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Miscellaneous effects: Irritation to the gut affects valve function and leads to acid reflux at the "cardiac valve" and autointoxication from the iliocaecal valve not closing properly so bacteria get into the small intestine where they don't belong and overload the liver with metabolic byproducts. 

Now for the really little known information: 

Gluten intolerance is often associated with poor Sulfation. Glucosamine sulfate builds joints, but other sulfates are needed to repair the lining of the gut to keep out undigested food. Poor sulfation may cause or worsen allergies or gluten sensitivity, and may cause the dark circles around the eyes known as "allergic shiners". 

The antigliadin test is notoriously insensitive, so another test is often done with it, for "endomysial antibodies". This is a very sensitive test, but all it means is that you are attacking your own muscles. This may explain why so many people with Fibromyalgia turn out to have gluten sensitivity. 

Gluten sensitivity is common in obesity. 

Spelt is very controversial. Beginning in the 1940's American wheat breeders brought in germplasm from high protein Russian wheats, so that modern wheats are very different from the oldest wheats like spelt. Spelt contains gluten too, but some people swear they react to wheat but not spelt. These people may simply have a wheat allergy.

A totally different theory says that it is the molds in stored wheat and bread that are really wrecking people's health. Spelt is usually grown on a direct contract and bypasses the usual storage and milling routes that common wheats go through. 

For more information, including how to get tested and whether you can trust the tests, see www.celiac.com and www.enterolab.com. For contrast you can look up the Paleolithic Diet, The Specific Carbohydrate Diet, and the book DANGEROUS GRAINS. 

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