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In response to "Dear America: Quit Flipping Out About Gluten -- (link)" by Beaker

I dare this guy to come live with me for 4-6 weeks.

Posted by Mel Profit (aka mel profit) Oct 27 '14, 13:21

I've had shunt and migraine headaches that were preferable to being sick after eating something with gluten. I loathe admitting to physical weakness but this isn't something I could "tough out". If I eat something with wheat in it I'll be sick for weeks...literally. Thank goodness for a particular strain of probiotics I found in New Zealand...otherwise I'd be miserable.

The truth is that no one yet knows what's happening but those of us with this know it's real. I read a few weeks ago that it may not be gluten but a component of it, something found outside of gluten that is the culprit.

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you are addressing a specific physiological concern, which is by definition not "flipping out" -- nm - znufrii Oct 27, 14:02
When I was a kid, wheat and dairy were my nemesis. It was all goat milk and spelt bread or rice cakes for me. - Beryllium Oct 27, 13:24
There's a percentage of people who have a real problem. A huge number of people are just jumping onto the latest health food craze. -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 13:23 6
- agreed. - Mel Profit Oct 27, 13:36 1
  - The dismissive-ness is sort of his gimmick in his food articles. -- nm - Tim Oct 27, 13:58
- I also suspect the fibromyalgia epidemic is far smaller than drug advertising on tv would suggest. -- nm - Max Oct 27, 13:30 3
  - I'm sure there are a large number of people who think fibromyalgia isn't actually a thing that exists. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 13:32 2
    - What I've learned over the last 5 years is that if... - Mel Profit Oct 27, 13:42
    - It's a hand-wavingly defined group of symptoms that may or may not be related. -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 13:40

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