Gluten Sensitive with Allergies? Must Read...

designsbymlg

Please watch this video... you could be making it worse:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IrQmvkRCgmw

gemiwing

There has been correlation between corn sensitivity and gluten sensitivity for some time and it's quite hotly debated still. There is no 'One Answer'. Some folks are sensitive to corn and some aren't. Most people aren't sensitive to rice- so it seems odd that he puts rice in with corn.

The Doctor in this segment is a chiropractor and nutritionist- not a dietitian or medical doctor so I'm not really swayed by his credentials either.

I don't mean to sound so harsh- I have very, very firm beliefs in Scientific reporting that should show the original studies in a clear, unbiased light and it bothers me when that reporting isn't done to high standards. It's easy to get confusing results when the proof isn't shown and discussed.

mooglysmom

I've been seriously considering cutting corn lately. I've been having a lot of issues, and it occured to me that I'm eating a TON of corn. I'm also considering ditching the rice, but that's going to be even harder for me . I LOVE rice.

designsbymlg

I liken it to people being told that they may be reacting to wheat, barley, rye or oats. If you take it out of your diet and you get better, then it stands to reason that it is causing a problem for you. Each individual is different, but I'm going to give it a shot!

pdworkman

I have given up all grains. My dad is celiac and has also found that he is sensitive to corn and sorghum, and has just gone grain free, realizing that rice is bothering him too. My son also reacts to both corn and rice, but isn't ready to give them up yet.

sweet110

I also agree that everyone is different. Even something as widely accepted as celiac disease is often difficult to diagnose in individuals. My worry about getting on the "grain free" bandwagon is a lack of ability to weed out what may be different disease processes. I certainly feel better when I go light on the grains. My allergies are tons better...not that I'm literally allergic to other grains, but eating them make my allergies to other things worse. But I also feel better when I avoid sugar, restaurant food, over-eating....but these are things I will do sometimes. And it helps me to understand that there is a difference in what is going on.

I don't have a problem with corn, but I am hard pressed to lose weight eating it more than occasionally. I guess corn doesn't just fatten up cattle! However, when I go out to eat, I like feeling that its okay to have corn sometimes. Eating rice regularly seems to help me to stay on track with my diet and to avoid eating processed, gluten free flour products. Because, in truth, most of us try to cut down on things that are not optimal for our health, but I like knowing the difference between things "to absolutely avoid," things to "mostly avoid," and things to "eat sometimes," even if they are not the pinnacle of nutrition. Making all grains into "absolutely avoid" is something that I would not want to have to do unless it was absolutely necessary to me not feeling like hell.