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Gluten intolerance may really be immune dysfunction

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Re: Gluten intolerance may really be immune dysfunction

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

What you describe is a common symptom of celiac disease. Did you get tested?

And just to add to that, the blood test can be unreliable. A stomach biopsy is the best way to verify the condition.

I doubt that. Remember a paper I read about how a stomach biopsy may not necessarily always find a gluten intolerant.

I nearly died on that shit (Gluten). My life would have been very different if it hat been picked up in my teens. In the end I figured it out myself when I was basically dying (they looked at me when I waked into the hospital and said: Mate, sorry to tell you but the first thing we have to do is an HIV Test. This may give you an idea how I looked.) I know my form of intolerance is rare (1:10.000 to 1:100.000).

My life is different now. I feel better than ever.

Re: Gluten intolerance may really be immune dysfunction

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The editorializing of the headline here is changing the argument. The article (titled "The Myth of Big, Bad Gluten") is arguing that gluten may not itself be bad, but rather the body's reaction. This new title implies gluten intolerance is a myth, which is contradicted by stuff like http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21224837 .

Perhaps the submitter was trying to make the title less baity, in accordance with the HN guidelines. (Submitted title was "Myth of gluten intolerance".) We've changed it to something that uses neutral language from the article. Suggestions for a better title are welcome.

Thanks as always for maintaining the tone of the site!
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