While in Chicago at the Gluten Free Expo I met 2 people who told me stories about the connection between their gluten intolerance and a condition called COPD. COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. This basically means that you can't breath very well.
A wonderful Chicago area lady told me about how she had been suffering from this condition for many years. She already knew that she was celiac, but she continued to work as a baker. She suffered from COPD and also developed many respiratory infections.
An intelligent doctor told her that it wasn't a good idea to work as a baker if she was gluten intolerant, and that this was likely the cause of her respiratory problems. She finally gave up the baking, and wouldn't you know it, the respiratory problems resolved. No more COPD.
This seemed to be a theme that day, so I thought I would share it with you. Interestingly, I often hear patients describe that they are having trouble getting a full or a deep breath. In fact, I remember having exactly that same experience. And this usually seems to resolve once they figure out their food allergies get those foods out of their diet.
Hopefully someone will run across this and discover that they may be needlessly suffering from a respiratory problem that is being triggered by a reaction to a food.
A wonderful Chicago area lady told me about how she had been suffering from this condition for many years. She already knew that she was celiac, but she continued to work as a baker. She suffered from COPD and also developed many respiratory infections.
An intelligent doctor told her that it wasn't a good idea to work as a baker if she was gluten intolerant, and that this was likely the cause of her respiratory problems. She finally gave up the baking, and wouldn't you know it, the respiratory problems resolved. No more COPD.
This seemed to be a theme that day, so I thought I would share it with you. Interestingly, I often hear patients describe that they are having trouble getting a full or a deep breath. In fact, I remember having exactly that same experience. And this usually seems to resolve once they figure out their food allergies get those foods out of their diet.
Hopefully someone will run across this and discover that they may be needlessly suffering from a respiratory problem that is being triggered by a reaction to a food.