I haven't gotten around to studying leaky gut intensively, but I have heard
that a candida overgrowth is a theory for leaky gut and if that's the case,
the sugar intake would be feeding the candida. Either way, there are
different types of immune-mediated reactions that could occur that are not a
true allergy (an IgE reaction caused by a protein with risk of anaphylaxis),
but that still provoke a release of mediators (cytokines, histamines, etc)
in the bloodstream. Leaky gut is an explanation of this, although there
could be a ton of other reasons. The science of allergy and immunology is
relatively new and there is still a lot to understand and define beyond IgE.


Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD.
http://nurturingnotes.blogspot.com
http://infantfeedinghistory.blogspot.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/renatamangrum


On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:49 AM, Karin de Graaf <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Could it be that the positive effect of decreased sugar intake has little
> to
> do with the lactose concentration of the milk, but that it affects the
> mother's gut flora? Could this whole situation be explained by changes in
> the gut flora of the mother?
>
> I have a friend who had a baby with problems of eczema. Her homeopath
> advised her to cut out all forms of sugar from her diet. It helped very
> well
> to clear the problem. We all learn that allergy is not caused by sugar, but
> by proteins. Jet, it helped baby get rid of his allergy. I know of another
> mother who claims her child is allergic to sugar. Wouldn't it be logic to
> think that the sugar intake has a major impact on the gut flora, and the
> gut
> flora in turn is important in fencing off allergens in the gut? Isn't sugar
> intake directly related to leaky gut? What do you think about this?
>
> Karin de Graaf IBCLC
> www.borstvoedinghulp.nl
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Lactation Information and Discussion
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Namens Renata Oliveira Mangrum
> Verzonden: donderdag 30 juli 2009 18:15
> Aan: [log in to unmask]
> Onderwerp: Re: Diet and Lactose content
>
> I am not challenging the fact that reducing the sugar in the diet helped
> relieve the symptoms, but the conclusion that the sugar is producing the
> lactose in breastmilk is a big stretch. Something else was going on, but it
> is NOT lactose intolerance. Not all sugars are the same. Lactose is made
> from galactose and glucose. Fruit juices contain primarily fructose. Cane,
> beets and corn are primarily fructose and glucose. And then there are the
> complex carbs in things like wheat and rice that are made with chains and
> chains of glucose. My biochemistry may be a bit rusty, but it is my
> understanding that as even simple sugars get broken down to bits and for
> the
> most part get metabolized like starches, etc. It probably wouldn't matter
> what you had eaten, as your body would rebuild the lactose itself.
>
> There are several things that can mimic the lactose intolerance symptoms.
> It's just that the mechanism of lactose intolerance is better understood.
> One person I know has the exact same reaction with scrambled eggs (with no
> milk or anything else added) as he does with lactose, but NO problem with
> hard boiled eggs. Another person has the same reaction with onions (except
> onion powder). One friend says that he likes apple juice, but apple juice
> doesn't like him :-)
>
> We often like to put a label on a condition because we think it will
> explain
> things better and provide better treatment. I read the Heath E-Learning
> article's recommendations to reduce sugars, but I think the recommendations
> were based on confounding symptoms and factors. The authors labeled the
> symptoms Lactose overload, but it could have been something else, and I
> think the authors failed to realize that (or to make that point clear).
>
> So then, the evidence surrounding lactose isn't the fundamental evidence
> that should be challenged. It is not an either/or situation. What we need
> to
> do is look at what we know and build upon it, not come up with the wrong
> conclusions about those studies according to our experiences.
>
> (For the record, my mother was advised to stop breastfeeding me because
> they
> thought I had lactose intolerance. Soy formula constipated me and by three
> months of age, the only thing that seemed to work (because she no longer
> had
> breastmilk to give) was straight cow's milk. There was no such thing as
> lactose-free cow's milk back then.)
>
> Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD, CLT.
> http://nurturingnotes.blogspot.com
> http://infantfeedinghistory.blogspot.com
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/renatamangrum
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 8:03 AM, Susan Burger <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
>
> > Dear all:
> >
> > I was surprised to find a fundamental well-researched fact challenged on
> > Lactnet.  Lactose
> > content does NOT change with diet.  It is the same regardless of the
> sugar
> > in your diet. You
> > cannot reduce lactose by reducing the sugar in your diet.  It may,
> however,
> > have some
> > health benefits.
> >
> > Best, Susan BUrger, MHS, PhD, IBCLC
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