I just read this. Also interesting are some of the reader comments at the end.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/0 ... h?src=dayp
NYT article
Moderators: Rosie, Stanz, Jean, CAMary, moremuscle, JFR, Dee, xet, Peggy, Matthew, Gabes-Apg, grannyh, Gloria, Mars, starfire, Polly, Joefnh
NYT article
Suze
This study on IBS is important:
Crucial in the evolving understanding of gluten were the findings, published in 2011, in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, of an experiment in Australia. In the double-blind study, people who suffered from irritable bowel syndrome, did not have celiac and were on a gluten-free diet were given bread and muffins to eat for up to six weeks. Some of them were given gluten-free baked goods; the others got muffins and bread with gluten. Thirty-four patients completed the study. Those who ate gluten reported they felt significantly worse.
That influenced many experts to acknowledge that the disease was not just in the heads of patients. “It’s not just a placebo effect,” said Dr. Marios Hadjivassiliou, a neurologist and celiac expert at the University of Sheffield in England.
I too, read that article this morning and was impressed. The quote you lift out Zizzle, is indeed very interesting as it relates to us and all people who have IBD OR IBS. It really makes me wonder if there is such a thing as IBS or if it is just untreated MC because the Dr. doesn't take biopsies or not enough biopsies. I wonder if it is possible to have a Dr. take plenty of biopsies and still not find MC. And if so, does it always eventually morph into an MC?
Jane
Diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis 12/19/12
"When it gets dark enough,you can see the stars."
Charles A. Beard
Diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis 12/19/12
"When it gets dark enough,you can see the stars."
Charles A. Beard
Sure it is, because most doctors have never heard of paucicellular lymphocytic colitis, and the feature of PLC that distinguishes it from regular LC is the fact that while lymphocyte counts with PLC are elevated above normal levels, they are still too low for a diagnosis of LC. Consequently, doctors will virtually never diagnose PLC (my opinion).Jane wrote:I wonder if it is possible to have a Dr. take plenty of biopsies and still not find MC. And if so, does it always eventually morph into an MC?
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Researchers claim that it is a separate and distinct disease, implying that it is a stable condition. But realistically, before the lymphocyte count diagnostic for LC can be reached, it has to pass through the range between normal (a lymphocyte count of 5-8 per 100 enterocytes) and LC (a lymphocyte count over 20 lymphocytes per 100 enterocytes). Obviously, all cases of LC have to pass through that range on their way to maturity, so both conditions are likely (both stable PLC, and transient cases heading toward LC).
Tex
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.