Page 14 - Autoimmune diseases

Besides the cellular damage that the toxins and

bacteria can do to the local cells, the larger proteins

that can now pass though the small intestine wall

can have a deleterious effect on immune function.

As stated previously, the immune system

recognized foreign entities by their antigens, the

three dimensional structures on their exterior. As

large foreign proteins pass through the wall of the

small intestine, the immune system recognizes

them as foreign and makes an army of immune

cells and antibodies against them.

The immune system recognizes these invading

proteins as foreign. The problem is that the

antigens from these foreign proteins may be very

similar to the antigens on certain cells of your body.

The newly made army of immune cells and

antibodies now “recognize” not only the foreign

proteins but also certain cells of your body,

thinking they are foreign invaders and begin to

attack them. This is the autoimmune reaction.

The problem here is that as long as the wall of

your small intestine is damaged and allows large

proteins through to which your body will create an

immune response, the inflammation response will