{"id":266,"date":"2013-04-23T17:04:53","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T21:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mynutriguide.com\/?p=266"},"modified":"2019-12-26T12:48:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T17:48:10","slug":"bleeding-andor-swollen-gums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/bleeding-andor-swollen-gums\/","title":{"rendered":"Bleeding \/ Swollen Gums"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8480\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/gingivitis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8480\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8480  \" style=\"margin-left: 5px;margin-right: 5px\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/gingivitis-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Vitamin C Deficiency: Clean Teeth with Swollen Gums.\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/gingivitis-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/gingivitis.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vitamin C Deficiency: Swollen Gums.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>What Are Bleeding \/ Swollen Gums?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"dropcap\">B<\/span>leeding and\/or swollen gums is \u00a0an inflammatory disorder\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">characterized by changes in gum integrity that may result in tooth loss. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">Sponginess of the gum (swelling) indicates inflammation,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">called gingivitis.<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\"><strong>Q<\/strong>: What causes gingivitis?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\"><strong>A<\/strong>: Gingivitis that is<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">\u00a0caused by inadequate dental hygiene shows as pockets of swollen gum between or along the base of teeth where sticky plaque was allowed to build up. Plaque holds bacteria that inflames the gums where it occurs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-align: justify\">Gingivitis that is caused by vitamin C deficiency, pregnancy, certain drugs such as the anti-epileptic drug phenytoin, and leukemia affects the whole gum irrespective of mouth care.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">What Are Bleeding \/ Swollen Gums In Celiac Disease and\/or Gluten Sensitivity?<\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_check red\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Bleeding or swollen gums\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">in celiac disease\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">are a classic symptom of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">vitamin C deficiency caused by\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">malabsorption by the small intestine and depletion in the body caused by the excessive need to combat inflammation due to gluten.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">Vitamin C deficiency untreated advances from the early symptoms of bleeding, swollen gums to a severe nutritional disease state called scurvy.\u00a0In adult scurvy, swollen gums are purplish while in children they are red. These gums easily bleed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How Prevalent Are Bleeding \/ Swollen Gums In Celiac Disease and\/or Gluten Sensitivity?<\/h2>\n<p>Bleeding or swollen gums are common in untreated patients with celiac disease.<\/p>\n<h2>What Are The Symptoms Of Bleeding \/ Swollen Gums?<\/h2>\n<p>Bleeding or swollen gums are marked by these symptoms:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet red\">\n<li>Oral pain on chewing or brushing teeth.<\/li>\n<li>Purplish swollen gums in adults.<\/li>\n<li>Red swollen gums in children.<\/li>\n<li>Bleeding when eating, brushing or flossing teeth.<\/li>\n<li>Progressively advances to loss of teeth.<\/li>\n<li>Accompanying vitamin C deficiency symptoms include\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">fatigue, malaise, depression, achiness, irritability, and cork screw hairs (kinky).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How Do Bleeding \/ Swollen Gums Develop In Celiac Disease and\/or Gluten Sensitivity ?<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"cp_check red\">\n<li>Bleeding or swollen gums result from vitamin C malabsorption in celiac disease.<a href=\"#footnote_1_266\" id=\"identifier_1_266\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Krause&rsquo;s Food, Nutrition, &amp; Diet Therapy. 10th Edition. Kathleen Mahan, Sylvia Escott-Stump. 2000. W.B. Saunders Company.\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Vitamin C is a cofactor in a number of enzyme reactions involved in collagen synthesis, dysfunction of which causes defective collagen synthesis and impaired tissue repair, resulting in poor wound healing and capillary\u00a0bleeding such as is seen in swollen, bleeding gums.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Do Bleeding \/ Swollen Gums Respond To Gluten-Free Diet?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Yes. Celiac disease-related gum changes quickly resolve on a nutrient dense gluten free diet containing adequate vitamin C. Supplementation with natural vitamin C may be required until gums return to normal.