Teresa,

I do think there is some truth to what you say about avoidance of gluten helping MG symptoms, even if we don't have CD. I have been reading a lot about nutrition and food, in an attempt to be as healthy as possible. Every change I make to my diet to include more healthy foods also makes my MG a little bit better.

I often find references to gluten being irritating to the intestines, not just those with CD. I am slowly removing gluten from my diet, mostly due to experimentation. Some foods seem to make my MG symptoms less (such as vegetables and fruits and nuts/seeds) and other foods seem to make my MG symptoms increase (processed food, too much bread, too much meat, large meals in general). I am not following a gluten free diet, but I am seeing a decrease in my MG symptoms when I reduce the amount of gluten foods in my diet.

Thanks for bringing this topic up for everyone's awareness.