RE: Osteoporosis Linked to Celiac Disease

[Guest guest]

A very important study! Thanks, Tess.

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] " Osteoporosis Linked to Celiac Disease "

>

> Osteoporosis Linked to Celiac Disease

> Special diet reversed bone loss, study finds.

>

> By Ed Edelson

> HealthDay Reporter

> TUESDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) --

>

> People with osteoporosis, the bone-weakening condition, may also have

> celiac disease and should be screened for that illness, too, a new study

> recommends.

>

> A review of 266 people being treated for osteoporosis found that nine of

> them had celiac disease, an intestinal disorder caused by intolerance to

> gluten found in wheat, rye and other grains. Just one of 574 people

> without the bone disease also suffered from celiac disease, the study

> found.

>

> " Our results suggest that as many as 3 to 4 percent of patients who have

> osteoporosis have the bone condition as a consequence of having celiac

> disease, " said Dr. F. Stenson, a professor of medicine at

> Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, who led the

> study.

>

> The finding appears in the March 1 issue of the ls of Internal

> Medicine.

> Celiac disease causes an immune reaction to gluten that interferes with

> the ability of the intestine to absorb nutrients, including the calcium

> and vitamin D that are essential to the health of bones. A gluten-free

> diet improved bone density as well as gastrointestinal symptoms for

> people with celiac disease, the researchers reported.

>

> " We believe that the diet allowed the intestines to heal and that

> permitted normal absorption of calcium and vitamin D to reverse bone

> loss, " Stenson said.

> While a severe case of celiac disease produces obvious symptoms such as

> weight loss and diarrhea, mild cases often go undiagnosed because they

> cause more subtle problems, such as iron deficiency anemia, the

> researchers said.

>

> " One of our conclusions is that incidence of celiac disease in patients

> with osteoporosis is high enough to justify screening for everybody with

> osteoporosis, " Stenson said. " The idea is that if a patient has

> osteoporosis as a consequence of celiac disease, the most direct way to

> correct their bone loss would be to put them on a gluten-free diet. "

>

> The Washington University report ties in with a Finnish study, released

> last year, which found that one in every 99 children tested in a pilot

> study had undetected celiac disease, and a study done two years ago at

> the University of land that found an incidence of one in 133

> children. But both the Finnish and land researchers said the case

> for mass screening was still unproven.

> " Screening is not something I would recommend for any group based on the

> Stenson [Washington University] study, viewed with other data, " said Dr.

> Alan L. Buchman, associate professor of medicine at the Northwestern

> University Feinberg School of Medicine, who wrote an accompanying

> editorial in the journal. " But it is an issue we can't ignore. "

> Costs linked to a generalized screening is one important consideration,

> he said. " The cost to prevent a single fracture in a patient with celiac

> disease and osteoporosis would be $43,000, " Buchman wrote.

>

> " What probably needs to be done is a study that has a large number of

> subjects, a cross-section across the nation to determine the incidence, "

> Buchman said. Such a study " would take a long time to do and cost a lot

> of money, " he added, but " if we screened everybody that would cost

> billions of dollars. "

>

> More information

> The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

> (digestive.niddk.nih.gov) offers an overview of celiac disease.

[Guest guest]

A very important study! Thanks, Tess.

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] " Osteoporosis Linked to Celiac Disease "

>

> Osteoporosis Linked to Celiac Disease

> Special diet reversed bone loss, study finds.

>

> By Ed Edelson

> HealthDay Reporter

> TUESDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) --

>

> People with osteoporosis, the bone-weakening condition, may also have

> celiac disease and should be screened for that illness, too, a new study

> recommends.

>

> A review of 266 people being treated for osteoporosis found that nine of

> them had celiac disease, an intestinal disorder caused by intolerance to

> gluten found in wheat, rye and other grains. Just one of 574 people

> without the bone disease also suffered from celiac disease, the study

> found.

>

> " Our results suggest that as many as 3 to 4 percent of patients who have

> osteoporosis have the bone condition as a consequence of having celiac

> disease, " said Dr. F. Stenson, a professor of medicine at

> Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, who led the

> study.

>

> The finding appears in the March 1 issue of the ls of Internal

> Medicine.

> Celiac disease causes an immune reaction to gluten that interferes with

> the ability of the intestine to absorb nutrients, including the calcium

> and vitamin D that are essential to the health of bones. A gluten-free

> diet improved bone density as well as gastrointestinal symptoms for

> people with celiac disease, the researchers reported.

