Cross Reactivity
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Cross Reactivity
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LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
That's an interesting article. While I certainly don't dispute the concept of cross-reactivity, IMO, much of the reactivity that is blamed on cross-reactivity is actually due to cross-contamination of the foods illustrated in the chart in that article. IMO, most processed foods contain at least trace amounts of cross-contamination with gluten (or soy), and some contain significant amounts.
An exception is casein (IMO), because it's possible to be sensitive to casein without being sensitive to gluten, and vice versa. That's not cross-reactivity — that's direct reactivity. IOW, I think the author is wrong, to include casein in that chart, as a cross-reactivity agent.
I note that his chart does not include soy, nor eggs, and that appears to be correct, because they are also sources of direct reactivity (rather than cross-reactivity).
In view of these exceptions, one could logically argue that cross-reactivity may not actually exist. IOW, what's mistaken for cross-reactivity may actually be either direct reactivity, or caused by cross-contamination by a food that is an antigen itself.
Thanks for the link.
Tex
An exception is casein (IMO), because it's possible to be sensitive to casein without being sensitive to gluten, and vice versa. That's not cross-reactivity — that's direct reactivity. IOW, I think the author is wrong, to include casein in that chart, as a cross-reactivity agent.
I note that his chart does not include soy, nor eggs, and that appears to be correct, because they are also sources of direct reactivity (rather than cross-reactivity).
In view of these exceptions, one could logically argue that cross-reactivity may not actually exist. IOW, what's mistaken for cross-reactivity may actually be either direct reactivity, or caused by cross-contamination by a food that is an antigen itself.
Thanks for the link.
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.