The Gluten Syndrome: is wheat causing you harm?

By Rodney Ford

At last! Gluten-sufferers have a name for their problem: The Gluten Syndrome.

‘The Gluten Syndrome’ by Dr. Rodney Ford is a must read book for patients and medical professionals alike. Why? He explains in detail how and why gluten adversely affects the human body; also why tests for celiac disease have often missed those that are in ill due to gluten.

Using medical studies and clinical data, ‘The Gluten Syndrome’ goes "outside the gut" and demonstrates that every system in the body can be affected by gluten.
Gluten - it's not just for celiac disease anymore.

Are you or your children suffering from?
• Chronic illness?
• Gut problems?
• Allergies?
• Feeling sick, tired and grumpy?

You could be one of the millions of people are sick from eating gluten.

With the heart of a teacher, he has been able to explain many complex issues in simple yet authoritative terms, bringing true understanding and better outcomes.
And now, for the first time, you can have an official diagnosis of your condition: there is a name for your illness - The Gluten Syndrome.

One-in-ten people suffer from The Gluten Syndrome? Sadly, most of these people are unaware of it.

Read ‘The Gluten Syndrome’ to discover:
• All you need to know about gluten
• The harmful effects of gluten
• Why you are feeling sick, tired and grumpy
• The amazing range of conditions caused by gluten
• What to do about irritable bowel and tummy problems
• Whether gluten could be upsetting your brain
• What blood tests you need
• How to interpret your results
• How you can change your life by going gluten-free.

Contents
Welcome to ‘The Gluten Syndrome’
Tens of millions affected
Gluten link goes unrecognized
Gluten can damage brains
• Chapter 1. The pieces of the puzzle
A new look at the gluten puzzle
A remarkable recovery
New pieces of the gluten puzzle
• Chapter 2. Who dares disturb the giant?
The sequence effect
What is celiac disease?
A 100 years of celiac disease
• Chapter 3. Focus was on damaged gut
The small bowel biopsy story
Biopsy thinking is flawed
Is there a ‘gold standard’ for diagnosis?
Patchy histology makes sample unreliable
• Chapter 4. Blood test confusion
What does IgG-gliadin test measure?
Tissue damage markers
DGP (Deamidated Gliadin Peptide)
tTG (tissue transglutaminase)
EMA (Endomesial Antibodies)
• Chapter 5. Menaced by gluten
Gluten affects flour quality
Gluten overload
Gluten is addictive
• Chapter 6. The Gluten Syndrome
Step 1. Check out your symptoms
Step 2. Get your blood tests
Step 3. Interpret your results
If you did not get a blood test
Gluten-free for more than a year
• Chapter 7. Going gluten free
Going gluten free
What food can I eat?
What foods do I avoid?
Gluten-free is easy
• Chapter 8. Gluten upsets nerves and brains
Faulty brain control
Is gluten a neurotoxin?
Can gluten damage your brain?
Your brain controls your gut
• Chapter 9. Nerve chaos
The Autonomic Nervous System
Nerve networks of the tummy brain
Autonomic neuropathy
Evidence of nerve damage
Immune complex disease
• Chapter 10. Gut-brain connection
Gastro-intestinal motility disorder
Gastro-oesophageal reflux
Constipation and soiling
Gluten the troublemaker
Are you affected?
• Chapter 11. My glutened patients
Gluten Syndrome: research data and clinical reports
1. Look at the symptoms, not just the gut tissue
2. Look at the gluten antibodies, not just the tissue
3. Look at the brain, not just at the gut
Clinical observations of gluten patients
• Chapter 12. The gluten revolution
One-in-ten affected
The medical dilemma
Defending the status quo
Paradigm shift
The revolution has started
• Chapter 13. Rays of optimism – g

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rodney Ford
• Release date: May 8, 2011
• ISBN: 9780473187446

