The facts have been out there for YEARS; this is merely more affirmation.
But some will flame on. Bring it.
If you 'think' that GF makes you feel better, you have a gut problem (as noted in the article, 'non-coeliac gluten sensitivity', but merely as a symptom, not causation). Period. Seek a competent physician, not a fad 'diet'.
More research on the cause of this woulb be good. I’m going to suspect its more plastics in the food processing system, but this is only an opinion.
One thing that's being ignored here is most of the wheat we have today is not the same as your great grandparents ate. It's ben bred many times, and not for health. People may have a much different reaction to modern wheat vs. heirloom wheat.
The Gluten era, another thing that I never could bring myself to look into what it was about.
A relative was told she had coeliac by her doctor, and then she was told she did not. Then she was told she had it, and again, that she didn’t have it. It was an upheaval in her life to throw out the foods she normally ate and tried to learn how to eat for her condition. She died and it’s not clear if this mystery ailment was related.
However her husband’s health and that of her children seem to indicate that they do not tolerate the kind of folate added to dairy and grains as of 1998. Supposedly, ‘organic’ labeled grains and dairy do not have this synthetic version of folate. Then there’s advice to get ‘natural’ folate supplements if they cut out the synthetic folate in ‘fortified’ foods like bread, rice, dairy, nutritional yeast etc. They checked and found Dad’s daily vitamin had the synthetic type of folate - so out it went. They also started taking B-12, but not ‘cyanocobolmain’ (contains small amounts of cyanide) B-12, but the natural version.
I'm laughing inside, not insensitively at FReepers' health, just the fad insanity.
I had systemic candida. Holy cow, did that mess me up for a few years. Gastric issues, swollen joints, chronic fatigue, weight gain, migranes that lasted for months...it was brutal.
Yeast allergy, some medications, pregnancy, and diet can all contribute to candida running amok.
None of the doctors could figure out what was happening.
Finally found a doctor that said it was related to food. Gave me a $16 bottle of system cleanse and put me on a candida diet.
In 3 days, all my symptoms went away. In 3 months, I was back down to 120 lbs. and felt amazing.
I cheat every now and then; I love mozzarella, homemade baked goods, homemade chimichangas, and sweet tea. Otherwise, I go for the approved foods on my diet, eat healthy, and, until COVID screwed me over, lived well and looked great.
Stay away from Frankenfood.
Then it ain't celiac.
Correlation is not causation, until its been
correlated hundreds of times under various situations.
A bagel will screw my wife up almost immediately.
No bread or pasta....shes fine.
Monsanto and other crap they do to our grain is highly suspect. I only eat non-gmo organic wheat now.
It is more likely caused by histamine intolerance.
Same with IBS.
If people would try two enzymes as supplements, they could possibly find the cause.
1. Alpha galacto sidase, it’s available at Walmart, $5 for 100 tablets.
It’s the same ingredient in Beano. It chops long chain sugars such as polysaccharides and disaccharides into short chain monosaccharides that the body can digest. This prevents fermentation problems in the intestines. It’s a natural pancreatic enzyme for digesting starches.
2. Diamine Oxidase. It’s an enzyme that degrades histamines in the body that cause inflamation, congestion, joint pain, brain fog, stomach acid issues, and digestion.
Never tried GF. Sometimes I feel a bit too tired after a meal and I know that some people cannot tolerate that and choose GF because of it.
It is really difficult to pinpoint the problem and to find a single part in your diet that is to blame.
The secret is experimentation, observation and patience. There are more than enough healthy food choices, and getting the quantities right combined with moderate exercise should solve most problems.
Well, there goes that industry!
The problem with gluten free stuff, imho, is that it needs GLUTEN!
[Thanks, John Pinnette...]
Being bloated after eating wheat grown on n the USA (GMO) is a slight allergic reaction. You won’t get that reaction when eating pasta milled and grown in Europe. (Non GMO).
The gmo wheat grown here is modified to grow faster which grows harder which makes it harder for your body to digest it.
I have went off USA flour years ago and now have a nasty reaction to it. However, European flour and wheat, I’m fine. Several other friends with similar reactions are fine eating European wheat.
It well not convince the true believers.
Being gluten free is far more a cult then other wise.
Certain proteins can also induce the same symptoms..............
I’ve long held that people do not have gluten allergies, they have reactions to the glyphosate that is sprayed on the plants.
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