<\/p>\n<h2>6 Steps To Improve Bleeding \/ Swollen Gums In Celiac Disease and\/or Gluten Sensitivity:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"cp_check green\">\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #800000\"><span class=\"dropcap\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Remove the Trigger. Maintain a Strict, Nutritious Gluten Free Diet:<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<b>Treatment<\/b>. This condition responds to the complete elimination of gluten, which is the required treatment that improves both gum and gut health.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Gut health is the foundation to restore ALL health. Restored health will enable you to maintain a strict gluten free diet, just as other life tasks will be easier.<\/li>\n<li>A strict gluten free diet means removing 100% of wheat, barley, rye and oats from the diet.<\/li>\n<li>Cutting out bread and other obvious sources of gluten is not good enough for recovery. Even 1\/8th teaspoon of flour or bread crumb is enough to sustain the inflammation that is damaging your small intestine, causing increased permeability (leaky gut) and allowing undigested gluten to enter your body where it can damage structures and function, and instigate immune inflammatory responses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Correct Your Individual Nutritional Needs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Eat foods that can replenish missing nutrients. Find them under\u00a0NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES.<\/li>\n<li>Take nutritional supplements as needed.\u00a0Find them under\u00a0NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Recovery<\/strong>. You should begin to feel better within a week and notice more energy as inflammation subsides and the \u00a0absorbing cells that make up the surface lining of your small intestine are better able to function.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Intestinal lining cells are replaced every 5 days. The healing process is like sunburn where the damaged surface layer of skin sloughs off and is replaced with new normal cells.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Leaky gut normally resolves in two month after starting a gluten free diet and brings about a big improvement in health. Improvement in intestinal permeability precedes morphometric recovery (cell appearance and structure) of the small intestine in celiac disease.<a href=\"#footnote_2_266\" id=\"identifier_2_266\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Cummins AG, Thompson FM, Butler RN, et al. Improvement in intestinal permeability precedes morphometric recovery of the small intestine in coeliac disease.&nbsp;Clinical Science. Apr 2001;100(4):379-86.\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">The intestinal lining may take up to a year to heal.\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp_check green\">\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #800000\"><span class=\"dropcap\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">\u00a0Reduce Inflammation. Foods to Eat and Foods Not to Eat:<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because gluten is inflammatory, eliminate OTHER inflammatory foods from your diet to reduce an additive effect to gluten. At the same time, try to eat foods that reduce inflammation (anti-inflammatory).<\/p>\n<div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<strong>Here Are Major Inflammatory Food Types That Reduce Healing<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet red\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Damaging Foods<\/strong>. In susceptible persons, includes corn, dairy (cow), and soy. Lactose, the sugar in any animal milk disrupts intestinal permeability causing leaky gut.<a href=\"#footnote_3_266\" id=\"identifier_3_266\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Farhadi A, Banan A, Fields J, Keshavarzian A. Intestinal barrier: an interface between health and disease.&nbsp;Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2003;18:479-91.\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Allergenic Foods<\/strong>. Includes foods that trigger the immune sytem to produce IgE antibodies. Allergy testing is the usual way to discover these offending foods.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Shelf Stable Processed Foods.\u00a0<\/strong>Includes any that contain additives and preservatives. Look for them on the nutrition label of the box or package. Additives and preservatives also disrupt intestinal permeability causing leaky gut.<a href=\"#footnote_3_266\" id=\"identifier_4_266\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Farhadi A, Banan A, Fields J, Keshavarzian A. Intestinal barrier: an interface between health and disease.&nbsp;Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2003;18:479-91.\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Fats.<\/strong>\u00a0Limit deep fried foods, trans-fats, saturated fats (animal fat\/butter), and EXCESSIVE omega-6 fatty acid oils like corn oil. Rancid fats, sodium caprate (a medium chain fat), and sucrose monester fatty acid (a food grade surfactant) induce significant disruption of the intestinal barrier that causes leaky gut.