Autoimmune Diseases and Allergies, Yeast, Infections, and Antibiotics..And What You Can Do About It

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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
  
  
  

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Genetic vs. Acquired Factors

• The Pitt Bull Analogy

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What Up-regulates Immunity?

• Allergies Infection Bacterial or
  Viral Parasitic Infection Chronic
  Fungal or Yeast Overgrowth

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Allergies Why Are They Such a Problem in the
21st Century?

• IgG vs. IgE Inhalant vs.
  Food Food Allergies and Leaky Gut

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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.

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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?

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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)

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Treatment

• Avoidance or Desensitization The Elimination
  Diet Milk, Eggs, Wheat, Corn, and Citrus.

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Infection

• Bacterial Abscess (dental or post-surgical),
  Sinus, Bowel (pathogenic bacteria
  overgrowth), other.

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Infection

• Viral Chronic Viral Infections EBV, CMV, HSV.
  All upregulate alpha interferon and other immune
  activators

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Infection

• Parasitic Up to 30 of Americans have parasites.
  Known to trigger autoimmunity for
  200 years Diagnosis Harder than it
  seems Only 6-30 of parasites are found on
  initial stool exam.

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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

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Fungal/Yeast

• Labs CIC, CDSA, Fungal or Candida
  Antibodies

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Fungal/Yeast

• Treatment Replace Normal Flora
  Natural or Prescription Medications to reduce
  Yeast/Fungus counts Yeast Diet Low Simple
  Sugar and avoid foods high in mold or yeast

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Other Causes of Immune Activation

• Implants Breast, Chin, Abdominal Treatment
  Removal

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Treatments

• Avoid or Remove Triggering Agents

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Treatments

• Reduce Inflammation Natural COX and LOX
  Inhibitors Vitamin C and other natural anti-
  histamines Antioxidants to Reduce
  Oxidative Damage

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Improve Adrenal Function

• Treat Adrenal Fatigue Nutrients that
  support Adrenal function

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Putting It All Together

• Diet Stress Reduction Lifestyle
  Adjustments Allergy Avoidance
  Resolution of Infection Resolve Bowel
  Dysbiosis Natural COX and LOX inhibitors
  Improve Antioxidant Status

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Case Study

• 43 year old white female with a platelet count of
  2000