The AAA Link - Allergies, Autoimmune Diseases and Autism

There are a vast amount of patients who walkat Children's Hospital and the UW. [2] If an allergy
into a clinic desiring relief from their allergy issues.can actually trigger such diseases quick
But what about those patients who suffer fromimplementation treating those allergies is simply
Autoimmune diseases or Autism, also? Is there anbasic common sense.
allergy link there that the patient may not evenIn regard to autism, which not only affects a child
be aware of? The National Institutes of Healthbut extends beyond to his / her family, schooling
(NIH) estimates up to 23.5 million Americansand as we are discovering; society in general
suffer from autoimmune disease and that theevery possible aspect for treatment must be
prevalence is rising. Researchers have identifiedconsidered. Therefore any allergy link needs to be
80-100 different autoimmune diseases andaddressed. Dr. Stephen M. Edelson from the
suspect at least 40 additional diseases of havingAutism Research Institute writes, "People with
an autoimmune basis. These diseases are chronicautism are more susceptible to allergies and food
and can be life-threatening. Autoimmune disease issensitivities than the average person; and this is
one of the top 10 leading causes of death inlikely due to their impaired immune system. The
female children and women in all age groups up tobest way to stop a reaction to a particular food
64 years of age. Then add Autism in it's nowsubstance is to remove that food from the
epidemic and climbing rates. The Center forperson's diet. Other treatments include taking
Disease Control (CDC) estimates 1 in 150 childrennutrients to strengthen the immune system and
are diagnosed with autism. These statistics meangiving the person sublingual drops, i.e., very small
that every 20 minutes another child in America isamount of the substance. In general, it is
diagnosed. [1]important that people realize that allergies and
Although there is much additional treatmentfood sensitivities can affect one's health and
necessary for both autoimmune disease andbehavior, but these problems are treatable." If
autism the fact remains that allergies play atreating these allergies is as simple as Allergy
significant role in these health concerns. When aAmerica's sublingual drops makes it, shouldn't
patient walks through your office door withevery doctor offer this simple therapy as a
symptoms or diagnosis of one of the over 80means to help elevate symptoms in those
various autoimmune diseases, wouldn't it be wisesuffering with autism?
to address immediately any allergies that patientOften we miss some of the basic measures that
may have? Autoimmune disease studies arecan produce relief from various ailments because
finding the correlation of allergies triggering thewe bypass the immediate opportunity for
disease itself. A new study by researchers attreatment, instead jumping ahead to tackle the
Children's and the University of Washington (UW)greater issue. With sublingual drops, immediate
identifies a connection between allergic diseasestreatment and recovery from a patient's allergies
and autoimmune diseases. The study wasnot only happens, but in the case of autoimmune
published in the April 1 edition of Naturedisease and autism, could also assist with
Immunology. "Our study implies that allergic andreduction from symptoms or perhaps triggers of
inflammatory diseases may actually triggerthe disease manifesting itself.
autoimmune diseases by relaxing the controls that1. American Autoimmune Related Diseases
normally eliminate newly produced, self-reactive BAssociation, Inc. (2008, November 22)
cells. This is important because many autoimmuneAutoimmune Disease Stat Sheet
diseases are caused by self-reactive antibodies2. Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
produced by such B cells" said Dr. David Rawlingsof Seattle (2007, April 6).
lead researcher and section head of Immunology