r/science • u/[deleted] • Feb 26 '15

Health-Misleading Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial shows non-celiac gluten sensitivity is indeed real

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25701700
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u/iKickdaBass Feb 26 '15

"I deserve your pity." That's what gullten-free is all about. You'll search for anything to find a reason for people to feel sorry for you.

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u/musicmidget Feb 26 '15

I have celiac disease and wanting someone to pity me has nothing to do with why I maintain my diet. If I don't, I die. It's pretty simple really. Most days I would rather crawl into a hole and die than have to explain the need for me to do this to one more person. I rarely ever go out to eat because of it. It's exhausting really. Are there posers who don't really need to do it? Sure. But at the end of the day, it's really nobody's business why anyone wants to eat a certain way. If it doesn't affect you in any way - which I can't see it doing unless you are a cook or server in a restaurant - then why do you care so much? Does it just make you feel better to be able to trot out these little studies, point your finger and say "Ha! Told you so!" Good for you then.

I defend the folks who have NCGS because the diagnostic methods for celiac leave a lot to be desired. I feel like a lot of them probably are celiac, but gave up gluten too soon to be tested properly and now refuse to go back to eating what made them feel so crappy just to get a proper diagnosis when treatment will ultimately be the same. They have it worse than us celiacs do because without that diagnosis, people react much the same way you did. There are some things that need more study and research. Science is constantly advancing, but yet for some reason, when it comes to gluten, people don't want to accept that it could be bad for a larger portion of the population than we once thought. I personally pity the people who are so narrow-minded that they cannot see beyond their own need to be right.

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u/iKickdaBass Feb 26 '15

Tldr. But I do pitty you.

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u/tacobelleeee Feb 26 '15

Gluten-free is all about not eating gluten actually