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Glutening Description

gabby

By gabby
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gabby Enthusiast
gabby
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:lol::unsure:;)

People often ask me "what happens if you have a bit of gluten?" I am never quite able to explain clearly what happens. So today, while I am in the midst of a pretty bad glutening (accidental), I thought I'd write down a good description of what it is like to be glutened. Please feel free to reprint this description on little pamphlets which you can carry with you and handout to people who think that maybe it is just a bit of stomach upset, or nothing much to really worry about.

Imagine taking a watermelon-sized cactus branch that has a rather large hornets nest inside of it. Swallow the branch and hornets nest whole. While that digests, go to the nearest busy intersection and lie down on the road. When you

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:lol::unsure:;)

People often ask me "what happens if you have a bit of gluten?" I am never quite able to explain clearly what happens. So today, while I am in the midst of a pretty bad glutening (accidental), I thought I'd write down a good description of what it is like to be glutened. Please feel free to reprint this description on little pamphlets which you can carry with you and handout to people who think that maybe it is just a bit of stomach upset, or nothing much to really worry about.

Imagine taking a watermelon-sized cactus branch that has a rather large hornets nest inside of it. Swallow the branch and hornets nest whole. While that digests, go to the nearest busy intersection and lie down on the road. When you

dekefish Newbie
dekefish
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sounds about right

kschauer Rookie
kschauer
Posted
sounds about right

I got on here today because I'm experiencing my first accidental gluten in several months. I'd say that sums it up pretty well.

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