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From 2008 to 2011, physicians from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, treated 22 patients with symptoms similar to celiac disease, including intestinal inflammation and abnormalities. Patients came from 17 states, and some had been diagnosed with celiac disease. They had chronic diarrhoea and weight loss (median weight loss was 17.70 kg [39 lbs] and 1 patient lost 56.71 kg [125 lbs]). Fourteen of the 22 patients were hospitalised because of the severity of their symptoms. When given a blood test, however, these patients didn’t come back with results typical of celiac disease. They also didn’t respond to treatments such as gluten-free diets. After examining their medications, Joseph Murray, MD, Mayo Clinic, pulled several of the patients off olmesartan. Surprisingly, their symptoms dramatically improved. Eventually, all 22 were taken off the drug, and all showed improvement. Eighteen of the 22 patients had intestinal biopsies after stopping the medication and showed improvement. “We thought these cases were celiac disease initially because their biopsies showed features very like celiac disease, such as inflammation,” said Dr. Murray. “What made them different was they didn’t have the antibodies in their blood that are typical for celiac disease.” “It’s really an awareness issue,” he said. “We want doctors to be aware of this issue, so if they see a patient who is having this type of syndrome, they can think about medications as a possible association. “What needs to be known next is the science to understand why there is such an association.”SOURCE: Mayo Clinic
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8 Responses
Emme,
You might have gotten your bladder infection from eating chicken. See
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/07/11/156626766/studies-tie-human-bladder-infections-to-antibiotics-in-chicken
Dr. Osborn,
Thank you for posting this information. Have you or anyone else looked into the benefits of soaking (ie sprouting) quinoa over night to make the nutrients more availble and digestable?
My understanding of modern day grains through reading Mary Eng’s “Nourishing Traditions” is that we over process the grains and strip the nutrition and this is the big link between all the modern day diseases we’re seeing today. She suggests in her book to soak all meat and grains at least 24 hours the way our indigenous ancestors did for maximum nutrition and robust health.
Your thoughts?
anyone knows if the gluten free rice is ok to eat ir if eeuu hold remove all type of rice and corneta from the diet??
can u tell me if quaker oat rice cakes are ok to eat. I bought some but says gluten free, apple cinnamon flavor with other natual flavors. But the ingredients state that it has maltodextrin, how can it be gf if it contains those ingredient. So nervous to eat anything and I am loosing weight by the day. even chicken and tuna can contain dangerous ingredients. I have just started this diet within the last 4 weeks. I dont know what to eat anymore. Desperate!
No they are not safe to eat. Watch this video >>>https://stg-gfsociety-testing.kinsta.cloud/video-tutorial/gluten-sensitivity-what-is-it/
I too have inflammatory reactions with quinoa and also chia. I know these are touted as superfoods and are wildly popular, but my body doesn’t seem to care about the hype. It lets me know that these pseudo grains trigger autoimmune reactions for me like brain fog, fatigue, no motivation, urge incontinence, intestinal swelling, rectal swelling, diarrhea, gas, very sore neck & shoulder muscles, sore scalp, and sometimes bumps like pimples on the nape of my neck which I only get when having a reaction. Hard to believe this stuff is poison for my body, but I took the genetic test for gluten sensitivity and was positive on both genes, and 2 “branches” on the same gene which means I got 1 gene from each parent and my kids have at least 1 positive gene which explains their health issues. I’m still learning how to live life with this new no grain diet and I’m still mourning foods that I ate for years and loved, but if I cheat I feel like I have the flu with the symptoms above for 3-4 days so it’s not worth it for me. I know I have an overgrowth of yeast in my gut which some say may have eaten holes in my intestines causing leaky gut and triggered my gluten sensitivity genes to activate. Not sure. I know I used to be able to eat whatever I wanted. This site has given me the hard truth about living grain free. Nothing else works for me. Over time this has cost me noticeable loss of muscle and teeth that used to be great but have been breaking due to not enough minerals absorbed through my intestines so my body is robbing what it needs from my teeth & bones. I also found an “emergency” supplement to help bring down the significant overreaction of my immune system when I get accidentally glutened. It’s a micronized beta glucan that acts as an immune system modulator. It’s totally harmless & patented. Works for me, but I still don’t cheat with gluten even though I take it. It’s called NSC-100. Read about it on their website nsc24.com. Let’s help each other with Dr. O’s help too to heal and regain our lives. Thanks for all you are doing, Dr. O!
Emme Gannon, D-Mannose at the health food store I find works better than cranberry juice.
Download GF FINDER app. Scan any bar code and it tells you if it contains gluten. Works great