re: Some shelters say they have a shortage of gluten free foods

Posted by tigervet4

Member since Sep 2006

2418 posts

Posted on 8/16/16 at 7:40 am to AUbagman

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It's not far fetched to believe most people aren't fully adapted to process wheat, as it was introduced very late in the evolutionary game

I direct you to David Mitchell's mini rant for this LINK

Posted by Thracken13

Aft Cargo Hold of Serenity

Member since Feb 2010

19002 posts

Posted on 8/16/16 at 8:12 am to Cosmo

for people that have an allergy, like my wife, its a pretty big deal. if she so much as touches a bread crumb, she has an allergic reaction - if she so much as eats one, she gets violently ill for almost 2 days - food poisoning level sick - off a single bread crumb.

Posted by Sody Cracker

Distemper Ward

Member since May 2016

3409 posts

Posted on 8/16/16 at 8:42 am to Cosmo

I am related to three SJWs and all three claim to be gluten intolerant, yet none have been diagnosed. They love to discuss how special they are. I am related to about 40 non-SJWs and none of them claim to be gluten intolerant.

Posted by hogminer

Bella Vista, AR.

Member since Apr 2010

10425 posts

Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:26 am to Sody Cracker

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I am related to three SJWs and all three claim to be gluten intolerant, yet none have been diagnosed. They love to discuss how special they are. I am related to about 40 non-SJWs and none of them claim to be gluten intolerant.

Snowflakes and gluten don't mix well.

Posted by TheCaterpillar

Member since Jan 2004

76774 posts

Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:27 am to Cosmo

Celiac disease, genetic in origin, affects a reported three million Americans (one percent of the population).

So 1% of the population is actually adversely affected by gluten.

The rest should be deported.

Posted by UpToPar

Baton Rouge

Member since Sep 2008

23079 posts

Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:46 am to Thracken13

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for people that have an allergy, like my wife, its a pretty big deal. if she so much as touches a bread crumb, she has an allergic reaction - if she so much as eats one, she gets violently ill for almost 2 days - food poisoning level sick - off a single bread crumb.

This seems like it might be a bit of an exaggeration. Either that or y'all must never go out to eat. Most restaurants serve bread with a meal resulting in bread crumbs being on the table, chairs, floor, etc. If she has an allergic reaction after touching a bread crumb, I'm not sure how she can safely go to any almost any restaurant.

Posted by jmcwhrter

Member since Nov 2012

8140 posts

Posted on 8/16/16 at 10:09 am to UpToPar

My wife's dad has three sisters.. All 3 claim extreme gluten intolerance. Parents have no symptoms whatsoever.. Her father has no symptoms.. But somehow, these three women ALL have this debilitating illness.

To make matters worse, they've also all three discovered that their husbands and kids have it as well!! Damn the bad luck!

This post was edited on 8/16/16 at 10:12 am

Posted by MorbidTheClown

Baton Rouge

Member since Jan 2015

76772 posts

Posted on 8/16/16 at 10:10 am to jmcwhrter

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their husbands and kids have

gluten intolerance intolerance