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    Can Some Celiac Patients Drink Regular Beer?

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    Celiac.com 06/17/2016 - What role does individual sensitivity play in celiac disease severity and reactions to gluten?

    Researchers in Italy reported on an interesting case of a of a man with a clear diagnosis of celiac disease who nevertheless drank gluten-containing beer, with no physical symptoms, and no clinical issues.

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    The research team included Fabiana Zingone, Ilaria Russo, Angelo Massari, and Carolina Ciacci. They are variously affiliated with the Department of Medicine and Surgery, and the Department of Clinical Pathology and Transfusion Medicine at AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona in Salerno, Italy.

    The team found that a 4-week period of drinking gluten-containing beer did not provoke significant changes in the intestinal mucosa of this patient with celiac disease nor did it elicit any relevant symptoms. Blood antibody levels rose, but did not reach a pathological threshold.

    It is of course possible that a longer gluten challenge might lead to symptoms and to clinically relevant changes in IgA antitransglutaminase levels. In this case, though, the patient seemed fine and showed no signs of an adverse celiac disease reaction, even though he drank standard non-gluten-free beer.

    Celiac cases like this may be uncommon, but they do show that individual gluten sensitivity can impact symptoms, immunological response and intestinal mucosa health differently, depending on the patient. They also teach us how much more we have to learn about celiac disease.

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    Guest Ed Arnold

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    Is this article a snarky plant from the brewing industry??

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    Guest admin

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    Is this article a snarky plant from the brewing industry??

    I doubt it.

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    Guest kate

    All I can say is that many gluten free people have beers of some sort and the topic is definitely hot. When I was diagnosed in UK in the 1970s we were told that gluten is too heavy to pass thru the distillation process. I do drink light beers and have specifically asked for a test a year ago for evidence for contamination in my diet and there were no signs in the blood of gluten antibodies. I have long wanted someone to assess barley gluten and see if there is some way it is seen in the body as different from wheat and rye (which give me reaction by just inhaling the dust from putting an open packet down on the counter!). They did find that oats are gluten free which they were not considered gluten-free for many years.

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    Guest Roxanne Mason

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    What would be considered a pathological threshold for the antibodies?

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    Guest Ronald E Lahr

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    I have had celiac disease for years and switched from beer to rum and coke for a while. I have a niece who went to commissary school in Vancouver and they spent a week on gluten free cooking. She said that beer has gluten in it but there are also"chemicals" in beer that counter act the gluten. I tried a couple of beers without any problems. I stay away from beers listed as wheat beers and have had no problems since. It is nice to be able to drink beer that doesn't cost over $9 a six pack.

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    Guest Jared M

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    I seem to have no issue with non-wheat beers. I stay away from German and Belgian beers. Lagers, pale ales, red ales, IPAs, stouts - I don't exhibit symptoms from drinking them.

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    Guest Lisa Purcell

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    I read somewhere that gluten was "theoretically" removed from beer during the distillation process. It would be interesting to have this beer drinking man with celiac disease be monitored as he ate or drank other items that have gluten.

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    Guest Mr Ducks

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    Is this article a snarky plant from the brewing industry??

    I can drink up to 32 oz. of beer, if I go over that I get sick.

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    I read somewhere that gluten was "theoretically" removed from beer during the distillation process. It would be interesting to have this beer drinking man with celiac disease be monitored as he ate or drank other items that have gluten.

    Beer is brewed and fermented, rather than distilled, but this process does remove most gluten.

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    Guest Bill R

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    I was diagnosed with celiac several years ago and was quite shocked, as I consumed beer, bread, and all the other wonderful things like pizza at a rate probably exceeding the average and never had any noticeable symptoms. I protested but the doctor said it was a triple confirmed diagnosis (visual scallops, biopsy, and blood work, in that order). I gave up real beer and haven't found any really good gluten-free beers but occasionally "cheat" with pizza or cake, and do not notice any change. If it wasn't for the increased risk of colon cancer and lymphoma I'd probably go back to eating a normal diet. Does anybody else not really have any symptoms despite a firm diagnosis of celiac?

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    Guest Linda

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    I find this article interesting. I am celiac but would love to enjoy a beer once in a while. I would love to see more research on this topic. For now I'm afraid to try any beers as I'm very sensitive to gluten.

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    Guest Roger

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    I am diagnosed celiac. I cannot eat gluten containing food, without severe pain, cramping, and diarrhea.One or two cookies or crackers, or one slice of bread, is all it takes.Yet I can handle beer fine. I only started a few months ago, I was afraid to try beer, but I was so tempted by all the flavored craft beers out there. My theory is that drinking beer may not be the same as ingesting food, because beer is drunk, rather than eaten, it might bypass the gut.

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