Can Some Celiac Patients Drink Regular Beer?

I'm sure it helps if the wheat/grains used in the making of the beer isn't from a GMO crop or sprayed with RoundUp.

I am diagnosed celiac. I cannot eat gluten containing food, without severe pain, cramping, and diarrhea.One or two cookies or crackers, or one slice of bread, is all it takes.Yet I can handle beer fine. I only started a few months ago, I was afraid to try beer, but I was so tempted by all the flavored craft beers out there. My theory is that drinking beer may not be the same as ingesting food, because beer is drunk, rather than eaten, it might bypass the gut.

For the record beer does not bypass the gut, but the fermentation process does break down the gluten significantly.

I was diagnosed with celiac several years ago and was quite shocked, as I consumed beer, bread, and all the other wonderful things like pizza at a rate probably exceeding the average and never had any noticeable symptoms. I protested but the doctor said it was a triple confirmed diagnosis (visual scallops, biopsy, and blood work, in that order). I gave up real beer and haven't found any really good gluten-free beers but occasionally "cheat" with pizza or cake, and do not notice any change. If it wasn't for the increased risk of colon cancer and lymphoma I'd probably go back to eating a normal diet. Does anybody else not really have any symptoms despite a firm diagnosis of celiac?

Many celiacs don't have symptoms, but must still adhere to a strict gluten-free diet to avoid the higher risk of cancer and other additional autoimmune diseases.

I drink the Redbridge...decent! Someone told me that Heineken lite could be imbibed without fear of gluten sensitivity (I was diagnosed but no symptoms). Any thoughts on this? I noted above people talk about drinking lite beers with no problem.

I can relate to this post, but with an opposite point of view.

While I was going through hard time, at that time I was missdiagnosed, and most likely going through the worse mood swings ever in my life, I used alcohol to regulate my moods and my e energy levels, which were near to 0. 

Beverage such beers, vodka and gin really compromised my real identity. 

I suffered with the worse memory loss, behavioural problems, hangovers: I do work as a wine expert and most of the time I know how to handle it. 

I needed to seek for help with a psycolog, and apparently, due to the delay of our syndrome,  I was going through some Bipolar mania.

Celiac cannot drink and touch anything that contains gliadine. 

Celiac patient with also allergy versus all type of wheat, cannot eat gluten-free food, gluten-free beers and any spirits made out from wheat. 

Distilled alcohol, not matter its source, is considered gluten-free, but if you want to be on the super safe side just get those which are made without:

On 3/18/2021 at 12:54 PM, Scott Adams said:

Distilled alcohol, not matter its source, is considered gluten-free, but if you want to be on the super safe side just get those which are made without:

 

I have always been a paranoid celiac! If I consume any gluten, I pay for it with all those pesky and life altering effects for at least day, not to mention what progress I may have from eating gluten free.

Several years ago a bartender told me that Shiner Bock was made gluten free, he had worked in a gluten free restaurant with owners who were both celiac, they told him that. Months later I tried Shiner, it didn’t affect me unless I drank more than two. 
Again, this may not be the case for all celiacs but I can drink Corona Premier without any issues. 
 

I was diagnosed with celiac a long time ago, and usually experience allergic reactions when i consume food with gluten. Though, i have never felt bad or gotten an allergic reaction while drinking beer. Im scared that it might still hurt my body, does anyone know if i do not experience any effects, does that mean that it is fine?

9 minutes ago, Guest Andreas said:

I was diagnosed with celiac a long time ago, and usually experience allergic reactions when i consume food with gluten. Though, i have never felt bad or gotten an allergic reaction while drinking beer. Im scared that it might still hurt my body, does anyone know if i do not experience any effects, does that mean that it is fine?

Celiac disease is not an "allergic reaction". It is an autoimmune disorder. Are you saying you are also allergic to gluten (or wheat)? That is certainly possible but an allergic reaction engages an entirely different immune system pathway than a celiac reaction.

5 hours ago, Guest Andreas said:

I was diagnosed with celiac a long time ago, and usually experience allergic reactions when i consume food with gluten. Though, i have never felt bad or gotten an allergic reaction while drinking beer. Im scared that it might still hurt my body, does anyone know if i do not experience any effects, does that mean that it is fine?

I think anyone with celiac disease would be better off picking a beer from this article, and if you are very picky about your beer you may want to go with a gluten-removed option:

If you are very sensitive, best to go with the gluten-free with no gluten ingredients option.