Sunday, June 8, 2008

Possible link between EE, acid body and autoimmune disease??

I am reading that the eosinophil granulocytes, or eosinophils (those white blood cells that are in over abundance in children with EE) are acid-loving (source, Wikipedia). This confirms the research I have done about trying to create a more alkaline environment for JJ's body to help with the food allergies.

When the doctor did the scope of JJ's esophagus (I got to see the pictures), I noticed that it seemed to be confined mostly to the middle part of his esophagus, with a tiny white spot here and there in the upper esophagus. I am curious to see what it would have looked like before I started the process of making JJ's body more alkaline. Would there have been more spread covering the entire esophagus, starting from the bottom up?

And his colon was clear. I wonder if there would have been more in his colon had I not been working on making his body more alkaline. And I am curious if he is healing from the gut outward, hence why the gut looks clear, and the lower part of the esophagus looks clear, but the middle is covered with white.

Eosinophils produce cationic granule proteins and release them through degranulation. Dengranulation of the eosinophils can result in low pH i.e. making the body acidic. So not only do eosinophils love acid (and therefore there are probably increasingly more and more eosinophils in an acidic environment), they produce acid as well.

It seems that once the body is more alkaline that will help tame the EE, but possibly not get rid of it entirely as it is, I believe, an autoimmune disease. So then the problem becomes determining WHAT is causing the autoimmune response of increasing the eosinophils? Is it possibly the HHV6? Is it an overly acidic body? Or is it something else entirely? I plan on asking the doctor to test for HHV6 to rule that out first as that is my strongest suspicion considering what I know about the link between HHV6 and autoimmune disease.

I also note that the eosinophils are produced in the bone marrow (source Wikipedia). Maybe there is a link to bone marrow diseases/malfunction and EE? Something to look into further.

So now to continue to work to make JJ'S body less acidic and more neutral. I have been so busy I have not had time to read any more of the Alkalize or Die by Theodore A. Broody. But I must admit that with all this discovery, I am VERY anxious to get reading it and implementing it. The only problem is HOW to implement it on such a restricted diet.

2 comments:

  1. My son was diagnosed with EE at 8 months and now he is doing VERY well and very healthy. He is on Elecare and he also eats lots of food. We really feel like probiotics have made the difference. If you ever want to email my email is IOWAK@aol.com

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