AAA Link: allergies, autoimmune diseases and autism There are a lot of patients coming to a clinic desiring relief from their allergy problems. But what about those patients who suffer from autoimmune diseases, autism, too? Is there a link where the allergic patient may not even be aware of? The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates up to 23.5 million Americans suffer from autoimmune diseases and the prevalence is increasing. Researchers have identified 80 to 100 different autoimmune diseases and suspect at least 40 additional diseases having an autoimmune basis. These diseases are chronic and can be fatal. Autoimmune disease is one of the 10 leading causes of death among female children and women in all age groups up to 64 years. Then add in autism is now epidemic and the rate of escalation. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with autism. These statistics mean that every 20 minutes another child in America is diagnosed. [1]
Although there are many additional processing for both autoimmune diseases and autism is clear that allergies play an important role in these health problems. When a patient walks into your office door with symptoms or diagnosis of one of more than 80 different autoimmune diseases, it would not be wise to address immediately any allergies that the patient may have? Studies on autoimmune diseases is to find the correlation of allergy outbreak of the disease itself. A new study by researchers at the Children and the University of Washington (UW) identifies a link between allergic diseases and autoimmune diseases. The study was published in the April 1 edition of Nature Immunology. "Our study implies that allergic and inflammatory diseases may trigger autoimmune diseases actually a relaxation of controls that normally eliminate new products, self-reactive B cells This is important because many autoimmune diseases are caused by auto-reactive antibodies produced by B cells "said Dr. David Rawlings lead researcher and section head of Immunology at Children's Hospital and the UW. [2] If an allergy may actually cause diseases such as rapid implementation of these allergy treatment is simply common sense.
Regarding autism, which affects not only children, but goes beyond his family, school, and we discover, society in general all possible aspects of treatment must be considered. Therefore, no relationship of allergy must be addressed. Stephen M. Edelson of the Autism Research Institute, writes: "People with autism are more susceptible to allergies and intolerances than average, and this is probably due to their impaired immune system. The best way to stop a reaction to a particular food substance is to remove the food from the diet of the person. Other treatments include taking nutrients to strengthen the immune system and give the person sublingual drops, ie, very small quantity of the substance. In general, it is important that people understand that food allergies and intolerances can affect health and behavior, but these problems can be treated. "If the treatment of allergies is as simple as sublingual allergy drops of America does, should not all physicians offer this simple therapy as a way to help raise symptoms in people with autism?
Often, we miss some of the basic measures that can produce relief from various ailments, because we work around the immediate possibility for treatment, instead of jumping ahead to tackle the big question. With sublingual drops, treatment and the resumption of a patient's allergies not only happening, but in the case of autoimmune disease and autism, could also help reduce symptoms or triggers of disease may occur.
1. Association of American Autoimmune Related, Inc. (2008, November 22) Autoimmune Diseas.
Posted on February 19, 2010.
