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truedelphi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-09-10 04:09 PM
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74. I probably connect on a face to face basis with far fewer people than at any
Other time in my life, yet the majority of people I know - across the board - are either gluten intolerant, or have a spouse or child that is.

Everyone from older women in my Women's Group, to neighbors to the neighborhood grocery cashier.

Now maybe this is somehow an anomaly - like I just happen to be the center of the universe in terms of a gluten intolerance cluster, or something is happening across the board.

However health practitioners who have been writing for the last ten years about gluten intolerance, IBS, and celiac disease say that diets with wheat lead to fibromyalgia. And the number of cases of fibromyalgia are really on the rise. I could google some stats on that I am sure, and post them later today.
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  -Why ar eso many people now allergic to wheat? truedelphi  Feb-08-10 07:22 PM   #0 
  - They stopped smoking.  Randall Flagg   Feb-08-10 07:23 PM   #1 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Feb-08-10 07:28 PM   #5 
  - That's probablty it------gluten allergies,peanut allergies,and asthma  virgogal   Feb-08-10 07:30 PM   #7 
  - Interesting.... I have more asthma attacks when I eat something pork-laden  Kalyke   Feb-09-10 01:07 PM   #63 
  - "you can't fool mother nature"  niyad   Feb-08-10 07:23 PM   #2 
  - So much ignorance.  HiFructosePronSyrup   Feb-08-10 07:24 PM   #3 
  - and the grammar  Kali   Feb-08-10 07:28 PM   #6 
  - I'm interested in knowing if they realize how much of the wheat market is GM.  HiFructosePronSyrup   Feb-08-10 07:33 PM   #8 
  - I would like to see the numbers on increased allergies.  Kali   Feb-08-10 07:37 PM   #11 
     - It gets even better.  HiFructosePronSyrup   Feb-08-10 07:44 PM   #13 
        - Not to mention cross-breeding with petro-chemical fertilizer  muriel_volestrangler   Feb-08-10 07:53 PM   #14 
        - Your ENTIRE position turns on keeping consumers in the dark. That's all that really need be said.  Romulox   Feb-09-10 07:40 AM   #40 
           - With the sort of lies and slander and fear mongering in the OP's article...  HiFructosePronSyrup   Feb-09-10 11:20 AM   #48 
           - So you advocate lying to consumers...but only because somebody else started it?  Romulox   Feb-09-10 12:37 PM   #49 
              - If you're upset about lying to consumers, take up the issue with the OP.  HiFructosePronSyrup   Feb-09-10 12:42 PM   #52 
              - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Feb-09-10 12:44 PM   #55 
              - Then come up with a legal definition of genetically-modified  PVnRT   Feb-09-10 12:47 PM   #56 
                 - Good grief. Animal husbandry = / = gene splicing. It's a weak argument. nt  Romulox   Feb-09-10 12:49 PM   #58 
                 - Is there a fundamental difference that impacts the end product?  HiFructosePronSyrup   Feb-09-10 12:54 PM   #61 
                 - Um, yes. In many cases, the "end product" has genetic material from another organism.  Romulox   Feb-11-10 08:14 AM   #90 
                 - "Genetically modified"  PVnRT   Feb-09-10 07:33 PM   #83 
                    - Allowing two white cows to mate is categorically different from artificial gene splicing...  Romulox   Feb-11-10 08:18 AM   #91 
                 - The big difference between genetic modification via  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 01:25 PM   #64 
           - That position not only is about keeping people in the dark, it is pretty much  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 01:42 PM   #70 
              - What the fuck are you talking about?  HiFructosePronSyrup   Feb-10-10 04:40 PM   #87 
  - no joke ...  CountAllVotes   Feb-08-10 07:36 PM   #10 
     - I saw my misspelling/grammar rough edges and went back in  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 01:46 AM   #28 
        - wow, glad you got it fixed!  CountAllVotes   Feb-09-10 09:06 AM   #45 
           - Didn't say I got it fixed -  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 01:29 PM   #65 
  - They're trying to sell something  muriel_volestrangler   Feb-08-10 07:57 PM   #17 
  - strawberries with fish genes  KT2000   Feb-08-10 08:28 PM   #20 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Feb-09-10 12:51 PM   #60 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   Feb-09-10 12:57 PM   #62 
  - Sigh.  HeresyLives   Feb-08-10 07:26 PM   #4 
  - that may relate to the millions of men who can't get it up and need viagra  Whisp   Feb-08-10 07:34 PM   #9 
  - How did you find out that you and your family are allergic to wheat? nt.  marybourg   Feb-08-10 07:42 PM   #12 
  - We ran out of bread and pasta and every time  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 01:40 AM   #27 
     - That's amazing.  EFerrari   Feb-09-10 12:40 PM   #51 
  - My gastroenterolgist claims celiac disease is one of the most under diagnosed  Sinistrous   Feb-08-10 07:54 PM   #15 
  - If you have no symptoms,  SheilaT   Feb-08-10 08:19 PM   #19 
  - Blood test and biopsy.  Sinistrous   Feb-08-10 09:40 PM   #23 
