians continued to believe that some > bacterial or viral agent triggered the immune system...not nuts after > all. Chlamydia and mycoplasmas are two that have been implicated. >> There are physicians who treat people without destroying their > immune system but by building it up. >> HTH >> Denise R.N., (Ret.), M.S.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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