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Q:
Hello Ben,

The Iodine went away completely about 18 hours after I put it on my stomach. So I guess that is not to bad right? Also, what disease might be causing my chest cramps if my heart is OK?

Thank You,
J. in Minnesota

A:
Hi J.,

That is very good on the Iodine; for most it disappears within 2-6 hours; 18 hours suggests that you have a near optimal iodine level in your body. In this case, monitor it closely with a frequent patch of iodine (½ to silver dollar size area) and back off the iodine if you reach the 24 hour retention.

Coeliac disease is one that our Naturopath consultant says can cause chest pains. Just be certain it isn’t a cardiac condition; that could be deadly. Although mainstream medicine may not generally diagnosis Coeliac’s in conjunction with what feels like cardiac angina, naturopaths often recognize it, …if there is no heart issues.

Coeliac Disease is considered an auto immune disease and is described as damage to the small intestine often associated with eating foods that have gluten a type of protein that is usually found in barley, wheat, and rye. Once a person suffers from Coeliac Disease, other parts of the body can also be affected.

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What Causes Coeliac Disease?

Genetic Predisposition. People with Coeliac disease have been found to have first degree relatives who are suffering from the same condition. For genetically predisposed persons, various factors could cause certain changes in the small intestine, which could pave the way for an irregular immune system response leading to the occurrence of the condition. Some of the said factors include bacteria, surgery, and virus.

Environmental Factors. Various dietary grains were known to cause Coeliac disease. Some of these foods are wheat, barley, and oats. These foods contain certain amounts of ‘toxic’ proteins which are collectively referred to as gluten.

Diagnosis, Signs and Symptoms of Coeliac Disease

When a person ingests gluten, the body’s auto immune system responds immediately by attacking the villi in the stomach lining, which are eventually destroyed. This leads to malabsorption, which then creates severe gastrointestinal disturbances. Once the body experiences nutrient malabsorption, as well as deficiencies in vitamins and minerals, the body could suffer from anaemia as osteoporosis (thin bones).

There can be many symptoms of Coeliac disease. Some common symptoms are some or many of the following:

    Muscle cramps

    Stomach cramps (sometimes mistaken for cardiac pain.)

    Fatigue

    Poor appetite

    Bloating

    Abdominal pain

    Diarrhea

    Flatulence

    Weight loss

    Headaches

    Inflamed tissues

    Neuropathy, or feeling of tingling numbness in the hands and legs due to nerve damage

    Aphthous ulcers, or pale sores found inside the mouth

    Dermatitis herpetiformis, or painful skin rashes

    Thyroid dysfunction (Thytrophin PMG and Lugol's Liquid Iodine can correct this in a few months)

    Tooth discoloration, or loss of enamel

    Missed menstrual periods which is usually brought about by excessive weight loss

    Alopecia, or hair loss

    Infertility

    Depression

    Pain in the joints

    Repeated miscarriages

Remedies, Treatment and Cure for Coeliac Disease

Exercise. Those who suffer from Coeliac disease needs to exercise at least four times a week. Moderate and not heavy exercises should be done. You may include gentle jogging, power walking, yoga and aerobics.

Nutrition. Food plays a very important role in reducing the symptoms of Coeliac disease. You should take note what foods you can eat, and foods that you cannot eat. Make sure that you also maintain a gluten-free diet for six months since it takes that much time to eliminate the immune activated antibodies present in the body.  

Remedies, Treatment and Cure for Coeliac Disease

Exercise. Those who suffer from Coeliac disease needs to exercise at least four times a week. Moderate and not heavy exercises should be done. You may include gentle jogging, power walking, yoga and aerobics.

Nutrition. Food plays a very important role in reducing the symptoms of Coeliac disease. You should take note what foods you can eat, and foods that you cannot eat. Make sure that you also maintain a gluten-free diet for six months since it takes that much time to eliminate the immune activated antibodies present in the body.

Diet for Coeliac Disease

Foods to Avoid

Gluten. Since this is one of the things that is known to trigger Coeliac disease, you must avoid eating foods that contain such. Some of these foods include rye, barley, oats, wheat, durum flour, semolina, couscous, spelt, bulgur, karnut, and triticale.

Starch. Beware of foods that contain starch – either wheat starch or corn starch. Malt, dextrin, maltodextrin, natural flavouring, modified food starch, fillers, hydrolysed vegetable protein (HVP), hydrolysed plant protein (HPP). These foods may possibly contain gluten.

Dairy products. This often becomes necessary due to a deficiency in the lactase enzyme, which is needed to digest milk sugars.

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 Carbohydrates. You can substitute gluten grains with foods that are rich in carbohydrates such as corn, rice, potato, pumpkin, kumara, quinoa, cornmeal, millet, etc.

Vitamins and minerals

Coeliac sufferers often suffer from a deficient absorption of essential vitamins and minerals. Therefore it is necessary that you have a healthy consumption of vitamins and plant minerals.

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Iron. Take iron supplements. Oftentimes, Coeliac sufferers were found to be deficient in iron. Some even suffer from iron deficiency anaemia. Red meat, along with liver and kidneys of animals are rich sources of iron. Some nuts like almonds, cashew nuts, and hazelnuts are rich in iron as well. Sesame seeds are good sources of iron too.

Calcium, magnesium (Membrane Complex ), Vitamins B1, B2, and B6, folic acid, Vitamins A, C, D, E, and K, and other vitamins must be sufficient in the body as well. Proteins and fats should also be substantiated. It takes a long time for the symptoms of Coeliac to be reversed and if gluten is not removed from the diet completely, reversing it might be impossible.  

Colostrum Prime Life (4g daily). This encourages the healing of the villi and stomach lining. You can combine it with 2 tbsp of Flax Oil Organic , or 3000mg of fish oil, 5,000iu of Vitamin A, 45mg of Zinc, and 300mcg of folic acid. This helps in healing the cell membranes in the body’s stomach wall.

Enzyme Complex . Use a broad spectrum enzyme, Pancreatin, Lipase, Amylase, Protease, etc.

Glutamine (10g-40g daily). This is an amino acid that helps in healing the stomach lining area.

Probiotics . Bifidus and acidophilus (1 billion in capsule form) are good bacteria that could help in keeping the digestive system in a healthy state. Take this on an empty stomach to help repopulate the digestive system.

Herbs

-Slippery Elm (1tsp with a glass of water). This is a gentle and nutritious coating that will allow healing to take place in the digestive system. Drink this quickly and must be taken separately from other herbs.

-Aloe Vera juice (50ml with every meal). Speeds up healing of the digestive tract. Helps in increasing the absorption of nutrients as well as in food digestion.

-Chamomile. This assists the digestive tract in recovering from inflammatory processes. Drink the tea. You may also take 2g – 4g of dried flowers.

Hope this helps,
Ben in Utopia

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