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In this thread: People experiencing somatic issues have relief of their symptoms by placebo diet changes, and are angry when other people point this out.
by jaggederest 14y ago
In this thread: People experiencing somatic issues have relief of their symptoms by placebo diet changes, and are angry when other people point this out.
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- lunchbox 14y agoHow do you know their issues are somatic, or that the relief they experience is a placebo effect?
- jaggederest 14y agoBecause a substantial minority of people have functional gastrointestinal issues that are well addressed by the same treatments as somatic pain: antidepressants, stress reduction, and placebo treatment. The rate of actual gluten intolerance is some 4-5 fold less than the rate of functional disorders - it's nigh on impossible that all those eating a gluten-free diet have gluten intolerance (let alone celiac), but it's extremely likely that they have functional gastrointestinal disorders.
- sethammons 14y agoDoes the placebo effect work in reverse? If you try something, confident that it wont do anything, then it wont? If so, then a simple proposal. Cut gluten/wheat/bread/sugar out of your diet for a couple of weeks. If all goes your way, you will feel the same you do today. Or, maybe a bunch of people have found something that works and in a couple of weeks you will feel overall better.
- jaggederest 14y agoNo, the placebo effect works through any intervention at all. Also, I have tried a gluten-free diet extensively under the care of a gastroenterologist, in the course of investigation into stomach problems. I've had all the tests you can have, and all came up negative.