No you don’t, not for celiac. It’s symptoms are debilitating.
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FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 1 day agoNah 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.
Gladaed@feddit.org 1 day ago
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 1 day 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.
FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 12 hours 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
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 day ago
House is in no way a realistic medical show
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 1 day ago
Are you saying doctors don’t give patients treatments for unknown diseases to see if they’ll work?
NannerBanner@literature.cafe 17 hours ago
I remember a medical friend rolling his eyes at the show when it was airing, because usually he could guess what the end diagnosis could be from the symptoms. House was just really good at making the drama about the doctor interject and extend the eyeball time into the hour long episode
angrystego@lemmy.world 23 hours 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 23 hours ago
Yeah, but that’s not the gluten allergy.
angrystego@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
The guy I was talking about in the first paragraph was a celiac.
andros_rex@lemmy.world 15 hours 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…