Re: Just got Celiac diagnosis

I am both gluten-intolerant and have had candida. I discovered my intolerance while doing an Elimination Diet for candida. Unfortunately, since I was already cutting out the gluten, I decided not to have the antibody test which is often false negative after an extended gluten-free diet. I am not sure if I am a true celiac or simply gluten-intolerant, but the fix is the same, no gluten.

It is a challenge, but I have found that adhering to the gluten-free diet gave me the edge I needed to get rid of the candida(along with a course of pau d'arco).

There is some debate over the 'curability' of celiac disease. Some believe that if you Liver Flush enough your immune system will allow you to process the gluten or at least not react as severely to its presence. Others believe it to be genetic and triggered by some unknown event. Personally, I'm inclined to just adhere to the diet, and Liver Flush for other benefits. I also believe it depends on the age of onset/trigger. I believe I have been suffering since I was at least in my early teens, but didn't know it. I have experienced many of the long-term side-effects over the years, most I believe are due to the malabsorption that results from the intestinal damage.

While some believe that candida 'causes' celiac, I doubt this as candida is a disease of deficiency, and celiac causes, but is not necessarily caused by a nutritional deficiency, at least not as far as any information I can find on the subject. An explanation of the difference between an intolerance and an allergy is quoted from the site below.

http://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodid=30

'The reaction to an intolerance seems to be that the substance is not digested. The immune part of the response involves only the circulating immunoglobins IgA, maybe IgG and related immune cells, receptors.

The immune reaction to an allergy involves IgE. The substance may still be digested, but there may be allergic responses elsewhere outside the gut.'

You may also want to beware of all dairy products, as the protein in milk, casein, is very similar in structure to gluten, and can cause a similar reaction in the body of a celiac. I have been on a gluten-free, dairy-free diet for a few months now, and it has made a world of difference in how I feel. I have some pretty good articles about GD, I will try to share the links later.

Anyway, hope some of this helps. Good luck.