There are people who have a Google alert (or whatever it’s called) for their pet topics. And so they come to deal with the post that discusses their topic. And then they usually depart again.

This happens quite regularly with certain topics. I’ve noticed, for example, that any critique of lo-carb diets or even anything about weight loss diets will draw the Gary Taubes disciples like flies. Apparently much the same is true of gluten sensitivity critiques.

I think it is both fascinating and self-explanatory that the peudo-syndrome of gluten sensitivity features flatulence and diarrhea. These people are full of shit. They sit there and tell us “just because we don’t have tests that are sensitive enough doesn’t mean it isn’t real” like they understand gastroenterology. It is real; all mental disorders are real.

Before people like Stephie, who I am sure definitely suffers physically, get on me for this, READ THE ARTICLE AT THE LINK. Because it makes a lot of sense. A lot of gluten-foods do contain FODMAPS, which is what they discovered that most of those studied did actually have a sensitivity to. Actually, reading what DOES contain FODMAPS seems like it makes it even MORE problematic to follow a FODMAP free diet! Oy!

However, there are some people who fall for the chic disease du jour. In my younger days, it was lactose intolerance. It is highly unlikely that people of Northern European backgrounds would be lactose intolerant. (That being said, there are a lot of Americans who may have Native American, Asian, African, or Mediterranean ancestors they may not know about–all groups who have a high degree of lactose intolerance.) But some people took drinking a lot of milk and feeling uncomfortable from the volume, as lactose intolerance.