I would like to try a new calcium that has magnesium from algae instead of oxide. But it contains fermented wheat and soy. It New Chapter Bone Strength. I have read a few articles (briefly) which state that a lot of celiacs can tolerate this.
Any thoughts?
Nancy
Fermented wheat
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Nancy,
Those celiacs are just fooling themselves. Sure, they can probably tolerate small amounts of fermented wheat, without clinical symptoms, but they are still producing antibodies. IOW their immune system is still producing inflammation, but it's below the threshold that triggers a full reaction, so they don't notice any symptoms.
Also, asymptomatic celiacs are somewhat common. Asymptomatic celiacs produce antibodies, but no matter how much gluten they eat, they show no clinical symptoms. Some asymptomatic celiacs are diagnosed "accidentally", IOW while the doctor is looking for some other problem, but most are never diagnosed, because there's no reason to even suspect that they have celiac disease.
I would venture a guess that as long as you are using Imuran, you should be able to tolerate small amounts of gluten and soy without any reactions. But why not look for a safer form of cal/mag, or just take calcium without magnesium, and use a topical form of magnesium, if you're concerned about magnesium oxide causing D? Even if magnesium causes D, at least it doesn't cause us to produce antibodies, so it's not going to provoke our immune system into producing inflammation the way that gluten or soy will.
IOW, IMO, I think that you should be able to tolerate it, but I also feel that it probably would not be good for you (but that's just my 2 cents worth).
Tex
Those celiacs are just fooling themselves. Sure, they can probably tolerate small amounts of fermented wheat, without clinical symptoms, but they are still producing antibodies. IOW their immune system is still producing inflammation, but it's below the threshold that triggers a full reaction, so they don't notice any symptoms.
Also, asymptomatic celiacs are somewhat common. Asymptomatic celiacs produce antibodies, but no matter how much gluten they eat, they show no clinical symptoms. Some asymptomatic celiacs are diagnosed "accidentally", IOW while the doctor is looking for some other problem, but most are never diagnosed, because there's no reason to even suspect that they have celiac disease.
I would venture a guess that as long as you are using Imuran, you should be able to tolerate small amounts of gluten and soy without any reactions. But why not look for a safer form of cal/mag, or just take calcium without magnesium, and use a topical form of magnesium, if you're concerned about magnesium oxide causing D? Even if magnesium causes D, at least it doesn't cause us to produce antibodies, so it's not going to provoke our immune system into producing inflammation the way that gluten or soy will.
IOW, IMO, I think that you should be able to tolerate it, but I also feel that it probably would not be good for you (but that's just my 2 cents worth).
Tex
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