Gluten-Free Diet: a Cure for Some, a Fad for Most

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Going gluten-free is not a fad to me. I have bladder and digestive system problems. Since going gluten-free, my neurologist has noticed dramatic changes in my blood test results which are not caused by the placebo effect. Blood test results for liver function have also improved. At least one alternative doctor has written about this in his book.

The health care industry is dragging its feet on researching this because of the economic ramifications. 80% of medical research in the United States is funded by the drug industry. Do you really think that they want people controlling too many of their health problems through diet? Gluten is linked to lupus, diabetes, and many other health problems. It may not offer a 100% cure, but you can have significant improvement, without the side effects of drugs.

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My wife of 23 years has endured a myriad of health issues in the past 12 years, most of which have been unrelated to the digestive tract at all. She has a number of specialists she see for specific issues, but she had never seen a gastroenterologist because the other health issues seemed much more serious, and a couple of them very deadly.

With complaints to her primary care physician regarding some of her medication's side effects, he decided that a someone in that field may be able to provide a more refined look at her problem. Upon her examination and initial testing the gastro specialist indicated that, instead of running a lot of additional tests and follow up, try a gluten-free diet for a period of time and let's look at the results.

Amazing!

The severe abdominal swelling stopped and the lower GI problems stabilized in regard to my wife's other medications. Ingredients in products we have to be mindful of in particular include Maltose, or any of its family members. If a food is consumed that unknowingly contains gluten, the abdominal swellling will be severe within about 30 minutes after consumption. Any noticeable reaction during or after a meal, and 50 mg. of dyphenhydromine (benedryl) is taken with water, and it seems to counteract the severity of the reaction, similar to any other allergic reaction.

I have wondered if there is something available that could be taken by patients that would completely inhibit the severe reaction to gluten in patients with this allergy. Any ideas to discuss with my wife's doctor would be appreciated

Ask parents about the gluten/autism link.

Casting major doubts on the gluten/autism link seems irresponsible without more clarification. Most parents who attempt to put their autistic children on the diet find that they must also eliminate casein in order for it to work well, however, reintroducing gluten causes the child to regress. In my personal experience, cutting out gluten alone resulted in far less over-the-top/neverending tantrums. When gluten was reintroduced in a very small amount, the tantrums were as well, nearly immediately.

As a parent of an autistic child, I've always been discouraged from going GFCF. Yet nearly 70% of parents report improvement with it, including those who may have done something incorrectly, or trusted people at school to avoid giving their child these foods, when many people don't know all ingredients to avoid. Everyone knows it will not cure autism, but take out one screaming fit per day, and life gets far easier for everyone. It also appears to help substantially with language development. What is the purpose of discouraging people from trying this?! It is difficult to start, and expensive, but speak to other parents who have given it a real shot and get their opinions.

Simply implying that going gluten-free and seeing little or no results means there's no link between the two is blatantly ignoring what we've all been saying all along. GLUTEN AND CASEIN avoidance together make it work.

It's disgusting that the attempt isn't recommended to all parents upon diagnosis. It only gets harder to begin as the child gets older.

the fad part won't last

When people find out how hard it is to learn and follow the gluten-free diet faithfully, the fad dieters will drop off the gluten-free bandwagon so fast your head will be spinning.

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Just for the record.

Hi, this is Geoffrey Flolo, the clarinetist who avoids gluten. I've known for a long while that gluten isn't good for anyone, and I've also had some mysterious digestive issues in the past. That's why I "avoid" it. After a few months of plenty of overwork and sloppy dietary choices I discovered through a routine exam that I wasn't holding weight or nutrients. I had a hunch, so I asked to be tested for CD and was found to be positive. I'm not avoiding gluten any more, I'm eliminating it.

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I am a 21 year old soon to be college graduate who found out by a blood test that i have Celiac Disease when I was only 18. It is a hereditary disease and if the knowledge of the affect of this disease was not researched on and adapted, I could still be extremely sick like i was before. My symptoms: vomiting every other day to every day, constant diarrhea for 6 months, skin rashed, loss of hair, loss of weight, fatigue, bruises that would last for months, constant pain in side(small intestine), bloating, tooth decay. Today, two years and eight months later every one of those symptoms have subsided.