Thursday, March 25, 2010

What is the difference between celiac & gluten free?

Hi okay bet there are many reading this who are at a loss to understand what is the difference between the two.

First off not much I THINK, other than a certain snob effect I’ve noticed when touring around forums run by Coeliacs.

Perhaps its because the word Celiac originated from Greek language and means Abdominal Wall.

Celiacs are known to say that their allergy is to wheat not gluten. My mind boggles at such talk I mean, it’s simply impossible to have one without the other. The protein in wheat is called ‘gliadin aprolamin’ the Gluten protein factor.

The coeliacs may say that they can separate the two allowing them to eat wheat free of gluten. I DON’T THINK SO due to the contamination factor.

Speaking for myself I’ve fallen sick many times directly due to this contamination factor. Are we really meant to believe that grains are handled in same way as they are in a micro lab, white coats and all

No comments:

Post a Comment