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I don't get why people are so hell bent on convincing the world that gluten intolerance is fake? What difference is it to you?
Frankly, I don't care about studies or articles. I only care about how I feel. And since I went GF more than two years ago, I don't have the same constant GI upset that I used to. I don't wake up in the middle of the night with severe stomach cramps anymore. Well, except for one time ...
I have a group of friends that occasionally get together at someone's home for dinner. They're all aware that I'm GF, and I don't ask them to go to any great lengths. If dinner includes spaghetti, I bring a container of my own pasta. If they want to serve fried chicken, that's certainly okay. I bring a salad. To me, it's the fellowship that's important, not the food. A few times, the hosts have made a point to provide a GF meal so we all can enjoy. I certainly don't expect it, but it is appreciated.
One of our friends had such a gathering. She made meatloaf, saying that she purchased GF bread crumbs and used corn starch for the gravy. I thanked her profusely for the extra effort. It was a lovely meal. I loved every bit of it.
Unfortunately, I wound up spending most of the night in and out of the bathroom. I felt miserable. I felt like I had been "glutened," but I was certain that couldn't be the case because my friend said she went to such lengths to make sure we had a GF meal. The next morning at work, I quietly asked a mutual friend who had also been at the dinner if she had felt okay the previous night. She got a funny look on her face and said "I'm not sure if I should tell you this or not, but she told me that she used regular breadcrumbs in the meatloaf because she wanted to prove a point, that the gluten intolerance is all in your head."
Needless to say, I will never again put myself in the position of trusting that particular "friend," and made it very clear to her. Unfortunately, she's also made it difficult to trust most anyone other than very close family and friends.
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