Rodney Ford

Dr Rodney Ford is a paediatric gastroenterologist, allergist and nutrition consultant. He is former Associate Professor of Paediatrics at the Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand. He is recognized worldwide as an expert on adverse food reactions. His major area of interest is the relationship between your food and your health – good or bad. In his clinics he is constantly seeing people who are suffering from eating foods that are making them ill. He has been interested in the relationship between eczema and food allergy for a long time. More recently, he has discovered that gluten plays a large part in the patho-physiology of eczema. Dr Ford graduated with Honours from the University of New South Wales in 1974 (MB BS). He went on to study food allergy and intolerance problems in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom, was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in Paediatrics (FRACP) in 1981 and was awarded his Doctorate of Medicine (MD) by the University of New South Wales in 1982 for his thesis titled Food hypersensitivity in children: diagnostic approaches to milk and egg hypersensitivity. This was regarded as a major work regarding the diagnosis of food allergies in children. Dr Ford currently runs The Children's Clinic and Allergy Centre, a busy private clinic in Christchurch, New Zealand. He has written over one hundred scientific papers, including book chapters and many books.

Book preview

The Gluten Syndrome:

Is wheat causing you harm?

Could you be reacting to gluten but don’t know it?

Could your poor health be from food intolerance?

Could you have the Gluten Syndrome?

Dr Rodney Ford

MD MBBS FRACP

Copyright 2022 Dr Rodney Ford

Published by Dr Rodney Ford at Smashwords

ISBN 978-0-473-18744-6

Fifth and revised edition

Dedication:

To you, the reader in the hope that,

with an open mind, you might feel the vibrancy

and health that your life has to offer.

Jacket cover, art work and illustrations by Liz Fazakarley of Ford Design.

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Smashwords Edition, License Notes

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What this book is about?

Where observation is concerned,

chance favours only the prepared mind Louis Pasteur, 1854

Science Finally Confirms Gluten Sensitivity.

This is the banner headline written by Dr Peter Osborne in response to research publication in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011, Jan 11.

It concerned a double blind, randomized, placebo controlled medical study that confirmed the presence of gluten sensitivity in the absence of celiac disease. They claimed that this was the first study of its kind confirming the existence of gluten intolerance in the absence of celiac disease.

Dr. Osborne went on to say that the illness of ‘Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity’, otherwise known as Gluten Syndrome, is not a new term in the medical research. This is simply the first double blind, placebo controlled trial confirming its existence. Pioneers in gluten research like Dr. Rodney Ford have been talking about this phenomenon for many years.

This book brings together the threads of the gluten debate and weaves them into a detailed and fascinating story.

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What people are saying about this book

A must read book for patients and medical professionals Al

‘The Gluten Syndrome’ by Dr. Rodney Ford is a must read book for patients and medical professionals alike. Why? Dr. Ford explains in detail how and why gluten adversely affects the human body. He also explains why tests for celiac disease often miss those that are in ill-health due to gluten. Using medical studies and clinical data, ‘The Gluten Syndrome’ goes outside the gut" and demonstrates that every system in the body can be affected by gluten.

This information is important for patients to know if and when their doctor tells them that their celiac tests are negative ... and that gluten is not their problem. Unfortunately, many medical professionals only recognize that gluten damages the gut; the current medical definition of Celiac Disease.

Gluten - it's not just for celiac disease anymore.

The concept of the Gluten Syndrome (also known as Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity) has just started to appear on the radar screens of top mainstream celiac research doctors. Keep in mind, this is something that Dr. Ford has known about for years, even decades.

While I've known about this book for some time, I did not have the pleasure of reading it until 2010. I was amazed how relevant and current the information was; three years after its first printing! This book proves that Dr. Ford is truly a pioneer and ahead of his time. I consider him one of the rock stars of the gluten-free community.

The book also contains a wealth of background information so you get a full understanding of what is really going on. It's like you have Dr. Ford sitting right there with you - guiding you - in easy to understand language [yes, he does use medical terms, but they are well explained]. For additional fun, you can read it aloud with a New Zealand accent.

I wish this book existed in 2002 when I first started having health problems, as it would have made things much easier for me. ‘The Gluten Syndrome’ validates the lives of many that have gone gluten-free, even though their test results show no celiac disease.

