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 *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html