Gluten in beer?

Matt N wrote:Best thread in under 30 mins evar.

I agree. I actually thought it'd languish in obscurity for about 6 months until someone who actually has an answer to my question (no-one has yet posted any semblance of an answer to the question I asked) happened along.

nicelegs wrote: pumpkin?

Yes, probably pumpkin beers too, better tasting than rice, less gluten than a full wheat beer!

EricSchmidt wrote:You do realize gluten free is not one of the latest fad diets like paleo? People that are gluten free have a medical allergy, they dont just "try gluten free" to lose weight and feel better. They have an ALLERGIC reaction if they eat gluent. I am sorry but my girlfriend has celiac disease and it pisses me off when people think its some kinda a diet to "try out to feel better."

That's simply not true.

It is true that there are those with severe allergies like celiac (I dated a girl who had that too). If you ever witness what happens when they consume gluten, you'll see that they really don't have much choice.

But, there are also a lot of people who subscribe to the diet simply to feel better and report positive effects. I dated another girl who had no allergies but was religiously gluten free simply to feel better. And, she experienced a lot of benefits after she made the switch.

I also work with three individuals who do it, one of whom has a nutritionist's degree. I asked her about the benefits of a gluten free diet. She explained that, although many of us do not notice the negative effects of gluten, it does have negative effects and not eating it will create positive results.

All that said, I'm not going gluten free. I enjoy craft beer way too much to do it.

nicelegs wrote: (no-one has yet posted any semblance of an answer to the question I asked)

And I doubt anyone ever will, the only impetus anyone has to measure gluten in a beer is to sell it as gluten free. So no one will measure the content of a beer that is not gluten free, waste of time and money. Glutards would never measure gluten content of regular beer because they would never consider touching the stuff. You are stuck at that awkward "just the tip" phase in the middle. Go hard or go home.

Crag Dweller wrote: allergies like celiac

not an allergy. Pretty sure I could fill then next ten pages saying this.

SDY wrote: not an allergy. Pretty sure I could fill then next ten pages saying this.

You're useful, try not to get hung up on semantics. I learned something from you tonight but I don't think that's going to stop the tide of people referring to it as an allergy.

Crag Dweller wrote: That's simply not true. I dated another girl who had no allergies but was religiously gluten free simply to feel better. And, she experienced a lot of benefits after she made the switch. I also work with three individuals who do it, one of whom has a nutritionist's degree. I asked her about the benefits of a gluten free diet. She explained that, although many of us do not notice the negative effects of gluten, it does have negative effects and not eating it will create positive results.

Oh really... because some nutritionist told you so it has to be true now? Do you happen to have any reputable medical studies that show that to be true? How are you sure its not just the placebo effect....

Obviously there would be some scientific credible studies if anything you just said was true, care to share any with us? Hhahaha yep...

Excellent work here.

Forget going gluten free to "feel better".

Just release the hate, anger, and pissiness right here in this thread. It's all you really need.

Ahhhhh.

nicelegs wrote: Are you? I guess I'll have to repost this when Mr. Internet toughguy logs off. When is your bedtime pumpkin?

Awww youre so cute pumpkin! Except you are offering bjs to strangers on the internet and asking questions that pretty much everyone has called you a moron for asking... Want to keep going?

If youre so interested in this fad diet how about doing some actual research other than posting on a climbing site? Do ya know how to do that or do we have to hold your hand for that too hun?

Turd Ferguson! wrote: I'll have to take your word that your wife has celiac disease, but WTF is wrong with you Eric?

Whats the problem Turd? Other than your ability to read since I never said "wife" anywhere... Go play with your blocks, the adults are talking now.

And why do you care?

nicelegs wrote: but I don't think that's going to stop the tide of people referring to it as an allergy.

Accurate

Eric, where is your science to refute all of us "retards"? Obviously if you are so sure of yourself, it's because you've read dozens of extremely well researched and scholarly articles that have said that gluten, as found in modern day wheat, in the quantities ingested in a normal diet, is totally harmless.

I started 2 threads at the same time. One took off, the other didn't. So who wants to go to Indian Creek the last week of this month?

SDY wrote: not an allergy. Pretty sure I could fill then next ten pages saying this.

You probably could. But, I hope you have better things to do that nit-pick the terminology someone uses when it has no real bearing on the point being made. Allergy, food intolerance, toxic reaction...WTF does it matter in this context. Someone eats something that there body can't process and they feel like shit afterward.

SDY wrote: Again, not an allergic reaction. An allergic reaction has a very specific definition involving the massive release of histamine, think a spectrum from hives to anaphylaxis. "Allergic" itself has become a fad word these days, almost nobody is allergic to the things they think they are.

I'm allergic to cats.

nicelegs wrote:Eric, where is your science to refute all of us "retards"? Obviously if you are so sure of yourself, it's because you've read dozens of extremely well researched and scholarly articles that have said that gluten, as found in modern day wheat, in the quantities ingested in a normal diet, is totally harmless. I started 2 threads at the same time. One took off, the other didn't. So who wants to go to Indian Creek the last week of this month?

Sooooo what other research have you done? You want to devote three months of your life to the latest fad diet you heard about and all you can do is make a post on a climbing forum? You sound so motivated...

Crag Dweller wrote: You probably could. But, I hope you have better things to do that nit-pick the terminology someone uses when it has no real bearing on the point being made. Allergy, food intolerance, toxic reaction...WTF does it matter in this context. Someone eats something that there body can't process and they feel like shit afterward.

CragDweller. You are a moran. That is all.

Crag Dweller wrote: You probably could. But, I hope you have better things to do that nit-pick the terminology someone uses when it has no real bearing on the point being made. Allergy, food intolerance, toxic reaction...WTF does it matter in this context. Someone eats something that there body can't process and they feel like shit afterward.

To some degree you are right. If you are ___ gluten, don't eat it. However, this is not entirely accurate. If you were actually ALLERGIC to gluten (like say severe peanut allergies), the tiniest amount in some food/drink/cosmetic product could KILL you. Versus, if you ate a bunch in a meal you'd have an upset stomach.

I however, relinquish my attempts to spread the word. Resume referring to it however you feel most comfortable, I no longer care.

nicelegs wrote:Then I want to justify why beer is still OK.

Said no one ever...

Fin the Human wrote: I'm allergic to cats.

Quit eating them!

EricSchmidt wrote: Oh really... because some nutritionist told you so it has to be true now? Do you happen to have any reputable medical studies that show that to be true? How are you sure its not just the placebo effect.... Obviously there would be some scientific credible studies if anything you just said was true, care to share any with us? Hhahaha yep...

Yes, someone with a degree in nutrition has more credibility on this topic than you.

Don't get your panties in a wad just because your GF's required diet has become trendy. You should be thankful, actually. If it weren't for the trend, being gluten free would be a lot more difficult for her.

I dated the girl with celiac in the mid-90s and the only way she could have pizza (for example) was if she made the dough herself. Now, it's possible to get gluten free pizza crust at the grocery store.

Relax.