<a href=\"#footnote_3_266\" id=\"identifier_5_266\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Farhadi A, Banan A, Fields J, Keshavarzian A. Intestinal barrier: an interface between health and disease.&nbsp;Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2003;18:479-91.\">3<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Excessive Refined White Flours\u00a0<\/strong>(bran layer removed)<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Includes\u00a0products made from them such as cookies, bread, cakes, pies.\u00a0Bran contains the vitamins and minerals that metabolize grains and slows the otherwise rapid entry of sugar from their digestion into the bloodstream.\u00a0Also disrupt intestinal permeability causing leaky gut.<a href=\"#footnote_3_266\" id=\"identifier_6_266\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Farhadi A, Banan A, Fields J, Keshavarzian A. Intestinal barrier: an interface between health and disease.&nbsp;Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2003;18:479-91.\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Refined Sugars.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Includes white sugar, corn fructose and high fructose corn syrup.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Certain Spices<\/strong>. Includes paprika and cayenne pepper which disrupt intestinal permeability causing leaky gut.<a href=\"#footnote_3_266\" id=\"identifier_7_266\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Farhadi A, Banan A, Fields J, Keshavarzian A. Intestinal barrier: an interface between health and disease.&nbsp;Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2003;18:479-91.\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Alcohol and Caffeine<\/strong>. Disrupt intestinal permeability causing leaky gut.<a href=\"#footnote_3_266\" id=\"identifier_8_266\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Farhadi A, Banan A, Fields J, Keshavarzian A. Intestinal barrier: an interface between health and disease.&nbsp;Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2003;18:479-91.\">3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<strong>Here Are Important Anti-Inflammatory Food Types to Promote Health<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Fruits<\/strong>.\u00a0Contain ample amounts of vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals which are\u00a0naturally occuring components in plants that detoxify toxins, carcinogens (reducing the risk by 50%) and mutagens.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Non-Starchy Vegetables.<\/strong>\u00a0Support intestinal integrity and provide ample amounts of vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals. Includes lettuce, kale, onion, broccoli, garlic, and others.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>High Quality Complex Carbohydrates<\/strong>. Provide vitamins, minerals, and fiber while boosting serotonin levels to help you relax and feel calm. Includes whole grains, legumes, and root vegetables such as carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, turnips, red beets, and others.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Antioxidants<\/strong>. Protect the body from inflammatory oxidant molecules that continually occur and\u00a0help us handle stress and reduce irritability. Includes vitamin C-containing foods such as lemon, grapefruit, apricot, Brussels sprouts and strawberries, and others. Also, includes vitamin E-containing foods such as\u00a0nuts, seeds, avocado, olive oil, and others. Cocoa is good, too.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Omega-3 Fatty Acids<\/strong>. Balance opposing omega-6 fatty acids and bad fats. Fish sources includes tuna, salmon, cod, and others. Plants sources include flax, chia seeds, canola oil, and others.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Probiotics.\u00a0<\/strong>Supply normal microbes needed for colon health and health of the body such as these fermented foods: yogurt, kefir, and unpasteurized apple cider vinegar.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Prebiotics\/ High Fiber Foods<\/strong>. \u00a0Food with fiber keeps our population of colonic microbes healthy.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Protective Herbs and Spices<\/strong>. \u00a0See below #6 below for examples.\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp_check green\">\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong><span class=\"dropcap\">3<\/span>\u00a0Information Sheet You Can Take to Your Doctor or Other Health Professional:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click here.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_check green\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong><em><span class=\"dropcap\">4<\/span>\u00a0Manage Your Medications\u00a0Safely<\/em>:<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<p>Certain prescription drugs can cause nutritional deficiencies. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about this possible adverse effect if you are taking any of these drugs that deplete vitamin C.\u00a0<strong>Do not stop prescribed medications without supervision.