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Celiac Disease and other autoimmune conditions

Disclaimer: This is an educational and informative post, nothing in it is meant to take the place of medical treatment, neither does it claim to treat, cure or diagnose any condition. If you have Celiac disease, you’ll have to take note of this.   Studies show that those susceptible to autoimmune conditions are those who already have one. In other words, it’s more likely you’ll develop others. As a genetic practitioner, the genetic test results amongst those of us with Celiac are very interesting… Most, if not all, percentage wise, have problems in our inflammation biological pathway. As well as detoxification and oxidative stress pathways and vitamin metabolism pathways. With autoimmune conditions, the immune system is in overdrive. The immune system is our body’s defense system, but it remains in that alert stage. When our inflammation signals (another normal process that happens in the body) do not switch off, but remain in a negative feedback loop, this causes a pro inflammatory response.   Cue Autoimmune conditions   An autoimmune condition requires you need to have the genetics that predispose you to develop it. It doesn’t mean, however,  that if you carry the genetics,  you will develop it. However, we know how hard and how long it can take to diagnose an autoimmune condition. HLA Autoimmunity Genetic test With the test, you can see if you have the risk factor and it’s so helpful to show your medical care person/s when trying to get a diagnosis. It can make the process of searching and knowing what to test for so much easier.   Contact me if you’d like more information on this test or see my Genetic page for more information.

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Undiagnosed Celiac Disease and Fertility

Disclaimer: this information is not meant to treat, cure or diagnosis any condition. It is purely educational and informative information.   According to several medical journals, undiagnosed Celiac Disease can cause a wide range of gynecological and obstetric issues including delayed menus, early menopause and secondary amenorrhoea. Women with undiagnosed celiac disease have been shown to have up to a nine-fold relative risk of recurrent miscarriage compared with treated patients.(treatment referring to adherence to a gluten-free diet) Nutritional Deficiencies due to malabsorption can cause reproductive and pregnancy complications. Undiagnosed celiac disease may cause folic acid, vitamin B12, fat-soluble vitamin and iron deficiencies, which may further adversely effect Fertility. Gliadin may also induce an inflammatory reaction with associated cytokine production, which may adversely affect the fetus. Adherence to a gluten-free diet has been shown to reduce circulating autoantibodies and the risk of possible miscarriage. Sources: PMC4989603 Pubmed7988064 This information highlights the need for early diagnosis for Celiac Disease (not to ignore symptoms, thinking it is just a gluten sensitivity) because the consequences of staying undiagonosed and thus failing to adhere to a strict life-long gluten avoidance can possibly lead to problems such as discussed here.

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