After suffering with spastic colon since my early 20s, I've had digestive problems. It wasn't until I turned 40ish that those problems became nearly unbearable. Normal bowel movements for me were 1 every week or two. I have headaches 3 to 4 times a week, and knee and joint pain. Gastroenterologist biopsied for celiac, which came back negative as well as for Crohn's. He said I could try going gluten-free if I wanted. I did, and I mean, I don't allow any gluten or contamination. And within 2 days, I started to have bowel movements again. It has now been 3 months. I have no headaches, bowel movements every day and they're normal. No more knee or joint pain. Call it what you want, but I'll never go back to eating gluten again.

I recently had a cardiac ablation for atrial fibrillation. Prior to the surgery I was on warfarin to thin the blood. Prior to surgery and after, we have had an awful time getting my blood thinner as I do not respond to warfarin. I have been tested for gluten sensitivity through blood tests years ago as well as a lactose intolerance. I am not religious in following either diet. I am beginning to suspect the gluten or lactose is inhibiting the effectiveness of the warfarin.

I was born with celiac disease, but it went dormant when I was 11 or so. When I turned 45, I was in a high stress job that I was fired from. At that time, up to the firing and afterwards, I became increasingly dizzy at times, could not multi-task at work and had lost almost 20 lb. But I was also working out heavily. I also noticed my bones ached at the knees, lower legs and elbow joints. I was re-diagnosed with celiac disease at around 45 and 1/2, and once I was, I stopped eating gluten entirely, and gained the weight back to normal weight of 145 lb. within 3 months.

When I eat gluten it produces mucus in my lungs, I have emphysema or COPD. This is definitive and not imagining.

I have had 5 years looking for a response to all my pains and sufferings. I had several episodes of thyroiditis and I have hypothyroidism, but I also thought I was losing my mind and going short for dementia. I have severe anemia, ferritin on 5, which is nothing. My mom eats gluten free, and she suggested to try just to see. I have been doing for three months now, and there is a lot of difference in my life. For a fact I can say I recovered my brain, I can remember and don't have the pause I had trying to think of a term.

I think it odd that the study referenced in this article which found that low gluten diets have no impact beyond a placebo effect was sponsored by one of Australia's largest bread manufacturers.