Gut

This page is under construction and slowly, but continuously updated. All of my pages have a focus on the gut and microbiome (I even mention it on my CO page). To dive deeper into the gut see my page for the Brain, Immune System, Food/Diet/Agriculture, Autism, and ME/CFS.

All disease begins in the (leaky) gut: role of zonulin-mediated gut permeability in the pathogenesis of some chronic inflammatory diseases (2020) “Pre-clinical and clinical studies have shown that the zonulin family, a group of proteins modulating gut permeability, is implicated in a variety of CIDs (chronic inflammatory diseases), including autoimmune, infective, metabolic, and tumoral diseases.”

Common food dye can trigger inflammatory bowel diseases, animal study suggests (2022) “Allura Red (also called FD&C Red 40 and Food Red 17), is a common ingredient in candies, soft drinks, dairy products and some cereals”

Celiac Disease

(Section Updated 3/6/2024)

Extra-Intestinal Manifestations of Celiac Disease: What Should We Know in 2022? (2022). There is a exhaustive list of conditions linked to Celiac Disease. ” the adult population often lacks the classical signs and symptoms of CD, manifesting only atypical symptoms. In this review we analyzed the main extra-intestinal manifestations of CD which include cutaneous and endocrinological disorders, abnormal liver function tests, and neuropsychiatric features. When CD is not diagnosed and therefore is not treated with a gluten-free diet (GFD), it can predispose to severe complications, not only gastrointestinal.”

New Study Finds Higher Risk of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis in Celiac Disease Patients (2022)  “‘We found that diagnoses of these types of arthritis were more common before a diagnosis of celiac disease compared to the general population. … This suggests that undiagnosed and untreated celiac disease might be contributing to these other autoimmune conditions,’”

High Prevalence of Celiac Disease Among Screened First-Degree Relatives (2019) “Of 477 FDRs (First Degree Relatives) identified, 360 were screened…and 160 FDRs (44.4%) were diagnosed with celiac disease”

Results from Ad Hoc and Routinely Collected Data among Celiac Women with Infertility or Pregnancy Related Disorders: Italy, 2001–2011 (2014) “In Europe, the prevalence of CD among infertile women varies between 4% and 8%….Our findings, consistently with other published results, suggest that clinicians might consider testing for CD, as part of the differential diagnosis, women presenting with pregnancy disorders or infertility “