tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post125793766095460681..comments2024-02-12T05:30:13.488-05:00Comments on Fanatic Cook: About IntestinesBixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-91059572227375041942010-03-19T17:38:31.626-04:002010-03-19T17:38:31.626-04:00That's great. I hope things things work out o...That's great. I hope things things work out okay.<br /><br />Autumn looks to have a nice practice going. I'm happy for her.Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-68956362749923431962010-03-18T16:10:18.747-04:002010-03-18T16:10:18.747-04:00Hey Bix, thanks for the referral to Autumn. She g...Hey Bix, thanks for the referral to Autumn. She gave me a great explanation of gluten sensitivity and how it works in the gut, and also offered an opinion on EnteroLab!Angela and Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595787896658046091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-69962088958729793942010-03-13T10:50:37.077-05:002010-03-13T10:50:37.077-05:00Thanks Bix for your help--I've contacted Autum...Thanks Bix for your help--I've contacted Autumn!Angela and Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595787896658046091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-11063907436445857042010-03-09T15:19:38.541-05:002010-03-09T15:19:38.541-05:00Celiac and wheat allergy are distinct, yes. I kno...Celiac and wheat allergy are distinct, yes. I know celiac as an autoimmune disease, not an allergy. With an autoimmune disease, our body attacks itself. With an allergy, our body attacks a foreign substance. You can grow out of or lessen effects of an allergy. You can't grow out of an autoimmune disease, but you can manage it.<br /><br />The two can occur together too. Celiac can be diagnosed well with a biopsy of the small intestine. (The intestine atrophies.) Wheat allergy on the other hand has a lot of the allergy symptoms like hives, respiratory problems.<br /><br />There's a lot more to know about these and related disorders. I don't know a lot. I've heard testing stool is not always reliable. But I really don't know.<br /><br />BTW, Autumn (in my People list to the right) is probably a great resource for all things gluten. <br />http://www.foodwisenutrition.blogspot.com/Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-79550500128794067152010-03-08T18:16:07.889-05:002010-03-08T18:16:07.889-05:00Sorry to be going back so far here, but I was look...Sorry to be going back so far here, but I was looking to see if you had info on celiac or gluten sensitivity. Most of what I've read online suggests that gluten sensitivity is just a step along the way to celiac, but, interestingly, you seem to say that they (celiac/what allergy) are not related (if I'm interpreting what you say correctly).<br />In that vein, I wondered if you had any knowledge (vis a vis gluten sensitivity) of a stool sample test for gluten sensitivity, which claims to detect such sensitivity sooner than it can be seen in bloodwork. Here is a lab that does the tests, which look for certain antibodies in the stool sample: https://www.enterolab.com/Home.htmAngela and Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595787896658046091noreply@blogger.com