Greetings, apprecciated auditorrium.
Sindrom of “leaky gut” (a lack of mucosal integrity) was respectively debated in development of this (modest) thread, and that was its exact idea.
It is true that such condition (and consequences of bowel microb “overgrowth”,thus releasing toxics in the system) is widely undiagnosed and offical medical community mainly dont accept as something attention-worth.
There are many naturopats, holistic doctors, homeopats which pointing at it, as main and fundamental root-cause of many “modern” serious ill-conditions (including cancer, MS, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondilitis).
Hovewer, I meet some very credeble alternative-medician in the past (20 yrs ago), and he explained about rigorous diet as a resort to treat (even cure) such heavy auto-immune ilnesses like rheumatiod artritis and ankylosing spondiylitis. (that was very odd , since nobody in medical branch- with few exceptions- didnt mention any diet). Purpose of diet was, in fact, to starve microbs in bowel by not giving them their food (carbohydrates). But, that was very well known method of Alma Nissen Brandals clinic in Stockholm, Sweden, woman who cured her own arthritis and opened center for such conditions. She served a vegetable broths to her very-ill pacients and successed to give them release in symptoms. Suprisingly, in that time (1970-s till 1990-s) classicall med doc didnt cared for this (I am a wittnes). But that was true. It worked for patients and they came in this small hospital with wheelchairs and were able to leave it on their feet, hovewer fairy-talesly sounded.
Now, lets back to the point.
Logical view: oficiall medical community doesnt “like” non-officcial approaches to treat pathological medical conditions. They didnt red it in text-books.
Does this approach have any scientific background nowadays? Yes, it does.
Namely, professor Alan Erbringer London clinic of rheumatology, immunology section with his assocciates, has developed theory of “molecular mimicry” and found connection of Proteus bacteria and Klebsiella (bowel)bacterias with inflammatoring autoimune process in pacients affected tissues (joints). Further, they proposed their pacients “Low starch diet” or “No-starch diet” for rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondilitis. With no starch, it is possiblle to starve these bacterias and to weaken active auto-immune process in joints. Pacients have succes with those diets and some of them were able to even leave their medications for good. This is very connected with “leaky-gut” syndrome and auto-immune response, because these bacterias are bowel-habittants and London medicals did tests on their patients and have found it it in affected tissues (an fecals) in increased number (compared with healthy-persons). Such opits did few more hospitals in world, with simmilar results. But, some other hospitals (probably?) didnt have success with test and had rejected theory of “molecular mimicry”. So, that theory and that protocol have its place only in London clinic, not in the rest of Europe.
Contemplative view: are there some lobby of interests which is unhappy with non-classicall approach or some companies would, thus, lose their profit (i.e. Centrocor, which products biological med called “Remicade” for Arthritis which is very expensive and uknown side effects). That is a question.
Parhaps there are other explanations. But, there are 3 facts in this whole discours:
- London rheumatology clinic (with its staff) is very respected and it is a part of officcial medical society. It is based on scientific approach, like other clinics and med faculties.
2- Objective and exact test of diet-effect on someones/group health condition is something long term and it is very hard to perform it and to evaluate it, since is impossible to check every day food-habbits of very patients (especcialy rigorous diet)
- Some alternatives i.e. Alma Nissen(and some few medical docs) spoke for this kind of theatment long ago and performed it in 1970-ties. (but nobody of “high-class” cared than).
(circle of “high-class” proffessions i.e. medicine, law… is theme for itself, a speciffical sociogical theme, isnt it?)
And finnaly, what is the purpouse of this post and what it has to do with propecia damage?
Answer is: to give a place in some logical thinking. (like I said, I am not of medical proffesion, but studied and finished “top-faculty”, circled some around, and so can use- very modestly-logic). Please, continue to contribute.
Greetings,
Desperado.