Not so very long ago, the medical profession denied there could be any such thing as a gluten sensitivity, let alone an allergy and/or actual dysfunction. Now that the Mayo Clinic estimates that some 2 million Americans (and 1% of the Caucasian population) have Celiac disease, the pharmaceutical industry has hopped onto the bandwagon, hoping to have medications ready by 2018.
GlaxoSmithKlein, Alvine Pharmaceuticals, AbbVie and Alba Therapeutics are all racing to get to the finish line, first.
I find it fascinating that a problem that alternative medicine identified over 15 years ago is just now making into mainstream medicine. When a buck is out there to be made, the drug companies are never far behind.
The very sad thing is that whether it be gluten sensitivity, allergy, Celiac or one of the many auto-immune diseases, the idea that we can "drug" the body into healing, is absurd. There are ways to help the body heal itself by using protocols that were developed years ago when Celiac was known as Sprue. There are ways of re-balancing the intestines, without nasty side-effects; it's simply a matter of choice.
Dr. Esther
drkollars@gmail.com
fixdhealthcare.com
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