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As someone who doesn't know very much about the immune system - I wonder if this 'resetting' property could be used to treat allergies or other minor autoimmune

by Yen 12y ago

As someone who doesn't know very much about the immune system - I wonder if this 'resetting' property could be used to treat allergies or other minor autoimmune problems. Also, I'd appreciate a medium-level overview of the immune system, if anyone has a good link.

brm 12y ago
As someone with an esophageal autoimmune response I'd be very curious to know this as well.
- niels_olson 12y ago
  ee?
  - brm 12y ago
    Yes though not a typical presentation of EE (EoE?). It ramped up dramatically around my 24th birthday and appears to be connected with my body's response to histamines. As such most doctors haven't known what to do with me and we've been feeling our way blindly along. If fasting even partially resets immune response i'd be interested.
maxerickson 12y ago
There is always Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_system I'm not familiar with what is out there as far as materials, but I would speculate that beyond that to get an overview you would end up looking at a medical textbook (with shorter treatments being more specific).
ihodes 12y ago
This book[1] is the best resource for a "medium-level" overview I've come across. Once you get beyond that, you're entering textbook and then paper territory. [1]: http://www.amazon.com/Immune-System-Includes-Desktop-Edition/dp/0470657294/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402074187&sr=8-1&keywords=how+the+immune+system+works http://www.amazon.com/Immune-System-Includes-Desktop-Edition...
niels_olson 12y ago
Pathology resident here, starting a flow cytology rotation next month (diagnosing disease by studying live immune cells with lasers and antibodies). My best advice is to realize this stuff is really complicated. Start by synthesizing your own hematopoietic cell lineage diagram from existing versions (google image search for them) and use that as your foundation when reading texts.
jen_h 12y ago
Anecdotal evidence, for sure (and IANAD/IANYD), but I've found that fasting eliminates my food sensitivities (both water fasts and apple fasts, where you just eat an apple or two a day, have done the trick for me). They eventually come back after a month or so (no science behind it, but it feels like a slow buildup of whatever was initially bothering me), at which point, I can fast again with similar positive result. I find it's safer/healthier than living on Prilosec...

by Yen 12y ago

brm 12y ago

As someone with an esophageal autoimmune response I'd be very curious to know this as well.

niels_olson 12y ago
ee?
- brm 12y ago
  Yes though not a typical presentation of EE (EoE?). It ramped up dramatically around my 24th birthday and appears to be connected with my body's response to histamines. As such most doctors haven't known what to do with me and we've been feeling our way blindly along. If fasting even partially resets immune response i'd be interested.

maxerickson 12y ago

There is always Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_system I'm not familiar with what is out there as far as materials, but I would speculate that beyond that to get an overview you would end up looking at a medical textbook (with shorter treatments being more specific).

ihodes 12y ago

This book[1] is the best resource for a "medium-level" overview I've come across. Once you get beyond that, you're entering textbook and then paper territory. [1]: http://www.amazon.com/Immune-System-Includes-Desktop-Edition/dp/0470657294/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402074187&sr=8-1&keywords=how+the+immune+system+works http://www.amazon.com/Immune-System-Includes-Desktop-Edition...

niels_olson 12y ago

Pathology resident here, starting a flow cytology rotation next month (diagnosing disease by studying live immune cells with lasers and antibodies). My best advice is to realize this stuff is really complicated. Start by synthesizing your own hematopoietic cell lineage diagram from existing versions (google image search for them) and use that as your foundation when reading texts.

jen_h 12y ago

Anecdotal evidence, for sure (and IANAD/IANYD), but I've found that fasting eliminates my food sensitivities (both water fasts and apple fasts, where you just eat an apple or two a day, have done the trick for me). They eventually come back after a month or so (no science behind it, but it feels like a slow buildup of whatever was initially bothering me), at which point, I can fast again with similar positive result. I find it's safer/healthier than living on Prilosec...