It's About Time....

Joefnh · Post by **Joefnh** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:37 am

While this article is not perfect, its a BIG step forward in the recognition of gluten intolerance... Of course the example was from an Australian doctor... sounds like a good place to live if you have food intolerances

http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/04/12/gl ... l?hpt=Sbin

--Joe

Zizzle · Post by **Zizzle** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:19 am

Thanks Joe, great article. The best I've read about gluten sensitivity for lay audiences. I've emailed it to my close family and friends with IBS and related issues. As of this weekend, I have 2 cousins thinking about starting the diet just for weight loss and general well-being, and I'm supportive but not saying they need to be 100% GF. Just cutting out breads, pasta and baked goods should give them some benefit.

These remarks in the article are especially important to remember:

"Gluten is fairly indigestable in all people," Leffler says. "There's probably some kind of gluten intolerance in all of us."

Experts now think of gluten intolerance as a spectrum of conditions, with celiac disease on one end and, on the other, what's been called a "no man's land" of gluten-related gastrointestinal problems that may or may not overlap.

Leffler estimates, for instance, that half of the approximately 60 million people in the U.S. who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are probably sensitive to gluten.

Mags · Post by **Mags** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:18 am

Joe--

Thanks for the article. My mom is going GF in an attempt to get her arthritis under control. She was diagnosed with IBS years ago, but now believes she has MC. She is also lactose-intolerant. She's going to get biopsies at her next colonoscopy.

Love,

Maggie

Zizzle · Post by **Zizzle** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:21 am

Maggie,
She certainy sounds like a prime candidate! Good for her for being proactive about it.

connie · Post by **connie** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:57 pm

Joe,
Thanks for the article. It's encouraging to see something that points in the right direction.

Maggie,
Just wanted to tell you that I know a lady who is managing her rheumatoid arthritis with a gluten free diet. She felt she could not tolerate the steriod drug her doctor had her on. She still has to rely on medication sometimes but she is convinced that going gluten free has improved her life. I hope your Mom gets the same results.

Connie

grannyh · Post by **grannyh** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:09 pm

Wasn't it also a doctor from Australia who was pilloried for his experiments about h. pylori.. only later to be proved absolutely right? Turned out many if not most people being diagnosed with ulcers.. and being treated with drugs.. really had h. pylori which could be cured... I really admire the work being done in Australia!
grannyh

Deb · Post by **Deb** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:03 pm

Sorry Joe, I didn't see this before I posted it too. I am so glad to see it mainstream though. Deb