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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Aside from a few, rare people with confirmed celiac diagnoses, the science is suggesting that "gluten sensitivity" is a fad, and psychosomatic (in your head).

Seems like the real problem is maybe having weird control issues (mental health), than any physical health issue.

http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/05/gluten_sensitivity_may_not_exist.html
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Op, why do you care?  I mean really, I don't get it.  So some people claim they have a gluten sensitivity and are gluten free...why does that matter to you?   I have celiac and really don't give a flying eff if someone is gluten free by choice, because of an allergy or celiac, or some "perceived insensitivity".  I really don't get why people get so worked up over this.  [/quote]

Part of it is that it has caused problems for people with Celiac in that there is more gluten free food but at a lower quality. People with gluten sensitivities or even just on gluten free diets for the sake of it refer to it as allergies and that causes issues in restaurant kitchens. Restaurants become slack as they know that all these people saying they have allergies really don't. Cross contamination becomes a bigger issue. Also frustration when they order a gluten free dish but then also want something that has gluten in it. They did a survey and many people who were on gluten free diets didn't even know exactly what gluten was - they couldn't define it. those issues have caused problems for a friend of mine who is Celiac. When we go out to eat she now has to really enforce that she has Celiacs and that she isn't just eating gluten free for possible health benefits or to lose weight. [/quote]

Well, that's one perspective.  My kid is a celiac and I'm personally grateful for the increased exposure / availability of GF foods.  Yes you may have to really emphasize things with restaurant staff, but the greater exposure is definitely helping educate folks to what celiac / gluten are, and I'll take the need to emphasize / explain things since it means I can easily find a GF cupcake in the freezer section of any grocery store, readily available gluten free pizza crusts, or Annies Rice Mac & Cheese that looks and taste like the regular stuff.  It has all helped our family immensely in dealing with this diagnosis in a way that doesn't make our child feel like even more of an outsider.[/quote]

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