The Spectrum of Gluten Sensitivity Beyond Celiac Disease

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:57 am

www.ibstreatmentcenter.com/Articles/WangenGIG08.ppt

sarkin · Post by **sarkin** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 1:27 pm

Joan, this was helpful - I think I may run through it again and pull out some 'talking points' for a couple of friends who are so hoping that gluten isn't their issue... it's not that I know for sure that it is (you know I suspect it!), but this is a lot of good information in a highly understandable and non-threatening format, I think...

Thanks!

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:20 pm

Good presentation, Joan. I might send the link to my daughters. Thank you for posting it.

Gloria

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:39 pm

Interesting that he is an ND who is on the board of GIG North America and has an IBS center........

mbeezie · Post by **mbeezie** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:02 pm

I read his book a while back. I agreed with most of what he said but not all. I don't believe IgG testing for food sensitivities is accurate. I also seem to remember that he commented negatively about stool testing (meaning enterolab). I got his newsletter for a while but stopped it. I just get the sense he is riding the gluten free gravy train.

Mary Beth

sarkin · Post by **sarkin** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:09 pm

Interesting, Mary Beth - I was surprised he was talking about that sort of allergy testing, which has been unhelpful for quite a few people I know (and perhaps counter-productive, as it convinced them they didn't have a problem with some foods that may have actually been causing them to react).

I still think there's something accessible about this presentation - I particularly like the LONG list of conditions and symptoms that may be caused by gluten intolerance, thinking of my friends who could check off quite a handful, but believe they are tolerating gluten just fine because they don't have D.

I think I'll review before sharing - thanks,

Sara

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:16 pm

Beth,

I wondered why he didn't mention Enterolab stool testing. What a shame that he shuns it. It's the most accurate test out there.

Gloria

mbeezie · Post by **mbeezie** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:47 pm

I am almost certain it was his book Healthier without Wheat that talked about that, but of course I could be wrong. I know it didn't make it into my "keep" pile when I cleaned out my books.

Sara, his presentation, like his book, is mostly accurate. Maybe just share with people that we know a better testing method.

Mary Beth

Post by **tex** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:43 pm

Remember - he's claiming to be an expert at treating a disease that doesn't actually exist. FWIW, I agree with Mary Beth.

Tex

karenswans · Post by **karenswans** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:33 am

I live in Seattle, so he is local to me. When I started having my most recent flare that led to my MC diagnosis, I researched him a bit (because I thought I had IBS). Suffice it to say that I didn't choose to go to him.

As for the food allergy testing, I had that some time back and it didn't show anything for me but a reaction to eggs. Even that reaction was explained away because i had recently had several egg-based vaccines in preparation for a business trip (that never happened) to India. So those tests were completely unhelpful for me. I guess maybe they help some people.

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:51 am

I liked that power point for the long list, too, and sent it to my family, not that they will pay one bit of attention.

I did find that Dr. Wegnon and Dr. Fine were both presenters on the same panel at a meeting.