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jdbigguy
13 Aug 163#8
I suppose if I'm going to eat a restaurant card, it might as well be gluten free.
eddiekinghorn
12 Aug 163#4
I'm a 'real' coeliac disease sufferer and it baffles me how many wannabe coeliacs are out there!!!! You wouldn't try and be like a cancer or stroke sufferer, so it angers me a bit when people think they're affected by gluten when they really aren't. I pity the ones who are genuine of course.
rholmes85 to splender
12 Aug 163#2
Yes it is! And no it's not a fashion!
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splender
12 Aug 16#1
is this a fashion as how come there are so many ? Is Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity a Real Thing?
rholmes85 to splender
12 Aug 163#2
Yes it is! And no it's not a fashion!
grfgurljo to splender
12 Aug 162#3
Yeah, it's still not as well-researched and understood, but it is a thing. There's also wheat allergy, by the way. Here's what Coeliac.org.uk say:
"Non coeliac gluten sensitivity is when symptoms similar to coeliac disease are experienced, but there are no associated antibodies and no damage to the lining of the gut. Non coeliac gluten sensitivity is something that is being recognised as a problem in many countries across the world. This is a new area and there is a need for more research to understand the condition and who is at risk.
The exact role of the immune system in non coeliac gluten sensitivity is unclear and further research is needed. There are no specific diagnostic tests for non coeliac gluten sensitivity.
Some researchers define non coeliac gluten sensitivity as an improvement in symptoms when following a gluten-free diet. However, it is difficult to rule out the possibility of a placebo effect.
There is also some debate around whether gluten is the cause of the sensitivity or if other components are to blame, which are also removed from the diet when gluten-containing ingredients are removed, such as Fermentable Oligo- Di- Mono-saccharides and Polyols (FODMAPs) and other non-gluten proteins found in wheat."
HottyHotty to splender
12 Aug 162#5
It's both, but the fashionistas far out-number the real ones.
emilyyC to splender
13 Aug 16#10
Both. There are many people that can't actually eat it (like me) but there are some who do it purely as a diet type fad. However most of these people tend to still eat gluten as they don't know the lengths of everything it's in and are just doing it for show why on earth you'd willingly want to give up gluten without just cause is beyond me. Most of the products are crap.
eddiekinghorn
12 Aug 163#4
I'm a 'real' coeliac disease sufferer and it baffles me how many wannabe coeliacs are out there!!!! You wouldn't try and be like a cancer or stroke sufferer, so it angers me a bit when people think they're affected by gluten when they really aren't. I pity the ones who are genuine of course.
JusticeForThe96 to eddiekinghorn
15 Aug 161#22
Yeah because suffering from cancer or having a stroke are totally comparable to gluten intolerance.
hippy dave
12 Aug 16#6
From what I've read up on, this FODMAPs thing is the problem for me, because I also have issues with other sources of them. But basically all gluten-containing foods contain these too, so avoiding gluten-containing foods works well for me.
paddymcn
12 Aug 162#7
I was diagnosed coeliac in 1998 at a time when gluten free bread fell apart on touch, it was only available on prescription.
Since the likes of Djockovic and Miley Cyrus went gluten free things have never been better for coeliacs!
The bigger the market for gluten free products the better they become, please everyone go gluten free, you know it makes sense?
darthvader666uk to paddymcn
17 Aug 16#28
Hell yeah!
I have been diagnosed a few years back and slowly but surely its becoming easy(ish) to eat out and actually grab half decent food from the supermarket because of this. its amazing!
Cant wait until Greggs get some gluten free stuff in october so I can actually have a snack while out and about! convenient food, atm, sucks!
jdbigguy
13 Aug 163#8
I suppose if I'm going to eat a restaurant card, it might as well be gluten free.
lljwagg
13 Aug 161#9
I swear if I hear the word gluten one more time.....
eddiekinghorn to lljwagg
13 Aug 161#15
G L U T E N x 100000000
Holeinone to lljwagg
19 Aug 16#29
So why look at a coeliac listing, I presume that you just wanted a freebie, whatever it is?
Coffee100
13 Aug 16#11
I don't understand why you need a gluten-free card can't you just tell people in the restaurant that you only eat gluten-free
maddogb to Coffee100
13 Aug 161#12
not if you don't speak the same language or are maybe being served by someone who's attention span makes them forget your requirements as soon as they report back to the chef.
I really don't get this weird thing some people have where they are convinced GF is a fad or a fashion, and then bang on about it as thought it has any negative affect on them....
why can't they just admit to themselves they have an (illogical?) instinctive mistrust of anyone who eats differently from them :smile:
maddogb
13 Aug 16#13
see the problem with that is unless you are carry an "official medical proof" people who seem to think their anti GF stance is justified are liable to treat it all as a fad..
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They've got lists of foods you can and can't eat too!
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All comments (29)
"Non coeliac gluten sensitivity is when symptoms similar to coeliac disease are experienced, but there are no associated antibodies and no damage to the lining of the gut. Non coeliac gluten sensitivity is something that is being recognised as a problem in many countries across the world. This is a new area and there is a need for more research to understand the condition and who is at risk.
The exact role of the immune system in non coeliac gluten sensitivity is unclear and further research is needed. There are no specific diagnostic tests for non coeliac gluten sensitivity.
Some researchers define non coeliac gluten sensitivity as an improvement in symptoms when following a gluten-free diet. However, it is difficult to rule out the possibility of a placebo effect.
There is also some debate around whether gluten is the cause of the sensitivity or if other components are to blame, which are also removed from the diet when gluten-containing ingredients are removed, such as Fermentable Oligo- Di- Mono-saccharides and Polyols (FODMAPs) and other non-gluten proteins found in wheat."
Since the likes of Djockovic and Miley Cyrus went gluten free things have never been better for coeliacs!
The bigger the market for gluten free products the better they become, please everyone go gluten free, you know it makes sense?
I have been diagnosed a few years back and slowly but surely its becoming easy(ish) to eat out and actually grab half decent food from the supermarket because of this. its amazing!
Cant wait until Greggs get some gluten free stuff in october so I can actually have a snack while out and about! convenient food, atm, sucks!
I really don't get this weird thing some people have where they are convinced GF is a fad or a fashion, and then bang on about it as thought it has any negative affect on them....
why can't they just admit to themselves they have an (illogical?) instinctive mistrust of anyone who eats differently from them :smile:
see the problem with that is unless you are carry an "official medical proof" people who seem to think their anti GF stance is justified are liable to treat it all as a fad..