Auto Immune and Thyroid
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Just want to clarify one point for those who like to quibble and argue, theautoimmune thyroid has been known as Hashimoto's Disease. The orginal contributions claimed about this newer author is to break that down into a moredetailed understanding.
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My wife has Hashimoto's and she believes as does Dr. Mercola that
there is a Gluten Intolerance/auto-immune disease as well as mercury. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/02/Many-Symptoms-Suggest-Sluggish-Thyroid.aspx "Gluten causes autoimmune responses in many people and can be responsible for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a common autoimmune thyroid condition. Approximately 30 percent of the people with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis have an autoimmune reaction to gluten, and it usually goes unrecognized. How this works is, gluten can cause your gastrointestinal system to malfunction, so foods you eat aren’t completely digested (aka Leaky Gut Syndrome[7]). These food particles can then be absorbed into your bloodstream where your body misidentifies them as antigens -- substances that shouldn’t be there -- our body then produces antibodies against them. These antigens are similar to molecules in your thyroid gland. So your body accidentally attacks your thyroid. This is known as an autoimmune reaction or one in which your body actually attacks itself. Testing can be done for gluten and other food sensitivities, which involves measuring your IgG and IgA antibodies[8]." Andrew On Jan 10, 2010, at 8:21 PM, sctdh wrote: > Just want to clarify one point for those who like to quibble and > argue, the autoimmune thyroid has been known as Hashimoto's Disease. > The orginal contributions claimed about this newer author is to > break that down into a more detailed understanding. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > |
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Hi, Andrew,
Great job explaining this! Yes, thyroid problems abound among people with celiac disease (caused by gluten intolerance). I was hypothyroid and it actually normalized as a result of going gf and soy-free! It is interesting,tho, that ALL auto-immune diseases abound among celiacs, not just thyroid problems. It is because gluten causes the body to excrete a hormone (I believe it is called zonulin) which temporarily opens the tight junctions in the gut (this is how the gut permeability gets started). Glutens also open tjs in, at least, some of the organs--it is known they affect the blood brain barrier, the lungs, the liver, and highly suspected, that they open the tjs of the heart. Even normal people have this reaction to eating glutens,but among people with gluten intolerances, tjs open for a much longer timeperiod and sometimes the tjs refuse to close altogether. I didn't know if you knew this about other auto-immune diseases being connected to eating glutens, but you really did a great job describing how glutens do damage. They act the same way thru-out the body. I have auto-immuneTMJ, for instance. My jaw surgeons went in to repair my left jaw joint and found there was nothing there but dead tissue--it could not be repaired. They said it looked like the remains of a building that had been "fire-bombed"--it was all gray and full of debris. This was due to my body attacking glutens in or near my jaw joint. This is also how it is I have so many diagnoses. I have auto-immune diseases upon auto-immune diseases. Just thought you might be interested, if you do not already know this. Take care, Andrew. My best to you and your wife, Diane --- On Mon, 1/11/10, Andrew McAfee <[hidden email]> wrote: > From: Andrew McAfee <[hidden email]> > Subject: Re: [eSens] Auto Immune and Thyroid > To: [hidden email] > Date: Monday, January 11, 2010, 8:38 AM > My wife has Hashimoto's and she > believes as does Dr. Mercola that > there is a Gluten Intolerance/auto-immune disease as well > as mercury. > > http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/02/Many-Symptoms-Suggest-Sluggish-Thyroid.aspx > > "Gluten causes autoimmune responses in many people and can > be > responsible for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a common > autoimmune thyroid > condition. Approximately 30 percent of the people with > Hashimoto’s > thyroiditis have an autoimmune reaction to gluten, and it > usually goes > unrecognized. > > How this works is, gluten can cause your gastrointestinal > system to > malfunction, so foods you eat aren’t completely digested > (aka Leaky > Gut Syndrome[7]). These food particles can then be absorbed > into your > bloodstream where your body misidentifies them as antigens > -- > substances that shouldn’t be there -- our body then > produces > antibodies against them. > > These antigens are similar to molecules in your thyroid > gland. So your > body accidentally attacks your thyroid. This is known as an > autoimmune > reaction or one in which your body actually attacks > itself. > > Testing can be done for gluten and other food > sensitivities, which > involves measuring your IgG and IgA antibodies[8]." > > > > > > Andrew > > > > > > > On Jan 10, 2010, at 8:21 PM, sctdh wrote: > > > Just want to clarify one point for those who like to > quibble and > > argue, the autoimmune thyroid has been known as > Hashimoto's Disease. > > The orginal contributions claimed about this newer > author is to > > break that down into a more detailed understanding. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [hidden email] > > > |
