Originally Posted by Shannow
Celiac is an epigenetic disease...you can have the genes and lead an entirely normal life.
But once you flick the switch and activate the genes, then you are toast...well not eating any for sure).
this time last year, my daughter used Dr Google to look for why she felt the way that she felt, and self diagnosed with gluten intolerance...and it worked.
Then after the January holidays (including her going to the US with a school thing), she was convinced...we got the blood tests, she has both genes, and the immune system markers to show that it's active...if you've just eaten a sandwich, and reach into a chip packet and drop gluten there...she knows it within 3-4 hours...rrolled outs are Russian roulette
Came down through my wife's side...she's got the genes, active, son has the genes, inactive, wife's brothers have the genes, two active one in denial, and a couple of our kids cousins have the genes, one active, one apparently not...
It's serious.
Epigenetic diseases mean that the genes can be there, you can live an entire life without activating them, and not know...why they are more prevelant than before is the question...
We are breeding wheat with intentionally more gluten...is that it ?
We (Oz) are "hardening our wheat before harvest with glysophate...that's a current guess/conspiracy, but the practice in and of itself is insane.
An ex boss said that he was in Europe and tried the French and Italian breads, made with more traditional grains, and no glysophate, or glysophate hardening, and was fine...
We are doing something.
Shannow,
mate, do you still have your gluten corner , or did you went gluten-free house?