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Why does gluten only seem to attack hipsters?
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:39 am
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:39 am
Without fail anytime I hear someone complain that they have a gluten intolerance they turn out to be hipsters. They even claim their DR has told them to stay away from gluten. what about the hipster lifestyle causes these intolerances?
Do normal people actually have gluten issues and the hipsters are just jumping on another bandwagon to go against the flow?
Do normal people actually have gluten issues and the hipsters are just jumping on another bandwagon to go against the flow?
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Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:43 am to Catman88
I've wondered this also. I wonder if it's kind of like ADD. If you want to have something bad enough, you can make yourself believe you really have it
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:44 am to Catman88
You'd be surprised at the amount of people that have gluten issues; you don't have to be celiac to be sensitive to gluten.
The way wheat is processed nowadays is much different than it was ~30 years ago.
The way wheat is processed nowadays is much different than it was ~30 years ago.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:50 am to ladytiger118
quote:How so?
The way wheat is processed nowadays is much different than it was ~30 years ago.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:50 am to Catman88
LINK
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Back in 2011, Peter Gibson, a gastroenterologist, conducted a study that found that gluten caused “gastrointestinal distress” in people without celiac disease. Gibson’s research was trumpeted far and wide by the kind of people who you never go out to dinner with. The thing is, Gibson only ever did the one study, and he found his results kind of suspicious. So he did a far more detailed one, and guess what? Turns out he was wrong the first time!
Gibson’s skepticism was reasonable: Gluten is a fairly harmless little protein, after all. The study is entitled “No effects of gluten in patients with self-reported non-celiac gluten sensitivity after dietary reduction of fermentable, poorly absorbed, short-chain carbohydrates.” Which really should say it all, but here’s the results, fresh from the abstract:
In all participants, gastrointestinal symptoms consistently and significantly improved during reduced FODMAP intake, but significantly worsened to a similar degree when their diets included gluten or whey protein. Gluten-specific effects were observed in only 8% of participants. There were no diet-specific changes in any biomarker. During the 3-day rechallenge, participants’ symptoms increased by similar levels among groups. Gluten-specific gastrointestinal effects were not reproduced. An order effect was observed.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:51 am to Catman88
You never hear of anyone shopping at Costco, Sams, or Walmart being gluten intolerant. Occasionally Target though, most probably an underground hipster hangout.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:51 am to Catman88
Maybe with their intolerance to gluten, they just have to live a lifestyle that you view as hipster?
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:52 am to Fratastic423
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Maybe with their intolerance to gluten, they just have to live a lifestyle that you view as hipster?
It's code for I don't understand... Kill it.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:58 am to Catman88
I'm not a hipster and I have Celiac.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:02 am to ladytiger118
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You'd be surprised at the amount of people that have gluten issues; you don't have to be celiac to be sensitive to gluten.
People sensitive to gluten that don't have celiac?
Yes I guess would be surprised by the number that are not self diagnosed and not hipsters.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:07 am to Catman88
Nope, it's not just for hipsters. I have met any number of people in their golden years who have gluten issues.
It's not the age, it's the income. First world problem.
It's not the age, it's the income. First world problem.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:08 am to Catman88
Drew Brees is a hipster now?
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:10 am to REG861
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Drew Brees is a hipster now?
Judging by his twitter and facebook accounts. He is certainly close to being one. Didn't know he claimed a gluten issue and didn't have celiac.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:24 am to Catman88
My SO's mom has a gluten allergy. She's far from a hipster.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:25 am to Catman88
Gluten doesn't agree with my mom's stomach. I don't think she is a hipster. She does like Patsy Cline, though.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:31 am to Darla Hood
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It's not the age, it's the income.
I think this is true to an extent. Declaring oneself "gluten sensitive" is a way of declaring that you are a Discerning Upper Class American. Like following Gwynneth Paltrow's blog.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:31 am to Catman88
I'm not a hipster in the least bit. I'm 30+, father of 3.
I had an issue with a rash that developed on my ring finger. At first I thought it was a reaction to the wedding band that my wife had recently bought, but after taking off the ring, it still persisted. This went on for over a year. I tried a number of things, but nothing worked.
Then I began researching it, and I saw a picture of Dermatitis Herpetiformis, and it was exactly what I had. It also had started to move to other places of my body. At that point, I was done with wheat.
It wasn't really as hard as you think, and I feel great.
I had also been physically active for over 3 years, and I hit a wall in my weight loss. I couldn't get below 190. My weight fluctuated between 190-200.
After I got off of wheat, my weight started to drop rapidly. I'm now 176, which I hadn't been since 2008.
Even if you don't have issues with wheat, it keeps you bloated more than you know.
I had an issue with a rash that developed on my ring finger. At first I thought it was a reaction to the wedding band that my wife had recently bought, but after taking off the ring, it still persisted. This went on for over a year. I tried a number of things, but nothing worked.
Then I began researching it, and I saw a picture of Dermatitis Herpetiformis, and it was exactly what I had. It also had started to move to other places of my body. At that point, I was done with wheat.
It wasn't really as hard as you think, and I feel great.
I had also been physically active for over 3 years, and I hit a wall in my weight loss. I couldn't get below 190. My weight fluctuated between 190-200.
After I got off of wheat, my weight started to drop rapidly. I'm now 176, which I hadn't been since 2008.
Even if you don't have issues with wheat, it keeps you bloated more than you know.
This post was edited on 6/24/14 at 9:33 am
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:31 am to ladytiger118
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You'd be surprised at the amount of people that have gluten issues; you don't have to be celiac to be sensitive to gluten.
Hasnt it come out recently that gluten intolerance outside of celiac disease is a myth???
Posted on 6/24/14 at 9:35 am to Catman88
I always laugh a little when I hear someone mention their "gluten allergy", mostly because there is no such thing as a gluten allergy. There is Celiac Disease which is a malabsorption of gluten and there is small group of people that have wheat allergies. So for that group the issue lies with wheat and not gluten.
My friends wife is an Allergist (an MD specializing in Allergies and Immunology) and she says the number of people claiming gluten allergies has skyrocketed in the past decade. She is of the impression that most of them are ill informed and following the latest dietary trend. Gluten is not recognized as a legitimate source of allergy by the Physicians specializing in allergies.
I dont think its limited to hipsters. As another member posted theres a specific socioeconomic demographic associated with gluten free foods.
My friends wife is an Allergist (an MD specializing in Allergies and Immunology) and she says the number of people claiming gluten allergies has skyrocketed in the past decade. She is of the impression that most of them are ill informed and following the latest dietary trend. Gluten is not recognized as a legitimate source of allergy by the Physicians specializing in allergies.
I dont think its limited to hipsters. As another member posted theres a specific socioeconomic demographic associated with gluten free foods.
This post was edited on 6/24/14 at 9:39 am
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