I’ll email her- meanwhile I found this that I’ve sent to her recently:
not sure if this pertains to you and your family or not but this was posted on the yahoobreastfeeding group:
some general info at the link below:
http://www.stayinginshape.com/3osfcorp/libv/i77.shtml
“IgA normally stands guard at the body entrances, intercepting bacteria,
viruses, toxins, and certain food components. The cause of IgA Deficiency is
not known, and it may differ from one person to the next. In fact, NIH says
some people with IgA Deficiency may not have symptoms. Others may experience
recurring ear, sinus or lung infections. IgA Deficiency itself seldom causes
serious trouble. However, people with IgA Deficiency are very likely to have
any of a variety of other problems. They are especially prone to allergies,
asthma, autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes;
diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, and neurologic diseases.”
I also found this info interesting, though don’t have the link handy:
“IgA deficiency is 10 times more common in coeliac patients than in the
general population. Patients with coeliac disease and selective IgA
deficiency often have circulating antibodies to food proteins; they also
have circulating immune complexes, suggesting that absence of an intestinal
barrier might allow the absorption of antigenic material from the gut.
Antibodies to some antigens might cross react with the host’s
self-components and might indirectly produce autoimmune disease.”
– And –
“Antibodies to food antigens, especially cow’s milk, are common and may be
related to the high incidence of malabsorption.”
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