Celiac Disease Support Group
Celiac disease is an auto-immune disorder of the digestive system that occurs in genetically-predisposed individuals. It is characterised by damage or flattening to all or part of the villi lining the small intestine, which interferes with the absorption of nutrients. This damage is caused by eating anything with gluten (gliadin), a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley...
I'm not allergic to gluten but definitely intolerant.
Anytime I eat anything with gluten I get horrible abdominal cramps that last for hours if not a whole day and half. Plus I get extreme bloating and diarrhea.
I did not test positive for Celiac and Gluten Allergy. Thank God. But my awesome and open-minded Primary Care Doctor still recommends staying away from Gluten because continously eating it for me will cause further damage to my body.
I hate it when people say "gluten-free" is just a fad. No, no, no some us actually deal with horrible consequences after eating it that are very real to our bodies.
It's interesting to note that for eons humans have been eating foods containing gluten like bread. Why the issues in the past couple of decades? Are our bodies finally breaking down?
The way we grow wheat and all of the processing for bread is different than it was at the start of the agricultural revolution. I’ve even read that people with gluten issues from the US will visit parts of Europe and eat bread and have no side effects. I think they were gluten sensitive, not celiac. But it’s much less processed there.