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Post script
From: Sue (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:30:04 -0500 (CDT)
I've since pieced together that the jejunal villous atrophy that occurs
in CD means that the brush border enzymes, which include the sugar
enzymes lactase, sucrase, maltase, are deficient..either one or some or
all depending on the degree of atrophy. Maltase is the sugar that
occurs in grains, including rice and also one of the sugars in fruit and
veg. (Basically any starch)
I'd still appreciate any direct research though if anyone has any..at
least then I can go to my gastro armed!
TIA
Sue
At Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Sue wrote:
>
>Dear Jennifer
>Forgive my writing to you. I came across your message written 18 months
>ago
>on the PCOS diet board, relating Coeliac Disease and glucose intolerance
>when I was doing a search for glucose intol.
>Reason it caught my eye was the symptoms you relate of bad nights and
>dry
>mouth. It's probable that I have CD. (I'm not PCOS..sorry for barging
>in on this forum.)
>But I also have had, for the last year, this bizarre prob with the above
>symptoms after eating fruit or veg, or rice. (I have been gluten free
>for 3 months...and glucose free for 3 days!)
>Now it clicks.
>
>I was just wondering whether you found any info that links the two..CD
>and
>glucose intol. Or any info generally. I haven't yet found anything which
>gives a clear picture of glucose intol which isn't related to diabetes.
>I did find Paula's response useful, but I'm looking more directly for a
>CD Glucose intol link.
>
>Are you now gluten free AND gluCOSE free?
>
>What also puzzles me is how I seem to be able to get away with
>lactose..which presumably also breaks down into glucose. The only way I
>can explain this is in the area or degree of villous atrophy, and/or the
>fact that I take lactose as in unpasteurised milk and it's products and
>therefore am taking in plenty of enzymes with it (fruit and veg have
>very few enzymes)
>
>Many thanks,
>Sue
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