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A staple of human diets for millennia, in recent years wheat has come under scrutiny for allegedly making people unhealthy and obese.
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Doctor discusses wheat claims

Amber waves of pain?

By ROB CULLIVAN
consult with a gastroenterologist like him so
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you can be tested for wheat-related ail-
Dments.
uring the past few years, the Web
Wheat woes
has exploded with stories about
the alleged evils of eating wheat.
Health problems related to wheat con-
“Is today’s wheat making you sumption can fall into the following catego-
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gain weight?” one headline reads.
ries:
“Why you should probably stop eating Celiac disease
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“When people with celiac disease eat glu- Wheat
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testine,” notes the Celiac Disease Founda- alongside cigarettes in one of the lower cir-

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the villi, small ingerlike projections that line However, before you chuck all your bread
the small intestine, so that nutrients cannot Mention this ad for a 20% discount on any treatment.
and pasta, it’s best to learn about how wheat
be absorbed into the body.”
can and cannot cause health problems, ac-
There are numerous symptoms associated cording to Dr. Harald Schoeppner, gastroen-

with the disease. In children, it can manifest terologist at Legacy Mount Hood Medical
itself through abdominal bloating and pain, Center in Gresham.
chronic diarrhea, weight loss and fatigue, The doctor says he has no problem with
among others. In adults, celiac disease may anyone who believes wheat is causing them
manifest through unexplained iron-deicien- health problems and who then eliminates it
cy anemia, bone or joint pain, arthritis or an from his or her diet.

itchy skin rash called dermatitis herpetifor- “If it’s good for the patient, and they feel 4
mis, the foundation says.
better, I’m not going to argue too much 11
n Gluten sensitivity
about that,” he says.
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This is a condition with symptoms similar But he adds that if you think you’re hav- 92
to those of celiac disease that improve when
ing problems with wheat, don’t be afraid to
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