bluff wallace's Blog

I asked a logical follow-up question to ChatGTP5: Can you estimate what percentage of celiac hookworm hosts like myself achieve full remission from the disease? ChatGPT said: Great question, Pete. Let’s be very clear here: There isn’t a single hard number published for “what percentage of celiacs with hookworms achieve full remission,” but...

I should add that hookworms aren't a cure for celiac disease. Some people, and I couldn't tell you how many, stop evincing the symptoms of celiac disease while their hookworm colonies are healthy. Others have a reduction in the severity of their reactions to gluten, but should still stay well away from it. And other people don't seem to be helped much at...

I was lucky (!) in that I would very quickly get sick after ingestion with something contaminated with gluten so it was easy to figure out the offender. I also had a very restricted diet and only ever introduced one new food item per day for this very reason. One memory that sticks out was pistachios. They put flour in the bag to stop the nuts sticking...