Vykt0r
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This thread is officially over.
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Why does everyone focus on the fact that gluten causes an autoimmune response? Who cares what the actual explanation for the damage is? Ok, it hurts us. If we don't consume it, we're fine. That's all that matters and that's why I don't see it as a disease. To me, a disease and its symptoms are persistent, even if they don't bother you. The genes don...
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In reference to the other conditions that stem from sprue: yes, they do exist, but why? Have you ever considered the fact that we're surrounded by this poison and that most of us have consumed large quantities of it for several years before stopping its consumption? Is it not possible that the cancer and the other conditions or diseases occur only because...
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Yes, and technically that enzyme deficiency is more normal than not. Adult lactose tolerance is due to a genetic mutation that occured who knows when. We're technically NOT supposed to be able to digest lactose as adults. EDIT: I was referring to lactose intolerance.
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So does the fact that I get sick from a snake bite mean that I'm diseased? By your logic it would. Let's not forget that a "venom" is something that causes an adverse reaction in our bodies.
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Tell me, how is this a genetic defect if it's not necessary to consume gluten to be healthy? What about when a person is on the diet? You can't give a definition and just say "So yeah, it is because of what that definition says."
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It could be because of all the chemicals they spray the rice plants with to keep away the pests. You're supposed to rinse brown rice very well, actually.
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Clearly you misunderstood. I sustain that sprue is no more than just a genetic variation in the population that in and of itself does not harm the people who have it. Gluten affects us in the same kind of way any other plant poison does. Solanine, for example, is poisonous to humans, but we're not diseased because of this, right? Same thing for people...
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Yes No Yes
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I can't help but notice how everyone thinks of sprue as a disease and I'm not really sure I agree with this. When one thinks of a disease, they think of how the person is sick for life or until the disease goes away. In other words, the person is unhealthy. With sprue, one can live perfectly healthy as long as they stay away from what to them is a harmful...
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I highly doubt it. Actually, I'm beginning to think that it was something else I ate.
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ARCHIVED Does Anyone Get The Night Sweats?
Vykt0r replied to Janeti's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
.... I hate night sweats.... Yes, I get them every time I consume something with gluten. Wow, I didn't know other people got that too... -
ARCHIVED Potatoes Are The Problem!
Vykt0r replied to Michael Fowler's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I can see everyone's point, but I really don't think nightshades affect all populations the same. You must understand that there are whole civilizations that had the potato as their staple. Even nowadays the potato is a huge staple in South America(where I live) and yet people don't seem to be affected by the other staple -- bread. Here in Chile, the staples... -
Yeah, but they're the same symptoms I get when I eat bread, for example, except that they're much more subtle. Also, I live in Chile where celiac awareness is much less. Oh, and, as I said, white rice doesn't affect me.
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Is it possible for brown rice to be contaminated in being processed? It seems to me that every time I eat brown rice, my mouth gets slightly sore and later on I'm ravenously hungry. I also get some gastrointestinal problems. It certainly doesn't happen when I eat white rice, though. Obviously there is less chance of white rice being contaminated since...
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Hi, I just got my blood test results and I'd like to post them and see what you guys think. I am still going to see a doctor to get a professional interpretation. If anything seems funny or is missing, it's because I'm translating it from Spanish(I live in Chile). Here they are: Unit: U ANTIGLIADIN IgG 9.2 ANTIGLIADIN IgA 50.6 ------- Reference...
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Might I suggest not taking anything at all? I think pain killers and similar things cause cancer as much as food additives and such.