Gluten-free cure?
February 22, 2008
As of yet, there is no cure for celiac disease/gluten intolerance beyond diet control. Now it looks like the pharmaceutical industry has developed the magic pill so many of us wish for?
About a week ago, Forbes reported clinical trials were beginning for a new treatment for celiac disease that would detoxify gluten. Now, it’s being reported that Alvine Pharmaceuticals has obtained 2 patents on their new treatments.
Read the links to the articles above for more detailed info, I’m too tired to get technical. What’s interesting is the new possibility that we may begin to eat normally again – of course, with help from the pharmaceutical industry which personally, I’ll pass (not a pharma fan, I’ll leave it simply at that).
This makes me think though, if a pill were to become available, would everyone take it? Our diet is a pain in the ass, to put it bluntly, no matter how ingrained it is in our daily lives. I was recently discussing this with someone who does Theta healing. He said that it can get rid us of allergies and gluten issues, however we have to really want to be healed. It’s interesting because many of us, no matter how horrible our situations may be, accept our lives as is and don’t act to change because it’s all we know. So while we’ll complain about our diet, some of us who have been eating this way for so long (some for their whole lives), have accepted it as normal – it’s all we know. So to suddenly introduce this “magic pill” or any other form of cure that would allow us to eat like a “normal” person, can actually seem scary and foreign.
I know many people would jump at the chance of getting this pill as soon as it’s on the market, but I’m sure there will be many people who will resist it. I will, just because I hate pills. I prefer holistic treatments, and I’ll admit that when my friend said he could heal me I was initially freaked out. I am curious though to learn more and check it out – it would be pretty awesome :) Has anyone out there had any experience with Theta healing?
Press Release references:
Alvine Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase I Trial for ALV003
Alvine Pharmaceuticals Obtains Patents for Celiac Disease Therapies
January 1, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Have you tried this theta healing thing? There’s always this little part of me who thinks that celiac can be fixed somehow. All I know is that I was completely normal until a few years ago when I became intolerant to all the major allergens. I just refuse to believe it happened randomly.. anyway I’d really appreciate it if you emailed me back.