  - I had hay fever for years with only one of the usual symptoms.  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 01:38 AM   #26 
     - I simply am having trouble wrapping  SheilaT   Feb-09-10 07:42 AM   #42 
     - Hmm. I take it you never watch TV show "House"  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 01:51 PM   #72 
        - you do realize "House" is a fictitous televison show and bears little, if any resembleance  Heddi   Feb-09-10 04:12 PM   #75 
        - I was being a bit facetious, or whatever.  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 06:45 PM   #77 
        - Nope.  SheilaT   Feb-09-10 09:53 PM   #85 
     - Reminds me of the time I had a broken ankle.  HiFructosePronSyrup   Feb-09-10 05:44 PM   #76 
  - IMO, it's a combination of things. Weakened immune systems leaving us prone to inflammation from  KittyWampus   Feb-08-10 07:57 PM   #16 
  - Actually celiac disease is an overactive, not a weakened, immune system.  marybourg   Feb-09-10 12:47 PM   #57 
  - They aren't, its called hypochondria  WindRiverMan   Feb-08-10 08:04 PM   #18 
  - In a lot of cases, it is  Warpy   Feb-08-10 08:57 PM   #21 
  - All I know is my doctor was quite proud of me.  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 01:52 AM   #30 
  - the reaction causes inflammation which causes disease  omega minimo   Feb-09-10 07:17 PM   #82 
  - My doctor told me to give up wheat/ gluten. She said that no one with hypothyroid  Lorien   Feb-08-10 09:18 PM   #22 
  - Lorien - that is a great observation about fibromyalgia  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 01:57 AM   #33 
  - GMOS - so much is genetically modified. Try organic.  Liberty Belle   Feb-08-10 11:52 PM   #24 
  - "Other than corn, no GMO grains are sold on the market."  onestepforward   Feb-09-10 01:02 AM   #25 
  - Ask Monsantokillyoufuckyou and their employed talking right wing heads  Jax   Feb-09-10 01:47 AM   #29 
  - lol, someone saw 'food inc' eh?  upi402   Feb-09-10 01:55 AM   #32 
     - more than obvious after all these years  Jax   Feb-09-10 01:57 AM   #34 
  - Irritation, inflamation - the body sees wheat as an irritant, an invader  upi402   Feb-09-10 01:54 AM   #31 
  - It is quite annoying that the truly decent breads are all so very  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 02:00 AM   #35 
  - In the years ahead, occult genetically mutant food will be a MASSIVE story  SpiralHawk   Feb-09-10 04:30 AM   #36 
  - Yep. There are TWO separate points here regarding GMOs  greenbird   Feb-09-10 05:05 AM   #37 
  - There's a third question here that is also a cause for concern.  surrealAmerican   Feb-09-10 07:30 AM   #39 
  - Yes, excellent point.  greenbird   Feb-09-10 12:42 PM   #53 
  - Third: who gets to decide whether consumers should take this risk or not...  Romulox   Feb-09-10 07:41 AM   #41 
     - Absolutely.  greenbird   Feb-09-10 12:43 PM   #54 
  - Is Alistair Crowley modifying plants with arcane magicks?  PVnRT   Feb-09-10 12:49 PM   #59 
  - Great question. Huge K & R!  earth mom   Feb-09-10 05:13 AM   #38 
  - Uh, I know facts have no place in discussions like these...  trotsky   Feb-09-10 07:43 AM   #43 
  - shhhhhh!  BakedAtAMileHigh   Feb-09-10 09:10 AM   #47 
  - there is an offensive odor from bread products these days  xiamiam   Feb-09-10 08:48 AM   #44 
  - I haven't noticed that - but one thing that is happening with food is  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 01:38 PM   #67 
  - GMOs have nothing to do with Celiac Disease As Far As I Know  BakedAtAMileHigh   Feb-09-10 09:09 AM   #46 
  - Have you ever been tested for Celiac Disease?...  SidDithers   Feb-09-10 12:39 PM   #50 
  - Read post 30. And  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 01:33 PM   #66 
     - Anemia was how my daughters Celiac Disease was initially identified...  SidDithers   Feb-09-10 01:42 PM   #71 
        - Has your daughter's health turned around?  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 06:48 PM   #78 
           - Yup, the GF diet turned her into a normal kid...  SidDithers   Feb-09-10 08:19 PM   #84 
  - I think most people probably have a problem with wheat. Perhaps the GMO's is the reason.  cbdo2007   Feb-09-10 01:39 PM   #68 
  - Great tip about Amazon. n/t  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 04:04 PM   #73 
  - Do you have any statistics demonstrating that more people  MineralMan   Feb-09-10 01:39 PM   #69 
  - I probably connect on a face to face basis with far fewer people than at any  truedelphi   Feb-09-10 04:09 PM   #74 
     - This may be one of those things that is on the rise not because...  Pacifist Patriot   Feb-09-10 07:11 PM   #81 
  - Have read several articles speculating that increased allergies due to not enough good ol dirt  havocmom   Feb-09-10 06:51 PM   #79 
  - Oh boy that really makes sense to me.  truedelphi   Feb-10-10 01:23 PM   #86 
  - Gluten Sensitivity, Gluten Allergy, Gluten Intolerance and Celiac Disease....  Pacifist Patriot   Feb-09-10 07:00 PM   #80 
  - In my younger years, I did not believe in allergies at all.  Jamastiene   Feb-10-10 05:09 PM   #88 
  - Because they don't drink enough hefeweizen in their youth.  Fire_Medic_Dave   Feb-10-10 05:19 PM   #89 
 

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