Truthfully, the initial warning email from this forum intimidated me from
saying clearly that this person is me.  But everyone seems to openly be
sharing that sort of info.  So, I confess, I am she.

In retrospect, the S&S have been with me for years, but worsened drastically
with my child's birth.  They have, unfortunately, not been improving with
decreased nursing as foods have been introduced, although you make an
excellent point.  Thank you for sharing your experience.

Emailing Dr. Jack Newman is another good idea.  Thanks.

Rachel
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On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:57:31 EDT, [log in to unmask] wrote:

>
>In a message dated 6/19/2006 5:04:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
>a mother is nursing  her 14 month old child.  The mother was recently
>diagnosed with Celiac  Disease>>>>>
>just wondering: when did CD signs and symptoms (S&S) appear? ....was  the mom
>symptom-free until "recently" when diagnosed? ....or did the  CD S&S
>gradually appear and increase over the last few months?
>
>If mom was not having any or not noticeable S&S for most of the last 14
>months, then S&S probably do not worsen w/Bf, because, for example, Mom is
>probably Bf *less* now than, for instance, 10 months ago.
>
>If mom is gradually Bf her 14 month old baby less, ie: baby  eating other
>foods, then maybe associated hormonal changes due to *less* Bf  could be a
factor.
>
>If baby goes through a growth spurt or for any reason starts Bf *more* have
>the mom note what happens with CD S&S, ...increase or decrease?
>
>In my own case, my autoimmune disorder S&S flared a bit upon weaning,  much
>like they probably would have after a pregnancy followed by *not* Bf.
>
>With Bf my feeling was that the gradual change in hormones due to very
>gradual weaning made for a less severe flare.
>
>
>
><<<Could nursing  be contributing to a pro-inflammatory state for her body,
>that
>would be  perpetuating her autoimmune symptoms?  Does the state of lactation
>alter  gut permeability....>>>
>
>not that I have known of. There is probably some info on Bf  w/autoimmune
>disorders in the Lactnet archives.
>
>A good resource would be Dr. Jack Newman, his website includes a forum and
>an email address for Dr Newman:
>
>_http://www.drjacknewman.com/_ (http://www.drjacknewman.com/)
>
>
>.....and if near DC: Barbara Boston, RNC, WHNP, IBCLC at:
>
>"The Center for Integrative Medicine at the George Washington University
>Medical Center"
>
>_http://integrativemedicinedc.com/p258.html_
>(http://integrativemedicinedc.com/p258.html)
>
>
>Debbie  Tobin
>RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
>
>Fairfax County, Virginia suburbs  outside the Washington DC  beltway
>
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