Gluten intolerance linked to Candida

[Guest guest]

List,

In view of the recent discussion of gluten intolerance, I thought you might be

interested in the following. The complete article is at:

http://www.denvernaturopathic.com/news/celiac.html

Now we come to what to me is the most interesting of the recent research

regarding celiac. It seems fitting that the research again comes from Holland ,

where celiac disease was first linked to diet. Dr. Nieuwenhuizen, from the

research group TNO Nutrition and Food Research, published a paper in the June,

2003, Lancet. He links celiac disease with Candida albicans. Dr. Nieuwenhuizen,

knowing the actual sequence of proteins which trigger celiac disease from the

published work of other scientists, had searched the databases available to him

through TNO to see if the same sequence existed in other places. It turns out

the identical sequence of proteins occur in the cell walls of Candida albicans.

[15]

These Candida gluten-like proteins turn out to be the yeast's " hypha-specific

surface protein " nicknamed Hwp1. This is the yeast's version of Velcro and

allows it to attach and hang onto the endomysium in the wall of the intestine.

It is also targeted by transglutaminase, the enzyme which acts on the gluten

protein and serves as a target for immune antibodies. Candida species which

don't have this Hwp1 protein can't attach themselves to the digestive tract.

[16]

If Candida can trigger the same chemical and immunological reactions as wheat

gluten do we can imagine a number of interesting implications. First, in people

with celiac disease, symptoms usually get better rapidly when they eliminate

gluten from their diet. This isn't always the case. Even without gluten some

people continue to have symptoms. They may have intestinal Candidiasis. The

Candida in their gut may be acting like gluten and continues triggering

symptoms. Second, an acute Candida infection may trigger the onset of celiac

disease. Even if the Candida is treated and eliminated, the person could be left

with a permanent sensitivity to wheat gluten. Candida infections occur

frequently with antibiotic usage. In people genetically susceptible to celiac,

extra caution should be exercised when using antibiotics to prevent Candida

overgrowth. Third, if wheat can cause neurological damage as in gluten ataxia,

it is reasonable to assume that Candida could also do so by the same process.

Reports of Candida infections causing neurological symptoms are not uncommon;

now we have a possible explanation. Fourth, if only a small portion of the

people with gluten ataxia have gastrointestinal symptoms despite their severe

damage elsewhere in their bodies, it is reasonable to assume that Candida could

stimulate significant problems while producing slight or no digestive symptoms.

Best wishes,

Nenah

[Guest guest]

--- In , " Nenah Sylver " <nenah@b...>

wrote:

> List,

> In view of the recent discussion of gluten intolerance, I thought

you might be interested in the following. The complete article is at:

>

> http://www.denvernaturopathic.com/news/celiac.html

>

> Now we come to what to me is the most interesting of the recent

research regarding celiac. It seems fitting that the research again

comes from Holland , where celiac disease was first linked to diet.

Dr. Nieuwenhuizen, from the research group TNO Nutrition and Food

Research, published a paper in the June, 2003, Lancet. He links

celiac disease with Candida albicans. Dr. Nieuwenhuizen, knowing the

actual sequence of proteins which trigger celiac disease from the

published work of other scientists, had searched the databases

available to him through TNO to see if the same sequence existed in

other places. It turns out the identical sequence of proteins occur

in the cell walls of Candida albicans. [15]

HAH! I knew it!

[Guest guest]

> http://www.denvernaturopathic.com/news/celiac.html

>

> He links celiac disease with Candida albicans. Dr. Nieuwenhuizen, knowing

> the actual sequence of proteins which trigger celiac disease from the

> published work of other scientists, had searched the databases available

> to him through TNO to see if the same sequence existed in other places.

> It turns out the identical sequence of proteins occur in the cell walls of

> Candida albicans. [15]

> Nenah

Thought there might be a chicken or the egg first connection with candida

and celiac. Even though I never suspected candida when I cut out gluten I

did l-glutamine incase there was leaky gut and olive leaf extract incase

there was candida or grain mycotoxins to kill. Decided yeast was gone too.

Could see I guess that leavened GF bread might be counterproductive.

Wanita