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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>
I am well aware that current wisdom is that celiac can never be cured, but
I'm intrigued with the idea that over time it could possibly be . . .
My daughter has CD & diabetes (type 1) and our endocrinologist (diabetes
specialist) did tell us that that, even though they still don't know for
sure what triggers the initial automimmune response, they DO know that this
initial autoimmune response (which causes the islet cells in the pancreas to
be killed off and resulting in diabetes) does eventually fade. This is one
of the reasons why there is a lot of confidence in an eventual cure/treatment
-- because if new, functioning islet cells can be introduced/produced by the
body through some means (stem cells, cloning, etc.) , they know/think that
the body won't kill off the new insulin-producing cells.
Anyways, given the idea that the autoimmune response fades relative to the
pancreas, I was wondering if there's been any research into whether it is
also possible for the autoimmune response to gluten to also "fade" over time
. . . Anybody wanna throw in their $.02?
Lyndy
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