Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 >Usually when you have a gluten intolerance, damage has >been done to the villi in the digestive system. As far >as I am aware, this damage cannot be repaired, ... I did some research on this a few years back, and found out that MOST people's villi do recover. They still must avoid gluten though, otherwise, the villi will only flatten again. The reaction is an auto-immune problem, that causes the body to attack itself, in this case, the villi. When gluten is avoided, the body stops attacking itself and the villi usually recover as long as the gluten is avoided. Here's a website that mentions recovery: http://www.peakperformance.on.ca/health/gluten_may.htm Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 New research has shown though, that there are other things which will also cause flattening of the villi, so if you still find yourself ill after several years, you might want to look into other causes than gluten. I recommend Elaine Gottschall book The Specific Carbohydrate Diet for some interesting information and insights. But I don't endorse the diet. BL > > I did some research on this a few years back, and found out that MOST > people's villi do recover. They still must avoid gluten though, otherwise, > the villi will only flatten again. The reaction is an auto-immune problem, > that causes the body to attack itself, in this case, the villi. When gluten > is avoided, the body stops attacking itself and the villi usually recover as > long as the gluten is avoided. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Yes, good point Brenda, that there are other foods that can cause the same problem. The point I was trying to make was only that villi are capable of healing when the offending substance(s) are removed from the diet. Regarding Gottschall's book. I read it some years ago and noticed that she actually does say in it that one can follow her recommendations with a vegetarian diet. Deborah New research has shown though, that there are other things which will also cause flattening of the villi, so if you still find yourself ill after several years, you might want to look into other causes than gluten. I recommend Elaine Gottschall book The Specific Carbohydrate Diet for some interesting information and insights. But I don't endorse the diet. BL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 true, she does say you can be vegetarian, but her diet relies heavily on dairy products so one cannot be vegan. On 2/21/06, Deborah Pageau <dpageau wrote: > > Yes, good point Brenda, that there are other foods that can cause the same > problem. The point I was trying to make was only that villi are capable of > healing when the offending substance(s) are removed from the diet. > > Regarding Gottschall's book. I read it some years ago and noticed that > she actually does say in it that one can follow her recommendations with a > vegetarian diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Yah, I tried to talk with her about that once. I joined an elist that she was on, and asked her if she would discuss this issue with me but she adamently refused. ... wouldn't even discuss it. Oh well... Deborah true, she does say you can be vegetarian, but her diet relies heavily on dairy products so one cannot be vegan. On 2/21/06, Deborah Pageau <dpageau wrote: > > Yes, good point Brenda, that there are other foods that can cause the same > problem. The point I was trying to make was only that villi are capable of > healing when the offending substance(s) are removed from the diet. > > Regarding Gottschall's book. I read it some years ago and noticed that > she actually does say in it that one can follow her recommendations with a > vegetarian diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Actually I was on her email group for awhile and I found her to be one of the rudest people I ever met and totally unwilling to compromise - something like a religious fanatic - lol. She firmly believes the SCD is that answer but it doesn't work for people with dairy allergies or an aversion to modern milk harvesting. It is possible to do it without, because nuts are permitted so one could use nut milks instead, but it would be VERY restrictive without most legumes, grains and dairy. I guess, she is an older person and has a right to be set in her ways. lol BL On 2/21/06, Deborah Pageau <dpageau wrote: > > Yah, I tried to talk with her about that once. I joined an elist that she > was on, and asked her if she would discuss this issue with me but she > adamently refused. ... wouldn't even discuss it. Oh well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Does anyone have any success stories of the healing powers of raw eating? I have suffered from chronic IBS and Chrohn's disease but I've noticed my symptoms to be getting better the longer I eat raw. Is it possible to heal yourself of a disease or just " mask " the symptoms with healthy eating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 See this website: http://www.paulnison.com/ He cured himself of Crohn's with raw food. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 rawfood , " shoe_lover26 " <shoe_lover26 wrote: > > Does anyone have any success stories of the healing powers of raw > eating? I have suffered from chronic IBS and Chrohn's disease but I've > noticed my symptoms to be getting better the longer I eat raw. Is it > possible to heal yourself of a disease or just " mask " the symptoms > with healthy eating? > Oh, absolutely, shoe, lots of people have healing stories. If you read the front matter in Rose Calabro's book, Eating in the Raw, she details her issues that were healed. Eydie Mae Hunsberger wrote two whole books about the healing effects of raw foods: the first was How I Conquered Cancer Naturally. It might be worthwhile to begin a " testimonials " file for the list... so that future raw foodists can see what has been gained by those of us who have gone raw... Interested? then please post your own testimonial, either directly to the list, or to me, and I will start the file. I've seen a few testimonials in the early postings, and I am not so far along in my filing efforts that I cannot pick up those as well as others as they come along. What? If you have had an amazing result/healing/rejuvenation/miracle... or whatever, since you started eating raw foods, please write in about it. It would, I think, be interesting reading for anyone here (we all love success stories, don't we?), and it would be educational for future members, as well. Thanks Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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