Would a person with Crohns disease also benefit from a gluten-free diet?
This question has arisen many times in my practice, and it stems from the notion that Crohn’s disease, and for that matter, most of our Western diseases, could be traced to the introduction of refined and processed foods into our diet. As well, Celiac and Crohn’s disease share many analogous immune-mediated mechanisms. That said, one must be very careful not to make a blanket recommendation to exclude gluten from Crohn’s patients, as it will remove the vast majority of them from vital nutrition. To be more confident in recommending gluten exclusion for Crohn’s patients, one must go through the gamut of full immunologic and genetic testing, and pursue small intestinal biopsy if necessary. If these show a positive response, then gluten should be excluded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importance of genetic te
