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At 06:25 PM 2/23/96 -0500, Bob Lawson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>The doctor theorized that occasionally celiac sprue seems to be triggered by
>a severe system shock. In 1992 I had open heart surgery with a triple
>by-pass followed six months later by radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
From: The Sprue-nik Press, Mar. 1995
Dr. Joseph Murray, of the University of Iowa, is a gastroenterologist
that specializes in treating Celiac disease. He gave a talk entitled
"Celiacs in the 90s" at a conference hosted by the American Celiac
Society on June 10-11, 1994. What follows are highlights of Dr.
Murray's talk.
[snip...]
Dr. Murray believes there are several "triggers" that can activate
Celiac disease in genetically susceptible people:
* A sudden change to a low fat diet, which usually means a sudden
increase in starches, which usually means a dramatic increase in
wheat-based products.
* A woman is susceptible during postpartum, when the immune system
is adjusting to the changes after delivery.
* Surgery, particularly GI (gall bladder, etc.) can be a trigger.
* Certain viral infections. Also, there is some suspicion that
certain antibiotics can be triggers, though in these cases it
could also be the infection that the antibiotics are fighting.
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