Are Oats Part of a Safe Gluten-free Diet for Celiac Disease Patients?

I was diagnosed the celiac disease on 1-6- 2012. I am 6 feet 1 inch tall and at that time I weighed 128 pounds and celiac was killing me. On April 28th 2012 just a few months after my diagnosis I ate a gluten-free oat bread sandwich. What happened next was the most excruciating torturous pain I have ever been through in my life and it was a miracle that I survived it. About 20 minutes after eating a sandwich I went into full anaphylaxis and that night I stopped breathing as I went into anaphylactic shock. It was mind-bending torturous pain, and it was all from Oats. Don't go around telling celiacs they can eat oats and that oats are gluten free and safe. Oats digest into a protein that can cause a life-threatening reaction in celiacs just like gluten (gliadin). I should have died that day in April, but I was saved by a miracle of God in the name of Jesus. I cannot even explain to you what that pain was like and what it was like to stop breathing as my heart came to a tight stop. If you are a celiac do yourself a real big favor and never ever ever eat oats again. You don't need them and they are not necessary in your diet just like wheat is not necessary. Most of the doctors don't know what they're talking about when it comes to celiac! Do your own research, listen to your body, understand your pain, and control the dragon that is celiac. The only way to truly diagnose celiac is through diet on the new nation and seeing how your body recovers after. The blood testing and endoscopy are absolutely ridiculous and totally inaccurate. Many people are told by doctors that they don't have celiac after the inaccurate tests are done so they go home continue to gluten and continue to suffer and it is all so utterly ridiculous and sad. Most doctors would rather pump you full of big Pharma drugs then actually help you. If you are a celiac, don't eat oats. You might just save your life.

I was diagnosed the celiac disease on 1-6- 2012. I am 6 feet 1 inch tall and at that time I weighed 128 pounds and celiac was killing me. On April 28th 2012 just a few months after my diagnosis I ate a gluten-free oat bread sandwich. What happened next was the most excruciating torturous pain I have ever been through in my life and it was a miracle that I survived it. About 20 minutes after eating a sandwich I went into full anaphylaxis and that night I stopped breathing as I went into anaphylactic shock. It was mind-bending torturous pain, and it was all from Oats. Don't go around telling celiacs they can eat oats and that oats are gluten free and safe. Oats digest into a protein that can cause a life-threatening reaction in celiacs just like gluten (gliadin). I should have died that day in April, but I was saved by a miracle of God in the name of Jesus. I cannot even explain to you what that pain was like and what it was like to stop breathing as my heart came to a tight stop. If you are a celiac do yourself a real big favor and never ever ever eat oats again. You don't need them and they are not necessary in your diet just like wheat is not necessary. Most of the doctors don't know what they're talking about when it comes to celiac! Do your own research, listen to your body, understand your pain, and control the dragon that is celiac. The only way to truly diagnose celiac is through diet on the new nation and seeing how your body recovers after. The blood testing and endoscopy are absolutely ridiculous and totally inaccurate. Many people are told by doctors that they don't have celiac after the inaccurate tests are done so they go home continue to gluten and continue to suffer and it is all so utterly ridiculous and sad. Most doctors would rather pump you full of big Pharma drugs then actually help you. If you are a celiac, don't eat oats. You might just save your life.

I feel true sympathy with Ryan for his frightening experience. However, as a medical professional I also wonder if he is allergic to oats or possibly something else that was in the bread/sandwich rather than it being a celiac issue since it would be extremely rare to have an anaphylactic reaction with celiac disease. I also disagree about inaccuracy of diagnosing with endoscopy and believe that most gastroenterologists are on top of their game with celiac disease; if not, find a new one! I agree that doing your own research is important as well as taking control of your disease. I personally only use organic oats.