Doing more reading on my health problems of late, zeroed in on the most major aspect of the problem.
I knew that Celiac disease makes one prone to Candida infection. Now two things I did not know. (After all, I do not sit around constantly reading on this stuff.)
I knew Celiac causes nervous system damage. No question this had occurred to me years ago because numerous symptoms have reversed over time, since reducing and then removing gluten from my diet. However, I had assumed (as did most of the medical community) that this was due to reduced absorption of nutrients required by the nervous system. Some fairly new research shows it goes beyond that. Celiac actually causes antibodies which attack the nervous system.
So, Celiac has been re-classified from an absorption disorder to an autoimmune disorder.
Second thing I did not know, again fairly new. Candida Albicans (the common form of yeast carried by over 99 percent of humans in the digestive tract), has a surface protein which is identical to the protein gliadin. Gliadin is the protein in gluten which causes the body to react, giving rise to gluten intolerance and Celiac disease.
Therefore, having Candidiasis sparks the Celiac response as much or more than eating gluten.
That explains a lot of things.
The final end point of all of this is that I have to find a regimen which works for me to eliminate Candida from my system to the highest level possible. Even a normal level is not tolerable for those of us with Celiac disease. Any Candida in the digestive system is damaging.
I knew that Celiac disease makes one prone to Candida infection. Now two things I did not know. (After all, I do not sit around constantly reading on this stuff.)
I knew Celiac causes nervous system damage. No question this had occurred to me years ago because numerous symptoms have reversed over time, since reducing and then removing gluten from my diet. However, I had assumed (as did most of the medical community) that this was due to reduced absorption of nutrients required by the nervous system. Some fairly new research shows it goes beyond that. Celiac actually causes antibodies which attack the nervous system.
So, Celiac has been re-classified from an absorption disorder to an autoimmune disorder.
Second thing I did not know, again fairly new. Candida Albicans (the common form of yeast carried by over 99 percent of humans in the digestive tract), has a surface protein which is identical to the protein gliadin. Gliadin is the protein in gluten which causes the body to react, giving rise to gluten intolerance and Celiac disease.
Therefore, having Candidiasis sparks the Celiac response as much or more than eating gluten.
That explains a lot of things.
The final end point of all of this is that I have to find a regimen which works for me to eliminate Candida from my system to the highest level possible. Even a normal level is not tolerable for those of us with Celiac disease. Any Candida in the digestive system is damaging.
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