Nah I guarantee NOBODY is going through the gluten free diet unless they really believe there might be a chance they’re allergic. And you have to go gluten free to see if you are.
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Gladaed@feddit.org 3 weeks agoYou can be annoyed by gluten bad gluten free while recognizing the real pain of celiacs.
Just because it isn’t a visible disease does not mean everyone is in the right.
FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Gladaed@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
No you don’t, not for celiac. It’s symptoms are debilitating.
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 3 weeks ago
It’s possible to be delibitated and not know why. Until you stop eating gluten and get better. You should watch House MD, House is always using the treatment as the test. He tries something and sees if the patient gets better. Many of those patients are dying and he still doesn’t know what they have until he tries a treatment.
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
House is in no way a realistic medical show
FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
^ This.
- There’s coeliac which is the most easily identifiable,
- a generalised gluten allergy, which - last time i checked - needs you to stay off/stay on gluten consumption for a week leading up to a blood test
- allergy to one specific grain like wheat, but not all gluten.
- and there are people who just have really bad digestive issues but have found that going gluten free helps.
We should have more sympathy for people who have to grapple with this shitty, under-researched allergy
angrystego@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I know a case like that. He was unfortunate enough to have doctors that were unable to diagnose him properly. When he started the diet in his thirties and his absolutely debilitating health condition got a lot better in so many ways, it was such a relief!
Gladaed@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Yeah, but that’s not the gluten allergy.
andros_rex@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Eh, you haven’t worked in good service.
What always sent me was the people who ordered gravy after telling me they were gluten sensitive…
Godric@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I once had a buddy with Celiac’s, it was interesting trying to find a restaurant that worked for us both. The tide of hipsters wanting everything gluten free was a godsend!