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Half of Celiacs tested showed “a similarly strong inflammatory reaction” to Cows’ Milk as they did to Gluten
From Clinical & Experimental Immunology (March, 2007): 20 biopsy-confirmed celiacs now in remission were given a rectal-challenge of gluten & cows’ milk protein. (Oh, the things we do for science!)
18 of them showed an anti-gluten-type response, 10 of those 18 reacted equally to the cow’s milk (as exhibited by a different response). They then retested 6 of the 10 to see which component of cows’ milk was the culprit.
The conclusion? “A mucosal inflammatory response similar to that elicited by gluten was produced by [cows’ milk] protein in about 50% of the patients with coeliac disease. Casein, in particular, seems to be involved in this reaction.”
View the abstract on PubMed.
Clin Exp Immunol. 2007 Mar; 147(3):449-55. Mucosal reactivity to cow’s milk protein in coeliac disease. Kristjansson G, Venge P, Hallgren R., Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital of Uppsala, Sweden.
– Baker’s Note: And that’s just the celiacs! Casein has long been implicated along with gluten in neurological (i.e., MS or ataxia) and neuropsychological diseases (most notably, Autism-Spectrum Disorder). And yet so much of gluten-free food contains dairy. Not here! The Sensitive Baker is 100% Gluten AND Casein-free.
