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Timothy Partridge <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 13 Oct 1996 22:29:51 +0100
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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>
 
> I hope this isn't a naive question, but if Celiac disease is an autoimmune
> disorder and AIDS is as well, what could be the relationship between the two?
 
I'm not a doctor, but I didn't think AIDS was an autoimmune condition, where the
body attacks itself. Surely it's an immune deficiency (the ID part of the name)
caused by the immune system being destroyed by HIV. A gluten free diet can be
prescribed by doctors for conditions other than coeliac (my sister went on one
for a while when she had ME), so that of itself doesn't necessarily indicate a
link either. Not medical advice.
 
   Tim
 
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Tim Partridge. Any opinions expressed are mine only and not those of my employer

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