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On Mon, 27 Mar 1995
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> On the radio last night we heard an ad for a protein-vitamin supplement/drink.
> The ad was directed at HIV positive AIDS individuals and as such was pushing
> its immune system boosting properties. Then curiously enough it went on to
> claim that the product was "gluten free" and explained (this is a very rough
> quote:) "to alleviate the diarrhea usually associated with gluten".
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> Does anyone know of a reference dealing with increased gluten sensitivity in
> HIV patients or was this simply a case of unrelated ad copy getting jumbled in
> the same commercial?
I have wondered about this myself. I swear my trigger for this disease
was a bout of mononucleosis. I am asymptomatic, but I had a positive
biopsy for diagnosis. A lot of the symptoms for chronic fatigue syndrome
overlap with symptoms for celiac disease: muscle fatigue, bowel
problems, food sensitivities, psychological problems.
I knew that people in the final stages of AIDS have diarrhea. I am
concerned that CD can have a number of viral triggers among the
genetically pre-disposed.
We definitely need to expand the scope of research.
Becky Markle
Erie PA
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