Gluten fucks with my crohn's disease i think if you have any kind of intestinal problem you should probably stay away from taking in large amounts of it, i know i changed my diet around avoiding it whenever i can (not being a nazi about it) but if i can avoid having some bread or sweets etc i just avoid them and i feel alot better after eating i dont feel as bloated and uncomfortable, not buying into the whole going 100% gluten free but with my condition it seems to help eliminate it whenever i can.
What is all this "gluten-free" shit?
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Dandai
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Not many people have celiac disease, but more people are intolerant to gluten than you would think. My wife is allergic (been tested for celiac but doesn't have it). She was really sick all throughout her middle school/high school years because all she wanted to eat was pasta (like macaroni and cheese or something). We didn't meet until college so I'm just taking her word for it.
Until a couple years ago we just ate different things when we went out. She ate off the gluten free menu, and I ate whatever looked good. When she got pregnant we decided it'd be best if I stopped eating gluten too in case the baby had a gluten allergy so I started eating the same stuff she did. It's hard to completely 100% give it up because it's ineverything(flour to thicken soups/sauces/etc, flour coated fried food to keep it from sticking together, flour in almost anything that's baked, etc).
After a month of no gluten I had no more warts (I had one at the base of my pinky and one on top of one of my toes), no more sinus headaches, and next to no burping/farting - ever. I don't remember when exactly, but the first time I had a sizable amount of gluten after I stopped eating it was when I went to Texas Roadhouse with my mom for a birthday or something. I LOVE their rolls so I had a couple thinking I'd be ok because my wife wasn't there (and I'm not the one with the allergy). As soon as we left the restaurant I started feeling queasy, and we had to stop about 10 minutes later at a gas station for an emergency shit. My stomach was cramping hard, and I had this liquid monstrosity explode from my ass. If I eat any serving-size portion of anything bread or pasta now I reliably get the same effect.
I can't speak for all the hipsters or hippies or whatever, but I can tell you that I had never considered a gluten free diet before and didn't think it would do anything to me but be an annoying lifestyle change. I couldn't care less whether some salty assholes on the internet calls me a pseudoscience nut or hipster. The General forums are full of people who know everything and demean anyone or anything that don't agree with their world view so I don't bother viewing them often. Maybe it's an age/maturity thing... I dunno. I just wanted to drop in and say that after I stopped eating gluten I felt better. Itisa huge pain in the ass to be gluten free so I'm surprised that it's as big of a trend as you all claim it is, but that being said, I highly recommend trying it.
Until a couple years ago we just ate different things when we went out. She ate off the gluten free menu, and I ate whatever looked good. When she got pregnant we decided it'd be best if I stopped eating gluten too in case the baby had a gluten allergy so I started eating the same stuff she did. It's hard to completely 100% give it up because it's ineverything(flour to thicken soups/sauces/etc, flour coated fried food to keep it from sticking together, flour in almost anything that's baked, etc).
After a month of no gluten I had no more warts (I had one at the base of my pinky and one on top of one of my toes), no more sinus headaches, and next to no burping/farting - ever. I don't remember when exactly, but the first time I had a sizable amount of gluten after I stopped eating it was when I went to Texas Roadhouse with my mom for a birthday or something. I LOVE their rolls so I had a couple thinking I'd be ok because my wife wasn't there (and I'm not the one with the allergy). As soon as we left the restaurant I started feeling queasy, and we had to stop about 10 minutes later at a gas station for an emergency shit. My stomach was cramping hard, and I had this liquid monstrosity explode from my ass. If I eat any serving-size portion of anything bread or pasta now I reliably get the same effect.
I can't speak for all the hipsters or hippies or whatever, but I can tell you that I had never considered a gluten free diet before and didn't think it would do anything to me but be an annoying lifestyle change. I couldn't care less whether some salty assholes on the internet calls me a pseudoscience nut or hipster. The General forums are full of people who know everything and demean anyone or anything that don't agree with their world view so I don't bother viewing them often. Maybe it's an age/maturity thing... I dunno. I just wanted to drop in and say that after I stopped eating gluten I felt better. Itisa huge pain in the ass to be gluten free so I'm surprised that it's as big of a trend as you all claim it is, but that being said, I highly recommend trying it.
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Gluten free food is fucking nasty and heavy and hard as fuck most of the time. My wife tested positive for celiac's and god damn every fuck who thinks this shit is just healthier for you then regular flour. Unless you seriously get sick from gluten and believe me you will know it, thank Odin you don't have to go gluten free. We can't eat anywhere. Even if something says its gluten free you better know yourself what the fuck other names gluten falls under. Distilled vinegar for one. they put gluten is practically everything even if it isn't for thickening. ugggg
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Seriously, distilled vinegar?
I'll take burping/farting for the deliciousness that is gluten-based foods. Headaches and warts? I might consider switching then. Suitable replacements, however, are fucking expensive. And I'm referring to stuff like tapioca flour and xanthan gum.
I'll take burping/farting for the deliciousness that is gluten-based foods. Headaches and warts? I might consider switching then. Suitable replacements, however, are fucking expensive. And I'm referring to stuff like tapioca flour and xanthan gum.
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Until a controlled experiment determines glutten is responsible for (insert claim), it is foolish to think it is. If you believe drinking a glass of urine with dinner will fix your health problems, it probably will. Hell, if you think it even has a chance to help you, it often will. You shouldn't take testimonials, even your own, as evidence of anything. The placebo effect can be massive, and there are all sorts of confounds associated with completely switching diets.
