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Gut Joint Axis
Dr. Lynn Averill, MD, PhD
Hvatum M, Kanerud L, Hällgren R, Brandtzaeg P. The gut-joint axis: cross reactive food antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis. Gut. 2006 Sep;55(9):1240-7. Epub 2006 Feb 16. (Click here to view/order article at Pubmed) Dr. Averill:
Patients with arthritic symptoms should have delayed food allergy testing
Elimination of reactive foods could alleviate arthritic symptoms
Recent large European epidemiologic study determining odd ratios after adjusting for possible confounding variables suggested that there is a significant association between inflammatory polyarthritis and a high intake of red meat (OR=1.9) and meat products combined (OR-2.3) and total proteins (OR=2.9)
Raised IgG activity to gliadin was found in 47% of 93 Rheumatoid arthritis patients, and 41% concurrently had IgA rheumatoid factor and there was some association with duodenal villous atrophyDr. Bennett:
Rationale for IgG food allergy testing for diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients
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