>

> " We believe that the diet allowed the intestines to heal and that

> permitted normal absorption of calcium and vitamin D to reverse bone

> loss, " Stenson said.

> While a severe case of celiac disease produces obvious symptoms such as

> weight loss and diarrhea, mild cases often go undiagnosed because they

> cause more subtle problems, such as iron deficiency anemia, the

> researchers said.

>

> " One of our conclusions is that incidence of celiac disease in patients

> with osteoporosis is high enough to justify screening for everybody with

> osteoporosis, " Stenson said. " The idea is that if a patient has

> osteoporosis as a consequence of celiac disease, the most direct way to

> correct their bone loss would be to put them on a gluten-free diet. "

>

> The Washington University report ties in with a Finnish study, released

> last year, which found that one in every 99 children tested in a pilot

> study had undetected celiac disease, and a study done two years ago at

> the University of land that found an incidence of one in 133

> children. But both the Finnish and land researchers said the case

> for mass screening was still unproven.

> " Screening is not something I would recommend for any group based on the

> Stenson [Washington University] study, viewed with other data, " said Dr.

> Alan L. Buchman, associate professor of medicine at the Northwestern

> University Feinberg School of Medicine, who wrote an accompanying

> editorial in the journal. " But it is an issue we can't ignore. "

> Costs linked to a generalized screening is one important consideration,

> he said. " The cost to prevent a single fracture in a patient with celiac

> disease and osteoporosis would be $43,000, " Buchman wrote.

>

> " What probably needs to be done is a study that has a large number of

> subjects, a cross-section across the nation to determine the incidence, "

> Buchman said. Such a study " would take a long time to do and cost a lot

> of money, " he added, but " if we screened everybody that would cost

> billions of dollars. "

>

> More information

> The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

> (digestive.niddk.nih.gov) offers an overview of celiac disease.

[Guest guest]

Celiac runs in my family. I can tell you that most labs don't test

correctly for it. There is a lab in the East that is the foremost testing

center for it. If anyone is getting tested for this then they should make

sure to see a celiac doctor or go through this lab.

Fibromyaliga (sorry for the butchered spelling) has also been linked to it.

So has RA, Graves disease and other autoimmune problems. Colon cancer is

linked to it also.

The main problem with celiac is incorrect diagnosis. The doctors look for

the simple symptoms which are digestive. There is still a lot of doctors

that know little about Celiac disease.

Sheril

[ ] " Osteoporosis Linked to Celiac Disease "

Osteoporosis Linked to Celiac Disease

Special diet reversed bone loss, study finds.

By Ed Edelson

HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) --

People with osteoporosis, the bone-weakening condition, may also have

celiac disease and should be screened for that illness, too, a new study

recommends.

A review of 266 people being treated for osteoporosis found that nine of

them had celiac disease, an intestinal disorder caused by intolerance to

gluten found in wheat, rye and other grains. Just one of 574 people

without the bone disease also suffered from celiac disease, the study

found.

" Our results suggest that as many as 3 to 4 percent of patients who have

osteoporosis have the bone condition as a consequence of having celiac

disease, " said Dr. F. Stenson, a professor of medicine at

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, who led the

study.

The finding appears in the March 1 issue of the ls of Internal

Medicine.

Celiac disease causes an immune reaction to gluten that interferes with

the ability of the intestine to absorb nutrients, including the calcium

and vitamin D that are essential to the health of bones. A gluten-free

diet improved bone density as well as gastrointestinal symptoms for

people with celiac disease, the researchers reported.

" We believe that the diet allowed the intestines to heal and that

permitted normal absorption of calcium and vitamin D to reverse bone

loss, " Stenson said.

While a severe case of celiac disease produces obvious symptoms such as

weight loss and diarrhea, mild cases often go undiagnosed because they

cause more subtle problems, such as iron deficiency anemia, the

researchers said.

" One of our conclusions is that incidence of celiac disease in patients

with osteoporosis is high enough to justify screening for everybody with

osteoporosis, " Stenson said. " The idea is that if a patient has

osteoporosis as a consequence of celiac disease, the most direct way to

correct their bone loss would be to put them on a gluten-free diet. "

The Washington University report ties in with a Finnish study, released

last year, which found that one in every 99 children tested in a pilot

study had undetected celiac disease, and a study done two years ago at

the University of land that found an incidence of one in 133

children. But both the Finnish and land researchers said the case

for mass screening was still unproven.