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is not a complete listing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FEMALE HORMONES<\/strong>\u00a0disrupt intestinal permeability.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\">\n<li>Oral Contraceptives (Norinyl\u00ae, Ortho-Novum\u00ae, Triphasil\u00ae, and others) deplete Vitamin C.\u00a0 Oral Estrogen\/Hormone Replacement (Evista\u00ae, Prempro\u00ae, Premarin\u00ae, Estratab\u00ae and others) deplete Vitamin C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DIURETICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\">\n<li>Loop Diuretics (Lasix\u00ae, Bumex\u00ae, Edecrin\u00ae) depletes Vitamin C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES<\/strong>\u00a0 disrupt intestinal permeability.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\">\n<li>Corticosteroids (Prednisone, Medrol\u00ae, Aristocort\u00ae, Decadron) deplete Vitamin C.<\/li>\n<li>Aspirin and Salicylates deplete Vitamin C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ANTACIDS \/ ULCER MEDICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\">\n<li>Alka Seltzer\u00ae, Baking Soda deplete Vitamin C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<ul class=\"cp_check green\">\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong><span class=\"dropcap\">5<\/span>Nutritional Supplements To Help Correct Deficiencies:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The type and quantity of nutritional supplements that may be needed depend on which nutrients are deficient.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet orange\">\n<li>Multivitamin\/mineral combination once a day is useful to improve overall nutrient levels. This is a safe dose, but always check with your doctor to avoid interactions with medications.<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin C as Ester-C, a natural supplement to correct deficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Storage Note<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>Store container tightly sealed, away from heat, moisture and direct light to avoid loss of potency. That is, in a safe kitchen cabinet &#8211; not in the bathroom or on the kitchen table<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<ul class=\"cp_check green\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em><strong><span class=\"dropcap\">6<\/span>Manage Natural Remedies:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<strong>Hydration<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Eight glasses of water are recommended per day unless there is a contraindication such as kidney or heart disease. The Institute of Medicine recommends approximately 2.7 liters (91 ounces) of total water, from all beverages and foods, each day for women and 3.7 liters (125 ounces) daily of total water for men.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">If you are thirsty, drink water. Add fresh, squeezed lemon to water. Lemon is anti-inflammatory, alkalizing and provides vitamin C.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Hydration Test: Urine should be pale yellow. Fingertips should be plump, without pruning but this may not be reliable when fingers are swollen with edema. Lips should be plump, without puckering. The feeling of thirst can be unreliable.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">What is wrong with soda, coffee, tea, and alcohol? These drinks are dehydrating, increase acid, and deplete nutrients.\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<strong>Carminatives.\u00a0<\/strong>The following \u00a0anti-inflammatory\u00a0plant sources called carminitives help heal the digestive tract. They also tone the digestive muscles which improves peristalsis, thus aiding in the expulsion of gas from the stomach and intestine to relieve digestive colic and gastric discomfort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carminative Food Remedies<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Raspberry.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Carrot is also a cleansing digestive tonic.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Grape is also bile stimulating and a cleansing remedy for sluggish digestion and laxative.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Redbeets also stimulate and improve digestion and are easily digested.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Cabbage also stimulates and improves digestion and is also a liver decongestant.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Lettuce also stimulates and improves digestion and is also an alterative, meaning it improves the function of organs involved with the digestion and excretion of waste products to bring about a gradual change.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Potatoes are antispasmodic (due to atropine like properties) and a liver remedy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Carminative Herb Remedies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Sage is also a digestive, astringent, bile stimulant and energy tonic that heals the mucosa. \u00a0Drink as tea or use in cooking.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Chamomile, lemon balm, and fennel, (as a tea) also help relieve nervous tension.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Parsley also relieves indigestion.