BikeWP Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Just curious here... How many PANDA DD's and DS's have been diagnosed with Celiac? Seems as though they both go hand in hand... I could be wrong but is there a connection? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkGutBacteria Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 No celiac in our family but glutens (gliadin in particular) are known binders of zonulin, which increases gut permeability (leaky gut). Prebiotics like fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and probably galactooligosaccharides (GOS) seem to improve leaky gut by inhibiting zonulin. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=prebiotics+AND+zonulin) See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16635908 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkGutBacteria Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Here's something interesting...gluten-free diets may help people with autoimmune conditions regardless of whether they have celiac disease. "Gluten-free diet dramatically inhibits [type 1 diabetes] in animal models, and epidemiological data are supportive of such an effect in humans. The mechanisms include less subclinical intestinal inflammation and permeability, and changed composition of bacterial flora, which can also be obtained by intake of probiotics." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21615797 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpotter Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I don't think it goes hand in hand, but that being said, they are both autoimmune conditions. What many of us have found is if there is one problem, there may be another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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