God NOOOO! I have a terrible (non lifethreating- usually) untreatable disease!!!!!!!

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Ari Rahikkala
My mother has it, as do some of her brothers, so I'm pretty much sure I'm genetically susceptible to it . AFAIK they all developed (triggered?) it at an age after 40, though, so I guess I should have a little time left to eat my bread...

Odds are it's a recessive trait, so unless your father or his family also have it you've a decent chance of safety.

[snoopy369]

As it's an autoimmune disease, btw, the odds are we'll cure it within your lifetime. The immune system is being better understood every day - and autoimmune diseases are likely to be some of the first major diseases cured, thanks to the fact that many labs who ultimately wish to study aspects of the immune system - particularly its triggers - do so via autoimmune diseases (such as allergies).

From what I'd guess, it may be something as simple as placing gluten-related proteins in the tonsils (IIRC, my girlfriend the immunologist is asleep ... could be another location nearby) where T-cells are 'trained' - Self-T-cells are destroyed by simply exposing them to self-type-cells and then anything that reacts is destroyed Very convenient.

Odds are it's not that simple, as T-cells don't tend to hang around the intestines except in the blood stream near it ... but there are a lot of studies on suppressing specific portions of the immune system. Have hope you can eat bread again someday

[Berzerker]

[Urban Ranger]

Well EvC, I like to be sympathetic with you, but at the same time I hate to have my legs pulled once again.

[Guynemer]

I'm still trying to work out how FG was diabetic for only the first 12 years of his life.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Guynemer
I'm still trying to work out how FG was diabetic for only the first 12 years of his life.

Maybe he died.

[Thorn]

From what I'd guess, it may be something as simple as placing gluten-related proteins in the tonsils (IIRC, my girlfriend the immunologist is asleep ... could be another location nearby) where T-cells are 'trained' - Self-T-cells are destroyed by simply exposing them to self-type-cells and then anything that reacts is destroyed Very convenient.

I hope that wouldn't be the only cure cause I had my tonsils removed when I was 5....

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara


Maybe he died.

[BeBMan]

I have a untreatable disease too - I can't stop posting at poly.



Oh, and ----> !!!!!!!

[Q Classic]

Actually, EvC, you've got two terrible, terminal, untreatable diseases.

The other being, of course, life.

[Wiglaf]

I have no idea how you will receive communion. Drinking the communal wine always struck me as a little unsanitary.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by Guynemer
I'm still trying to work out how FG was diabetic for only the first 12 years of his life.

I missed that. uneless it was well you know gestitional diabeties.

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by Mrs. Tuberski

I missed that. uneless it was well you know gestitional diabeties.

A 12 year gestation? My sympathies to mom.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove

A 12 year gestation? My sympathies to mom.

Not to mention he is a man and cannot have that Yeah and the 12 year gestation period would drive anyone to their demise

[SpencerH]

Originally posted by snoopy369
As it's an autoimmune disease, btw, the odds are we'll cure it within your lifetime. The immune system is being better understood every day - and autoimmune diseases are likely to be some of the first major diseases cured, thanks to the fact that many labs who ultimately wish to study aspects of the immune system - particularly its triggers - do so via autoimmune diseases (such as allergies).

From what I'd guess, it may be something as simple as placing gluten-related proteins in the tonsils (IIRC, my girlfriend the immunologist is asleep ... could be another location nearby) where T-cells are 'trained' - Self-T-cells are destroyed by simply exposing them to self-type-cells and then anything that reacts is destroyed Very convenient.

Odds are it's not that simple, as T-cells don't tend to hang around the intestines except in the blood stream near it ... but there are a lot of studies on suppressing specific portions of the immune system. Have hope you can eat bread again someday

I'm not trying to be antagonistic, but this is incorrect.