ErinP

Particularly irksome is when it's obvious you need to lose weight and then have to explain that no, you're avoiding grains because of an autoimmune disorder. I agree! This is just as bad as vegetarians giving you meat-looking foods and saying they're just as good. No they're not! And don't make it LOOK like meat, because then my brain expects...

Having recently been studying the plethora of information about this, I tend to think grain consumption is probably not good for most people. But as with exposure to any other poisons, many people can build up a tolerance. That doesn't, however, change the fact that it's a poison...

Even beyond the question of candida is the basic biomechanics of sugar digestion. Sugar is digested in the duodenum (upper part) of the small intestine. The small intestine of a celiac is damaged. Logic dictates that something that is exclusively digested in a damaged organ might not actually be getting digested appropriately... For my own part...

To recap: Her daddy has Crohn's (which has been linked in multiple studies to celiac/gluten intolerance, btw) and there are numerous OTHER autoimmunes in her family (many of which have also been linked (RA, lupus, fibromyalgia, MS, etc.)... Google Scholar is dangerous in the hands of amateurs. Frankly, were I in your shoes, I wouldn't care WHAT...

I agree with plowgirl. Stay away from fake food, no matter if it's "gluten free" or not. Yes, it's a hassle having to cook, but it doesn't have to be expensive. Well, unless you've been living on macaroni and cheese and ramen noodles that is. In which case, yes, it's more expensive. The vast majority of food on this planet is naturally gluten...

I think big pharma does indeed have a LOT to do with it, but-- I think this is the primary reason right here. Despite the fact that grains are the most caloric-dense, and least nutritive of almost any food we consume, that they comprise the BASE of the US's food pyramid should be clue #1.

I second this and would also recommend "Life Without Bread." BTW, Robb Wolf has an EXCELLENT podcast also called The Paleo Solution. It's probably 50/50 diet & health questions vs. muscle-head questions. You can search the notes though, to filter in only those episodes that pertain to digestion, gluten, etc. Very informative, but be warned,...

To the original question, yes, I'm happy to be celiac. And for basically the same reasons, it would seem. I, too, ended up going Paleo basically, once I was diagnosed with Crohn's a few months ago. When it turned out to be celiac, my diet stayed the same, but my prognosis improved. I feel SOOO much better when I'm completely off grains and dairy...

Personally, I've gone not only grain and dairy free (for the above-mentioned reasons), but also sugar free. Disaccharides (like table sugar) are converted in the duodenum of the small intestine. If the small intestine is damaged, it stands to reason that things that are exclusively digested IN the small intestine should probably be avoided at the very least...

She's probably right. At the very least, celiacs should be avoiding most sugars. In Breaking the Vicious Cycle (the book about the Specific Carb Diet which has kind of been the gold standard for diets for intestinal disorders since sometime in the 80s) Elaine Gottshall says: Of course, in the book, these statements have 7 references to accompany...

domestic, other than the particular care for gluten, GAPS looks almost identical to a Paleo diet. Which is what I follow. I've actually been low-carb for the better part of two years and wouldn't have even known about the whole celiac thing except for being hospitalized this spring for four days. The doc was positive it was Crohn's. Until he looked...

Just curious how others are managing this. I realize gluten free is the rule of the thumb. But, the more I research, both prior to diagnosis and after, the more I think gluten-free isn't good enough. Personally, I aim for completely grain free. I have corn periodically and that's about it. Grains are calorically dense and nutrient poor, not to...

Thanks for the opinions. Yeah, that's pretty much the way I was thinking. I tend to think almost EVERYONE gets entirely too many grains in their diet (part of why I've been low-carb for a couple of years) so to me it's not much of a shift to go from saying, "I don't eat grains" to "I can't eat grains." And if I'm not official, so be it.

So here's the thing-- I landed in the hospital about two months ago for four days. I had a severe bacterial infection (actually, three) as well as serious inflammation of both my ilium and colon. The doc was positive it was Crohn's disease based on the CT scan, bacterial infections and my history. What struck me odd from the very beginning...