Comments on: Top 10 Ways to Recover After Gluten Exposure

By: Ariana

Ariana — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 01:34:00 +0000

Thank you for the article – as I’ve learned from my own experience w celiac, just about every person’s experience is unique, and constantly changing depending on so many factors (last exposure, degree of exposure etc), that it’s so helpful to have lists like these to spark new ideas for those of us still ‘tweaking’ our own personal regimen. Just about 2 years since diagnosis for me, still have lots to learn! Thanks for your help and for putting ideas out there, and bearing with the response …

By: AgroforestryTBD

AgroforestryTBD — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:24:00 +0000

And this statement is on behalf of ancient practical uses of herbs and spices?

By: Peter Olins

Peter Olins — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 19:31:00 +0000

Woo and whimsy.
Fortunately “ancient practices” eventually die out. I admit that placebo may work when there is nothing better available, but I have a problem with the ethics of a medical practitioner lying to a patient. On the other hand, when a mother pats her child’s scraped knee and says it will get better soon, she is performing an “ancient practice” that does no harm, and may help.

By: Stuart Page

Stuart Page — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 18:53:00 +0000

Celiac here. There’s a modicum of good advice here mixed in with a ton of new-age herbal unscientific nonsense. The burden is on the good RN to back up her claims.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 20:45:00 +0000

Thank you, Katy for this info. I just googled to find out what I can do to help with my symptoms of being glutened and it does help and your info is very much appreciated regardless of what some know-it-all trying to cause trouble or maybe trying to intimate because he doesn’t really know anything about the subject. Most doctors don’t know much about this disease. Maybe that’s what bothers him more than anything, he might be intimidated. Please keep up the good work so we can keep getting more valuable info.

By: Peter Olins

Peter Olins — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 16:25:00 +0000

Hi chowder12. I would be glad to discuss any of Ms. Haldiman’s recommended treatments for celiacs who have been exposed to gluten, but only with some more detailed evidence or rationale—either from her, or from you.

For example, she makes the striking claim that ”…the sulphate minerals found in Epsom salts are detoxifying. Epsom salt baths can stimulate the lymphatic system and support the immune system.”. This sounds like pure woo to me, but I’d be glad to see the evidence. (Chances are, that whenever you see the word “support”, it’s connected with a wild health claim with little or no evidence).
You mention probiotics and fermented foods: which ones? You claim that there is “plenty of science”: can you share one or two of the best pieces of evidence, with regard to celiac disease?

More generally, with a few exceptions, there seems to be surprisingly little convincing evidence that dietary microbes have “probiotic” activity—despite their popularity with the general public, and the claims of the supplement industry.

BTW I think you may be confusing arrogance with skepticism: one of the key elements of science is that, by default, something is not true unless it is proven. This is rather like a court of law, where the presumption is “innocent until proven guilty”.

By: chowder12

chowder12 — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 20:23:00 +0000

Peter, your arrogance, though couched in science is a form of blindness. A reminder that there is more unknown about celiac than known. For those of us suffering– our bodies are our laboratories. Would I try all of these non-harmful methods? Yes. Already I know from my own experience that ginger tea is helpful, as is drinking plenty of water, and daily bone broth, fermented foods, and use of probiotics (Plenty of science on probiotics and fermented foods!). Get off your high horse. You are a PhD, I am sure you can do your own research. The gut is the next frontier in science.

By: noneyo

noneyo — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:47:00 +0000

Science said pesticides were safe…until they said they weren’t. American policy labeled weed a schedule 1 drug and yet it has medical benefit. I’ll go out on a limb and use my own magical powers to determine that you’re just a jerk.

By: noneyo

noneyo — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:43:00 +0000

You’re something else. Are you here because you suffer from the ill effects, or just to spread misinformation and confuse the issue. You think gmos are safe? You’ve seen the evolutionary proof that there will be no ill effects from tampering with the food chain at such a fundemental level? You are Assuming that 100 years from now there will be no change in people(who are what they eat) from the bastardization of our food supply? Pseudoscience be damned you are a psychic prophet, sir.