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Hi Diane,
I cannot take credit for Mercola's language/quote from his article. It sounds like you know a lot about this...more than me. Mercola described zonulin as a protein if I recall. I do have a hunch that somewhere along the line, vaccine ingredients have played a role in creating the auto-immune environment which predisposes one to celiac. I can't prove it yet though Dr. Carley has her research www.drcarley.com that proves vaccines cause "all auto-immune" diseases through the over stimulation of the immune system. The short story is no vaccines and no gluten. I am doing well with the first one but not as good as my wife on the second. Little by little... Thank you for the info. Andrew "Leaky Gut" Intestinal Protein Linked to Autoimmune Disorders "Researchers report that a protein called zonulin appears to be responsible for maintaining the protective barrier in the small intestine, and that high levels of this protein are associated with disruptions in the barrier that allow foreign substances into the body's tissues." http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/05/14/leaky-gut.aspx On Jan 12, 2010, at 5:43 PM, Evie wrote: > Hi, Andrew, > > Great job explaining this! Yes, thyroid problems abound among > people with celiac disease (caused by gluten intolerance). I was > hypothyroid and it actually normalized as a result of going gf and > soy-free! It is interesting, tho, that ALL auto-immune diseases > abound among celiacs, not just thyroid problems. It is because > gluten causes the body to excrete a hormone (I believe it is called > zonulin) which temporarily opens the tight junctions in the gut > (this is how the gut permeability gets started). Glutens also open > tjs in, at least, some of the organs--it is known they affect the > blood brain barrier, the lungs, the liver, and highly suspected, > that they open the tjs of the heart. Even normal people have this > reaction to eating glutens, but among people with gluten > intolerances, tjs open for a much longer time period and sometimes > the tjs refuse to close altogether. > > I didn't know if you knew this about other auto-immune diseases > being connected to eating glutens, but you really did a great job > describing how glutens do damage. They act the same way thru-out > the body. I have auto-immune TMJ, for instance. My jaw surgeons > went in to repair my left jaw joint and found there was nothing > there but dead tissue--it could not be repaired. They said it > looked like the remains of a building that had been "fire-bombed"-- > it was all gray and full of debris. This was due to my body > attacking glutens in or near my jaw joint. This is also how it is I > have so many diagnoses. I have auto-immune diseases upon auto- > immune diseases. > > Just thought you might be interested, if you do not already know this. > Take care, Andrew. My best to you and your wife, > Diane > > > --- On Mon, 1/11/10, Andrew McAfee <[hidden email]> wrote: > >> From: Andrew McAfee <[hidden email]> >> Subject: Re: [eSens] Auto Immune and Thyroid >> To: [hidden email] >> Date: Monday, January 11, 2010, 8:38 AM >> My wife has Hashimoto's and she >> believes as does Dr. Mercola that >> there is a Gluten Intolerance/auto-immune disease as well >> as mercury. >> >> http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/02/Many-Symptoms-Suggest-Sluggish-Thyroid.aspx >> >> "Gluten causes autoimmune responses in many people and can >> be >> responsible for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a common >> autoimmune thyroid >> condition. Approximately 30 percent of the people with >> Hashimoto’s >> thyroiditis have an autoimmune reaction to gluten, and it >> usually goes >> unrecognized. >> >> How this works is, gluten can cause your gastrointestinal >> system to >> malfunction, so foods you eat aren’t completely digested >> (aka Leaky >> Gut Syndrome[7]). These food particles can then be absorbed >> into your >> bloodstream where your body misidentifies them as antigens >> -- >> substances that shouldn’t be there -- our body then >> produces >> antibodies against them. >> >> These antigens are similar to molecules in your thyroid >> gland. So your >> body accidentally attacks your thyroid. This is known as an >> autoimmune >> reaction or one in which your body actually attacks >> itself. >> >> Testing can be done for gluten and other food >> sensitivities, which >> involves measuring your IgG and IgA antibodies[8]." >> >> >> >> >> >> Andrew >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jan 10, 2010, at 8:21 PM, sctdh wrote: >> >>> Just want to clarify one point for those who like to >> quibble and >>> argue, the autoimmune thyroid has been known as >> Hashimoto's Disease. >>> The orginal contributions claimed about this newer >> author is to >>> break that down into a more detailed understanding. >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> [hidden email] >> >> >> > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > |
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