New Study Suggests That Celiac Disease May Increase The Risk For Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD)

October 1, 2011 · Filed Under Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 

A new study suggests that people with celiac disease (CD) may have a moderately increased risk of developing chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) both prior to and post diagnosis with CD. I’m not surprised, gluten intolerance can lead to a variety of symptoms throughout the body. In my book, Gluten Toxicity, I discussed this in more detail and dedicated an entire chapter to examining how immune reactions to gluten may affect an individual’s lungs and heart.

My mother was diagnosed with COPD, a month before she was diagnosed with celiac disease. She needed to use puffers daily to get relief from the associated shortness of breath. Interestingly, her shortness of breath went away after she started a gluten-free diet:)

Study: Ludvigsson JF, Inghammar M, Ekberg M, Egesten A. A nationwide cohort study of the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in coeliac disease. J Intern Med. 2011 Aug 31.

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  1. Dr Darla Booth DC on January 7th, 2012 5:27 pm

    Hi there! I just discovered this website, as one of my patients forwarded it to me. Fabulous information! I have been studying under Dr Datis Kharazzian, and he preaches about the importance of testing for gluten and other allergies. My daughter has always been sensitive to soy and dairy, but was still having problems with exercise induced asthma during soccer. I took her off of gluten as well, and started her on an adaptogen herbal complex with some glutathione recycler, as well as a gluten digestive aid called “gluten flam”. Dr Kharazzian formulated these products for gluten allergies/Celiac through Apex energetics. He also formulated a product called repairvite, that helps to repair the intestinal damage, along with some very strong probiotics.
    My daughter’s asthma has almost disappeared, and her chest tightness is the indicator that she uses if she has gotten any gluten in her food. Thank you so much for putting this out
    for patients to use. You are a wealth of information. Thank you do much!
    Dr Darla Booth DC

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