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by jlangemeier 2307 days ago
Celiac does __not__ go away... ever. It is a genetic, auto-immune disorder, your body attacks the protein as it's being processed in your lower intestine, stripping and killing the cillia which is what causes the primary symptoms of inflamation and malnutrition.

Celiac, like Type 1 diabetes, gout, lupus, and many other auto-immune disorders can only be managed, not magically cured.

Gluten intollerances are a different matter entirely, and can stem from over use of gluten enriched flours (think pizza doughs, white bread, anything using bleached flours, and anything that commercially needs more rise than the natural flour can provide).

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I thought consensus had formed that gluten intolerance didn't exist, and any sort of ibs like reaction was due to fodmap carbs, not gluten protein.
There's someone that commented in this thread about gluten oversaturation that provided some decent links.

Unfortunately, there is no strong consensus that gluten intolerance does or does not exist, and the best most folks without Celiac can do is a nutritional exclusionary screening. The real tell on it is more to do with what grains can or can't be used/tolerated when it comes to wheat sensitivity, gluten intolerance, or fodmap carbs.