Re: bloody stools and eosinophilic conditions
From: C. Taylor IBCLC
Re: Jennifer Stevens letter

Very frightening......years ago I had eosinophilic colitis (as an adult).....at the same time I had a very elevated ANA titer (lupus), and they were both considered diagnostic for mild lupus.  (There is thyroid disease in my family (Hashimoto's) as well, and that is also in my immune profile.) Since then I have discovered that I have sprue, an allergy to gluten.  This also causes massive diarrhea.
Now I am wondering, and, again, my only research has been into these "adult" conditions and diagnoses, how many other autoimmune responses might contribute to these mothers and babies.
We know that a baby's immune system doesn't mature until 4-6 months........are these little immune systems in trouble from birth?
Until gastroenterologists were able to go inside the body for biopsies, many of these diseases were unknown.....we also now know that there are a whole host of immune disorders, many presenting simultaneously in a patient, and each connected to the other.
What a great research project this would be. 
Breast feeding mothers with this problem will require on-going support and guidance.
Does anyone know of any physicians who deal specifically with this issue?
Carol

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