Coach85 Coach85:
BeaverFever BeaverFever:
I used to think so too, but a few years ago my now wife tried a gluten free diet due as she would often inexplicably have an unsettled stomach and gas after eating. She's not one for chasing diet fads or the inconvenience of expensive specialty foods but it made such a difference she's been gluten free ever since. Sometimes when we're traveling or visiting people she gets stuck eating gluten and the effect is noticeable.
Myself and my daughter are the same. After eating gluten, especially breads or pizza, my face turns read and my stomach is upset for a good 8 hours afterwards. My daughter is much the same.
I've been tested for celiac, the proper test via a biopsy and I don't have it.
Granted, having some wicked explosive farts after a few slices of pizza can be quite entertaining.
I think it's possible that what some people mistake for celiac disease is simple allergy to wheat products - it was one of about a dozen things I was diagnosed with as as kid and depending what I eat and in what quantity, I would develop cold like symptoms, with congestion, sneezing, coughing, etc.
The two week period when I wasn't allowed anything with wheat flour in it was the longest two weeks of my life - it's crazy how many products back in the '80s had it - fortunately, that was one of the allergies I grew out of.
CKA Uber 
