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As a celiac myself I welcome the new technology. However I doubt that I would use this myself, as it is often quite easy to figure out if something is gluten fr

As a celiac myself I welcome the new technology. However I doubt that I would use this myself, as it is often quite easy to figure out if something is gluten free, in my experience. But of course it could be beneficial in some cases. Also, the new "gluten-free" diet fad scares me, and I hope this does not become yet another thing they use to fuel their illusion of health.

Mikeb85 11y ago
> Also, the new "gluten-free" diet fad scares me, and I hope this does not become yet another thing they use to fuel their illusion of health. Too late...
adambrenecki 11y ago
> Also, the new "gluten-free" diet fad scares me, As a coeliac also, I freaking love the fad. Back when I was first diagnosed around 2004, it was nearly impossible to find GF bread mix. Now, I can buy 6 different brands of ready-made GF bread within a few km of my house - 7 once they finish building the Aldi down the road - and the larger supermarkets even have an entire aisle of gluten free stuff.
- Karlozkiller 11y ago
  I was diagnosed 1994, and I do not live in the US. Back then I will say it was harder to find gluten-free stuff. But it progressed a lot long before the 'diet-thing' happened. Bread mix has always been around here, however more alternatives have popped up over time. I happen to live in a country where we've always had a strong lobby group for celiacs though, and what I see mostly after the diet-thing came about is that there's a lot more almond flour and things like that. I suppose it's different in other countries, I will agree with you that new products arise that would probably not have come otherwise, but what scares me is the threat of not being taken seriously when you mention you don't eat Glute.
nibs 11y ago
I have Celiac too. With respect to the GF fad, one thing to note is that everyone with an HLA-DQ2.5 or HLA-DQ8 (less so) gene variant (homozygote or heterozygote) responds to gliadin (wheat protein) with an autoimmune inflammatory response. ~5% of people have the gene variants even though only 1% have the diagnoses - for those 5% the GF diet makes an immense difference. Celaic is basically the most severe symptom set one can experience with the genetic predisposition. So not entirely misguided...
- Karlozkiller 11y ago
  I realize there is a problem of underdiagnosis, however there have been double blind-test studies where people who claim they get better on gluten-free diets without a diagnose did feel better if they thought they were eating gluten-free while in fact eating gluten. That being said, I was only diagnosed myself because of hereditary markers later confirmed by examination, rather than any obvious surface-level symptoms.
  - nibs 11y ago
    Yes. 30% of people in NA aim to eat GF, where 5% have the Celiac gene, meaning 25% of people could be sensitive to FODMAPs or just misguided, but will never (as in genetically impossible) have existential health problem (ie. Celiac and co-morbid issues) caused by gluten.

Mikeb85 11y ago

> Also, the new "gluten-free" diet fad scares me, and I hope this does not become yet another thing they use to fuel their illusion of health. Too late...

adambrenecki 11y ago

> Also, the new "gluten-free" diet fad scares me, As a coeliac also, I freaking love the fad. Back when I was first diagnosed around 2004, it was nearly impossible to find GF bread mix. Now, I can buy 6 different brands of ready-made GF bread within a few km of my house - 7 once they finish building the Aldi down the road - and the larger supermarkets even have an entire aisle of gluten free stuff.

Karlozkiller 11y ago
I was diagnosed 1994, and I do not live in the US. Back then I will say it was harder to find gluten-free stuff. But it progressed a lot long before the 'diet-thing' happened. Bread mix has always been around here, however more alternatives have popped up over time. I happen to live in a country where we've always had a strong lobby group for celiacs though, and what I see mostly after the diet-thing came about is that there's a lot more almond flour and things like that. I suppose it's different in other countries, I will agree with you that new products arise that would probably not have come otherwise, but what scares me is the threat of not being taken seriously when you mention you don't eat Glute.

nibs 11y ago

I have Celiac too. With respect to the GF fad, one thing to note is that everyone with an HLA-DQ2.5 or HLA-DQ8 (less so) gene variant (homozygote or heterozygote) responds to gliadin (wheat protein) with an autoimmune inflammatory response. ~5% of people have the gene variants even though only 1% have the diagnoses - for those 5% the GF diet makes an immense difference. Celaic is basically the most severe symptom set one can experience with the genetic predisposition. So not entirely misguided...

Karlozkiller 11y ago
I realize there is a problem of underdiagnosis, however there have been double blind-test studies where people who claim they get better on gluten-free diets without a diagnose did feel better if they thought they were eating gluten-free while in fact eating gluten. That being said, I was only diagnosed myself because of hereditary markers later confirmed by examination, rather than any obvious surface-level symptoms.
- nibs 11y ago
  Yes. 30% of people in NA aim to eat GF, where 5% have the Celiac gene, meaning 25% of people could be sensitive to FODMAPs or just misguided, but will never (as in genetically impossible) have existential health problem (ie. Celiac and co-morbid issues) caused by gluten.