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Rosemary as a tea and in cooking also is a nervous system tonic for stress and fatigue, bile stimulant, and can relieve headaches and indigestion.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Thyme is also soothing remedy useful for stimulating digestion of rich, fatty foods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Carminative Spice Remedies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\">\n<li>Cloves are also antispasmodic.<\/li>\n<li>Nutmeg is also useful for indigestion.<\/li>\n<li>Ginger.\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<strong>Exercise Helps<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Exercise improves circulation and rids the body of toxins.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\">\n<li>Walking is aerobic exercise that reconditions the whole body to improve stamina.\u00a0Read more about<a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/2014\/07\/08\/fitness-guide\/\">\u00a0Exercise and Fitness<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Weight training builds muscle.\u00a0Read more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/2014\/07\/08\/fitness-guide\/\">Exercise and Fitness<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Stretching improves flexibilty.\u00a0Read more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/2014\/07\/08\/fitness-guide\/\">Exercise and Fitness<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Exercise is important, but the amount and type of exercise undertaken depends on your health. Your first priority is to heal. \n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>What Do Medical Research Studies Tell About Bleeding \/ Swollen Gums In Celiac Disease and\/or Gluten Sensitivity?<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>RESEARCH STUDY SUMMARIES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;<strong>Intestinal absorption of water-soluble vitamins in health and disease<\/strong>.&#8221; Humans cannot synthesize water-soluble vitamins (with the exception of some endogenous synthesis of niacin) and must obtain these micronutrients from exogenous sources. Thus body homoeostasis of these micronutrients depends on their normal absorption in the intestine. Interference with absorption, which occurs in a variety of conditions (e.g. congenital defects in the digestive or absorptive system, intestinal disease\/resection, drug interaction and chronic alcohol use), leads to the development of\u00a0deficiency\u00a0(and sub-optimal status) and results in clinical abnormalities.<a href=\"#footnote_4_266\" id=\"identifier_9_266\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Said HM. Intestinal absorption of water-soluble vitamins in health and disease. Biochem J. 2011 Aug 1;437(3):357-72. doi: 10.1042\/BJ20110326.\">4<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>CASE REPORT SUMMARIES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>\u201cScurvy: a case report.\u201c<\/strong> This case report describes scurvy in an 8-year-old child with cerebral palsy who presented with progressive purpuric rash affecting the trunk and legs. He had tenderness on palpation of his extremities. Physical examination revealed a moderately pale and cachectic boy. There was bleeding per swollen gums and petichiae on the hard palate. Generalized multiple discrete palpable petichiae spots at hair follicles along the whole body, more on both legs, were observed. He also had tenderness on palpation of his extremities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">His hemoglobin was 6.6 g\/dl. Platelet count and coagulogram were normal. Roentgenographic findings showed generalized osteoporosis, metaphyseal white line of distal femur, proximal tibia. proximal fibula, distal radius, and distal ulna with submetaphyseal lucency bilaterally. Skin biopsy showed dilated hair follicles, filled with keratinous material and a small corkscrew hair. A diagnosis of scurvy was made; and vitamin C at a dosage of 300 mg per day was given. His swollen gums, bleeding per gums and muscle tenderness improved within 2 days. Perifollicular hemorrhage, follicular hyperkeratosis, and anemia improved in 2 and 3 weeks respectively.<a href=\"#footnote_5_266\" id=\"identifier_10_266\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Chatproedprai S, Wananukul S. Scurvy: a case report. J Med Assoc Thai. 2001 Jun;84 Suppl 1:S106-10.\">5<\/a><\/p>\n<ol class=\"footnotes\"><li id=\"footnote_1_266\" class=\"footnote\">Krause&#8217;s Food, Nutrition, &amp; Diet Therapy. 10th Edition. Kathleen Mahan, Sylvia Escott-Stump. 2000. W.B. Saunders Company.<span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_1_266\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><\/li><li id=\"footnote_2_266\" class=\"footnote\">Cummins AG, Thompson FM, Butler RN, et al. Improvement in intestinal permeability precedes morphometric recovery of the small intestine in coeliac disease.\u00a0<em>Clinical Science<\/em>. Apr 2001;100(4):379-86.<span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_2_266\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><\/li><li id=\"footnote_3_266\" class=\"footnote\">Farhadi A, Banan A, Fields J, Keshavarzian A. 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