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Oats: Are They Gluten-Free?
This category contains articles that cover the safety of oats in the gluten-free diet. It is now generally accepted that non-contaminated gluten-free oats are safe for a celiac disease diet, with the exception of a small minority of celiacs who may have an additional intolerance to Avenin.
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- Scott Adams replied to VinnieVan's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff4Question
Yes, in the mid-20th century, including the 1950s, some doctors and researchers referred to celiac disease as a condition primarily affecting people of European, particularly Northern European, descent. The term "Anglo-Saxon disease" was sometimes used in medical literature and discussions to describe celiac disease, based on the observation that it appeared... -
- trents replied to VinnieVan's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff4Question
I am a celiac, officially diagnosed almost 25 years ago but I have laboratory evidence that the onset was at least 13 years prior to that when my liver enzymes became mildly but persistently elevated and there was no other explanation. My GI symptoms were relatively minor and back then they were only looking for classic GI symptoms when considering a diagnosis... -
- VinnieVan replied to VinnieVan's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff4Question
Thank you for your response, Trents. I was only 10mo old at the time, so I don’t know anything about the doctor other than he was in Portland, Oregon. I assume, given it was 1954, that he was white, but I can’t be sure. We didn’t live in Oregon. Having this “issue” was never a big deal as I remember. As an older child, teen and young adult, I ate some brea... -
- trents replied to VinnieVan's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff4
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Welcome to the forum, @VinnieVan! No, never heard it called that. What was the physician's racial/ethnic profile? IIRC, The connection between gluten and celiac disease was made during the WW2 era in Holland when the Germans blockaded a region along the Rhine River and the local populace did not have access to wheat flour. A local physician began to... -
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Hi, brand new here! When I was a baby, I was nursed exclusively until I was 10mo old. My mother introduced a few foods, some of which had gluten. I became very ill and she had no idea why. The doctor she took me to told her I had “Anglo Saxon disease and could not eat any gluten.” He also told her I would likely never walk and not develop normally. I’m 7...
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