Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 >. so, am wondering if it was that bad to go off just this one time or if i should really go cold turkey, and strictly adhere to gf foods. any comments or suggestions that will help with this addiction to wheat will be so greatly appreciated. > >diana It helps to get more information ... the book " Dangerous Grains " is a great start (it is not a huge book). Most people who have problems with gluten have no symptoms ... it's like high blood pressure or diabetes that way, you don't get symptoms until there is major damage. For myself, I don't eat ANY gluten, but, I also get major symptoms when I do, I feel like I drank a can of Drano. The rest of my family, as it turns out, DOES have symptoms, but not so major, and they aren't as careful. But we eat out very rarely, so it's not a big issue. The link I posted today is a good writup on the subject, by one of the major researchers in the field. If you are gluten intolerant, going off it will make you live longer. If you are not intolerant, but merely addicted to it, then it is a non-nutrient that probably interferes with digestion, but not so toxic. http://www.celiac.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=946 A study from Italy showed that the longer gluten sensitive people eat gluten, the more likely they are to develop autoimmune diseases. They found that in childhood celiacs, the prevalence of autoimmune disease rose from a baseline of 5% at age two to almost 35% by age 20. This is a big deal if you think of how much more complicated one’s life is when one is both gluten sensitive AND has an additional autoimmune disease. -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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