by Trufflemaker » Wed Jun 15, 2005 4:10 pm
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Is it possible you have celiac? This is an intolerance to gluten, and often shows up in adults. You could also be sensitive to the protein in milk (casein), not necessarily the lactose. One of my kids is casein and gluten sensitive, so I know a fair amount about it... #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Try eliminating milk from your diet and see if that makes a difference. If not, then try eliminating gluten (this is much harder--there is a LONG list of things to avoid, not just wheat). (By the way, humans are the only animal that ingests milk past the age of infancy, and the only animal that drinks another mammal's milk. It's not really necessary to our health, and in fact is often detrimental.)#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Celiac disease is called "the great imitator" because symptoms vary so much from one person to another. If a person has celiac, then the presence of gluten molecules in the system cause the lower digestive tract to erode. The vilii in the intestine become more like linoleum and less like a shag carpet, to use a comparison that I found helpful. This means that the body cannot absorb nutrients properly and so nutrition-related illnesses appear. Ulcers could conceivably be nutrition-related, for example if you cannot absorb vit. B and other elements essential to the nervous system, there could be a trickle-down effect that ends in ulcers.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I'm no doctor, just making a suggestion... hope you get to the bottom of it. Hope you find a good, open-minded doctor. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
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