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Autoimmune Diseases and Allergies, Yeast, Infections, and Antibiotics…..And What You Can Do About It! The Underlying Causes of Autoimmunity: Anything that up-regulates our immune system, over a long period of time, may contribute to autoimmune disease when combined with inherited factors Genetic vs. Acquired Factors The Pitt Bull Analogy What Up-regulates Immunity? ?Allergies ?Infection: Bacterial or Viral ?Parasitic Infection ?Chronic Fungal or Yeast Overgrowth Allergies: Why Are They Such a Problem in the 21st Century? ? IgG vs. IgE ? Inhalant vs. Food ? Food Allergies and “Leaky Gut” What is “Leaky Gut” Leaky gut is a condition where the intestinal lining has been damaged, allowing larger than normal protein fragments to enter the system. How Do We Develop Leaky Gut? The most common cause is antibiotic overuse. ? How antibiotics work ? Why Beneficial Bacteria are Important ? How does this damage our intestinal wall? How Many People with Autoimmune Disease have Allergies? ? Studies: Unclear given that most allergists are looking at IgE and not IgG ? Clinical Observations: The vast majority of patients over 20 years have significant allergies. (Discuss FM study) Treatment Avoidance or Desensitization ? The Elimination Diet: Milk, Eggs, Wheat, Corn, and Citrus. Fungal/Yeast Overgrowth Cause: Usual cause is over use of antibiotics ? Symptoms: Bloating, Rash, Recurrent Vaginal Yeast, Recurrent Skin Infections (Jock itch, Athletes foot, “ringworm”, White Tongue, PCN allergy, Mold allergy Fungal/Yeast Labs: CIC, CDSA, Fungal or Candida Antibodies Fungal/Yeast Treatment: ? Replace Normal Flora ? Natural or Prescription Medications to reduce Yeast/Fungus counts ? Yeast Diet: Low Simple Sugar and avoid