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I wouldn't have believed gluten could affect a BMB or anything either, but lately I've done a lot of research and now I am wondering. Your body can react to gluten by producing antibodies against tissue trans-glutaminase, which is everywhere in the body. You can get intestinal damage that can lead to nutritional deficiencies that can affect cell production. Who knows what other kinds of immune reactions.
All I know for myself is that after going on a strict gluten free diet, my long term rash went away. This rash started around the same time as my anemia and was blistery and extremely itchy. For the past 8 weeks, my HGB drops have been smaller, I have less fatigue, my platelets have gone from 27 to 52 and my WBC is up from 0.6 to 1. I know the rash was not a coincidence, but it took almost 5 years to make the association. Only time will tell about the other counts.
Deb
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