" Screening is not something I would recommend for any group based on the

Stenson [Washington University] study, viewed with other data, " said Dr.

Alan L. Buchman, associate professor of medicine at the Northwestern

University Feinberg School of Medicine, who wrote an accompanying

editorial in the journal. " But it is an issue we can't ignore. "

Costs linked to a generalized screening is one important consideration,

he said. " The cost to prevent a single fracture in a patient with celiac

disease and osteoporosis would be $43,000, " Buchman wrote.

" What probably needs to be done is a study that has a large number of

subjects, a cross-section across the nation to determine the incidence, "

Buchman said. Such a study " would take a long time to do and cost a lot

of money, " he added, but " if we screened everybody that would cost

billions of dollars. "

More information

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

(digestive.niddk.nih.gov) offers an overview of celiac disease.

[Guest guest]

Celiac runs in my family. I can tell you that most labs don't test

correctly for it. There is a lab in the East that is the foremost testing

center for it. If anyone is getting tested for this then they should make

sure to see a celiac doctor or go through this lab.

Fibromyaliga (sorry for the butchered spelling) has also been linked to it.

So has RA, Graves disease and other autoimmune problems. Colon cancer is

linked to it also.

The main problem with celiac is incorrect diagnosis. The doctors look for

the simple symptoms which are digestive. There is still a lot of doctors

that know little about Celiac disease.

Sheril

[ ] " Osteoporosis Linked to Celiac Disease "

Osteoporosis Linked to Celiac Disease

Special diet reversed bone loss, study finds.

By Ed Edelson

HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) --

People with osteoporosis, the bone-weakening condition, may also have

celiac disease and should be screened for that illness, too, a new study

recommends.

A review of 266 people being treated for osteoporosis found that nine of

them had celiac disease, an intestinal disorder caused by intolerance to

gluten found in wheat, rye and other grains. Just one of 574 people

without the bone disease also suffered from celiac disease, the study

found.

" Our results suggest that as many as 3 to 4 percent of patients who have

osteoporosis have the bone condition as a consequence of having celiac

disease, " said Dr. F. Stenson, a professor of medicine at

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, who led the

study.

The finding appears in the March 1 issue of the ls of Internal

Medicine.

Celiac disease causes an immune reaction to gluten that interferes with

the ability of the intestine to absorb nutrients, including the calcium

and vitamin D that are essential to the health of bones. A gluten-free

diet improved bone density as well as gastrointestinal symptoms for

people with celiac disease, the researchers reported.

" We believe that the diet allowed the intestines to heal and that

permitted normal absorption of calcium and vitamin D to reverse bone

loss, " Stenson said.

While a severe case of celiac disease produces obvious symptoms such as

weight loss and diarrhea, mild cases often go undiagnosed because they

cause more subtle problems, such as iron deficiency anemia, the

researchers said.

" One of our conclusions is that incidence of celiac disease in patients

with osteoporosis is high enough to justify screening for everybody with

osteoporosis, " Stenson said. " The idea is that if a patient has

osteoporosis as a consequence of celiac disease, the most direct way to

correct their bone loss would be to put them on a gluten-free diet. "

The Washington University report ties in with a Finnish study, released

last year, which found that one in every 99 children tested in a pilot

study had undetected celiac disease, and a study done two years ago at

the University of land that found an incidence of one in 133

children. But both the Finnish and land researchers said the case

for mass screening was still unproven.

" Screening is not something I would recommend for any group based on the

Stenson [Washington University] study, viewed with other data, " said Dr.

Alan L. Buchman, associate professor of medicine at the Northwestern

University Feinberg School of Medicine, who wrote an accompanying

editorial in the journal. " But it is an issue we can't ignore. "

Costs linked to a generalized screening is one important consideration,

he said. " The cost to prevent a single fracture in a patient with celiac

disease and osteoporosis would be $43,000, " Buchman wrote.

" What probably needs to be done is a study that has a large number of

subjects, a cross-section across the nation to determine the incidence, "

Buchman said. Such a study " would take a long time to do and cost a lot

of money, " he added, but " if we screened everybody that would cost

billions of dollars. "

More information

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

(digestive.niddk.nih.gov) offers an overview of celiac disease.