Where to get gluten?

[Joe1987]

I add gluten to my home made bread too, it's a stupid fad and if you're really allergic to gluten, it's almost impossible to miss. You get horrible gas, and usually crap blood.

Only about 1% of the population is allergic to gluten.

 

[AViking]

I'm gluten intolerant and it sucks. Didn't start until I was in my mid 30s and that makes a change of diet quite rough and aviking cranky.

Wanna really piss me off though? Bitches like in the op are infuriating since nobody on their right mind would voluntarily eat gluten free.
Nanette put gluten in everything. When she doesn't spend the next couple hours om the toilet and laying down on the couch you'll know the true quality of her character. Just make sure she doesn't have one of the related diseases first.

 

[pete6032]

I add gluten to my home made bread too, it's a stupid fad and if you're really allergic to gluten, it's almost impossible to miss. You get horrible gas, and usually crap blood.

Only about 1% of the population is allergic to gluten.

My understanding is that modern science is starting to show that there are varying levels of gluten intolerance. Celiac's are outright allergic to it with the worst symptoms while they're finding that some people may be able to process gluten but their bodies react differently to it and you may have more mild symptoms not from within the digestive system.

 

[AViking]

Yeah it's not cut and dry. I am not alergic and don't have a disease according to tests. I'm simply intolerant and that in itself is horrible. It can be pain, gas, cramping, diarrea and worst of all getting all at the same time.

 

[Perknose]

Yeah it's not cut and dry. I am not alergic and don't have a disease according to tests. I'm simply intolerant and that in itself is horrible. It can be pain, gas, cramping, diarrea and worst of all getting all at the same time.

And you say yours didn't start until you were in your mid 30's? Did you receive any explanation of what changed for you, or do they just not know?

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

Huh?

Make bread without gluten. Bread without gluten = gluten free. What I am missing? I clean surfaces and tools, don't try making anything with gluten at the same time, etc. I guess if you mean on a commercial scale, then I can see that.

It should be no surprise that simply cleaning something doesn't make it clean. Gluten sensitivity is a spectrum, and on the milder end of the spectrum, what you propose is fine for them to have no symptoms. But for a few, this level of "cleanliness" isn't enough and they will still react to the minuscule amounts of gluten left behind.

I add gluten to my home made bread too, it's a stupid fad and if you're really allergic to gluten, it's almost impossible to miss. You get horrible gas, and usually crap blood.

Only about 1% of the population is allergic to gluten.

It's a bit more than that. Because it strips away the lining of the small intestine, people with coeliacs can suffer (sometimes quite bad) malnourishment if it goes on for months or years, and because it usually gets picked up in late childhood or puberty, this can have consequences on emotional, physical, and mental development.

 

[Vapid Cabal]

My understanding is that modern science is starting to show that there are varying levels of gluten intolerance. Celiac's are outright allergic to it with the worst symptoms while they're finding that some people may be able to process gluten but their bodies react differently to it and you may have more mild symptoms not from within the digestive system.

When did humans begin ingesting gluten?

 

[AViking]

And you say yours didn't start until you were in your mid 30's? Did you receive any explanation of what changed for you, or do they just not know?

When they get negative test results they just lump it into irritated bowel syndrome and blame stress. Wish I knew more. I'm going in for two last tests but I've already been dealing with this for years and am not holding my breath.

 

[Leros]

Yeah, not really funny.

I know a few people that will spend the rest of their day vomiting if they ingest the smallest amount of gluten.

 

[notposting]

It should be no surprise that simply cleaning something doesn't make it clean. Gluten sensitivity is a spectrum, and on the milder end of the spectrum, what you propose is fine for them to have no symptoms. But for a few, this level of "cleanliness" isn't enough and they will still react to the minuscule amounts of gluten left behind.

Gotcha. I know for the one friend of ours, gluten is the worst, dairy is second but less so, and then soy just tends to throw her hormones all over the place. She does have some fun stories of throwing caution to the wind and then realizing what she did. :hmm: :awe:

 

[ViRGE]

Gotcha. I know for the one friend of ours, gluten is the worst, dairy is second but less so, and then soy just tends to throw her hormones all over the place. She does have some fun stories of throwing caution to the wind and then realizing what she did. :hmm: :awe:

You realize that by law you're required to finish this story now, right?

 

[sao123]

Her problem (if she has one) may not really be gluten:

Correct... her problem is stupidity.

 

[Squisher]

I'm all for overkill. Go on craigslist and pick up an empty 55 gallon plastic barrel and print up your own label. Put the barrel next to her at dinner.

 

[zinfamous]

When did humans begin ingesting gluten?

I think it only became a regular part of the diet around the time of stable civilizations--so agriculture and irrigation. The move away from small, nomadic tribes. That, in itself, was a very long process if you consider the entire world population.

And that first started happening only about 7k years ago? iirc. probably much less time. That is a very small amount of time for the human body to adapt and change diets. So, there is legitimacy to the problem.

I do think that diets like the Paleo diet are a pretty cool, sensible thing, but I could never do that 100%--no cheese, no bread, no beer?

fuck that.

 

[zinfamous]

Gotcha. I know for the one friend of ours, gluten is the worst, dairy is second but less so, and then soy just tends to throw her hormones all over the place. She does have some fun stories of throwing caution to the wind and then realizing what she did. :hmm: :awe:

huh? she claims that soy drives her horniness?

yeah....

 

[notposting]

You realize that by law you're required to finish this story now, right?

LOL. Those 2 sentences together do look interesting, in hindsight.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

What you are looking for is vital wheat gluten, which is basically almost pure gluten. It's usually added (in small amounts) to baking flour to give it a bread flour consistency.

http://www.bobsredmill.com/vital-wheat-gluten.html

However, if this person truly has celiac disease, then giving them gluten is similar to giving peanut butter to someone who is allergic.

Yup.

vital wheat gluten ought to be fairly easy to find in many supermarkets. See if there's an "organic" section. Otherwise King Arthur Flour or Amazon.