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Celiac disease absolutely does exist and is not new. It's not an allergy in the medical sense that involves excessive histamine release and leads to rashes, swelling (other than intestines, vasodilation, etc. It's also not something people usually die from. When I eat it my stomach swells up like I'm pregnant and I have to shit about every 30 min for a week or two.
And while it's got a lot more press recently, it isn't new. My uncle had it as long as I can remember which is 25+ years.
And while it's got a lot more press recently, it isn't new. My uncle had it as long as I can remember which is 25+ years.
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Its probably more that he hadnt ate gluten in a long time then flooddd his body with it, so it does what a body does and shits it out. I almost jever drink milk anymore but the other day I had two bowls of cereal and then had an awful stomach ache after, doesnt make me lactose intolerant just not used to it.
Glutne free people are fucking retarded, living in the hippie Mecca is worse because everyone claims they are allergic because its so trendy to do.
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Hey guys this dude has 1 anecdotal experience so that disproves everything. The fact that there's a conclusive medical test for celiac disease doesn't mean shit cause he got a tummy ache the other day. He also totally liked your favorite band before you even heard of them and they suck now
Fifey
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My bad, guess I should of added this sudden trend of gluten free in every restaurant nowadays. I have a friend who had a real allergy to gluten and I know its a real thing but im sick of the explosion of it. Its the new Atkins/paleo/aspergers bullshit.
Edit: you should probably clean the sand out of your pussy too.
I agree, i work in a restaurant and its annoying as shit when people come in and ask for gluten free shit even when they dont have an allergy to it, or any kind of reasoning behind not eating it (crohn's IBS other intestinal problems)
but as someone with crohn's disease the last 2 months ive eliminated as much gluten as i possibly can(mostly from pasta/bread) i dont feel as bloated and bogged down after i eat, so the change in diet has most certainly helped me, the sad thing is i went about it myself to give it a try my specialists never recommended LESS gluten (not gluten free just less helps) all they wanted was to put me on 8 different kinds of pills.
its just like the gym and new years people pack it in for a few months then its a ghost town, hopefully this will pass and only the people that get physically ill from gluten are the ones looking for it (wich wont be many it seems) because nobody i mean nobody wants to really eat gluten free unless they get physically sick from it, because that shit is nasty, thats why i cant go gluten free even if it cured me.
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There are some pretty good gluten free alternatives. They're more of a recent thing as there never was a significant amount of money in producing it before
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I know someone who self-diagnosed gluten intolerance and now she won't shut up about it. She's a wretched bitch, so a self-diagnosed gluten intolerance is like the 17th thing wrong with her. However, she's also not a hipster/hippie/health nut. Consensus is she self-diagnosed to buddy up to a chick who actually has Celiac.
Also, inb4 the "u mad because she wouldn't sex you". I only know her because we have mutual friends; she's mediocre looking and her personality is all the birth control she'll ever need. So in other words, you're totally right.
Also, inb4 the "u mad because she wouldn't sex you". I only know her because we have mutual friends; she's mediocre looking and her personality is all the birth control she'll ever need. So in other words, you're totally right.
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You have your gluten anecdotes, and I have mine.
My wife has ulcerative colitis. She tried the gluten free thing for a few weeks and it was the worst she's ever been. Absolutely fucked her up. She had intended to try it for a few months but just couldn't do it. Quit the diet and she was fine again.
My wife has ulcerative colitis. She tried the gluten free thing for a few weeks and it was the worst she's ever been. Absolutely fucked her up. She had intended to try it for a few months but just couldn't do it. Quit the diet and she was fine again.
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I feel like I should just make a psuedoscience and hippy nonsense thread. Latest thing I see on FB: celery juice reduces blood pressure but big pharma doesn't want you to know because then you won't buy blood pressure meds.
Hey fat hippies and new age redneck women: eat clean and do fucking cardio every day and you won't need heart meds OR god damn celery juice.
We had the juicing fast thread back on FoH once I think and there was a contingent who just won't be convinced that juicing is pretty much worthless.
Hey fat hippies and new age redneck women: eat clean and do fucking cardio every day and you won't need heart meds OR god damn celery juice.
We had the juicing fast thread back on FoH once I think and there was a contingent who just won't be convinced that juicing is pretty much worthless.
how does that work, does that mean she got sick because she did not have gluten? seems really weird taking something out of your diet like that would make you sick as shit, maybe she shouldent have gone completely gluten free? like i said not saying it cures anything but in my personal experience limiting the gluten has helped, i dont see a point in eliminating it.
Please dont take my post as hate or me disbelieving you im just trying to understand, ive already had surgery and such so im trying to find alternative ways to approach this disease without having surgery on top of surgery so i apologize if you feel im being rude in asking. (crohn's)
yup thats when you turn the bus around, sorry to hear that. How is she doing now? did they put her on new medication or did she go back to her old routine? and is still looking for something better.
My sister has UC and crohn's so i know how bad that shit sucks, she had to get a bag by the time she turned 21 sad.
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On of my friends in the late 90s could not eat gluten, took him years to figure out why he was so sick and if he messed up and ate it he would have to go the hospital. At that time i had never heard of that shit outside of seeing some kid on TV who was allergic to sunlight (WTF). Never heard a single other person talk about it for a decade now its everywhere. Fuck you DR Oz.