Thank you Dr. Ford for all your hard work and keep on rockin' in the gluten-free world."

Alan Klapperich

Expertise was invaluable … I highly recommend Heidi

My journey through the maze of autoimmune conditions was long and overwhelming. My family has multiple conditions and symptoms related to gluten, and teasing the truth from a mountain of confusing research has been a daunting task over the years. Dr. Ford's medical and scientific expertise was invaluable to me as I tried to untangle the web of my family's issues with gluten.

With the heart of a teacher, he has been able to explain many complex issues in simple yet authoritative terms, bringing true understanding and better outcomes. His compassion is evident as he shares his insights with any who care to hear, and his passion is obvious given his professional dedication to this unappreciated yet crucial aspect of total health.

My family has benefited greatly from his work as I now feel armed with a level of understanding and research to be a strong health advocate for my family as we each deal with a different condition on the spectrum of the gluten syndrome. I highly recommend this book to anyone who suspects they have a problem with gluten in their diet.

Heidi Kelly

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Who is Dr Rodney Ford?

Dr Rodney Ford is a paediatric gastroenterologist, allergist and nutrition consultant. Former Associate Professor of Paediatrics at the Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand. Recognized worldwide as an expert on adverse food reactions, food allergy, eczema, celiac disease, gluten problems and author of many books about the harm of gluten (see more details at the end of this ebook).

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Contents of The Gluten Syndrome

Welcome to ‘The Gluten Syndrome’

Introduction to puzzle solving

What is ‘The Gluten Syndrome’ all about?

Tens of millions affected

Gluten link goes unrecognized

Gluten can damage brains

Chapter 1. The pieces of the puzzle

A new look at the gluten puzzle

Elizabeth’s gluten story

Mother felt desperate

A remarkable recovery

Mum tells her story

New pieces of the gluten puzzle

Chapter 2. Who dares disturb the giant?

The sequence effect

What is celiac disease?

A 100 years of celiac disease

Gluten was found to cause lots of symptoms

Chapter 3. Focus was on damaged gut

The small bowel biopsy story

Biopsy saga

Biopsy thinking is flawed

Is there a ‘gold standard’ for diagnosis?

Histology uncertainty

Patchy histology makes sample unreliable

Chapter 4. Blood test confusion

Gluten tests

Gliadin attack

Two types of gliadin antibody

What does IgG-gliadin test measure?

Tissue damage markers

DGP (Deamidated Gliadin Peptide)

tTG (tissue transglutaminase)

EMA (Endomesial Antibodies)

Tissue damage markers vs biopsy

The celiac HLA gene

The conflict of the IgG-gliadin test

What does a high tTG antibody mean?

Chapter 5. Menaced by gluten

Gluten is sticky

A kernel of wheat

Gluten affects flour quality

How can gluten make you unwell?

Gluten overload

Gluten is addictive

Chapter 6. The Gluten Syndrome

What’s new?

Step 1. Check out your symptoms

The Gluten Syndrome symptoms

Step 2. Get your blood tests

The reasons for getting these blood tests

Step 3. Interpret your results

If you did not get a blood test

Gluten-free for more than a year

The great masquerader

Gluten is the culprit

Chapter 7. Going gluten free

Going gluten free

What food can I eat?

What foods do I avoid?

Gluten-free is easy

Chapter 8. Gluten upsets nerves and brains

Faulty brain control

Is gluten a neurotoxin?

Food allergy sceptics

Medics turn a blind eye

A typical gluten story

Can gluten damage your brain?

Your brain controls your gut

Conscious and unconscious gut function

Chapter 9. Nerve chaos

The Autonomic Nervous System

Nerve networks of the tummy brain

History of neurological dysfunction and gluten

Autonomic neuropathy

Neural antibodies

Gluten-driven brain inflammation

Evidence of nerve damage

Immune complex disease

Chapter 10. Gut-brain connection

Gastro-intestinal motility disorder

Gastro-oesophageal reflux

Constipation and soiling

Gluten the troublemaker

Are you affected?

Chapter 11. The gluten revolution

One-in-ten affected

Why a revolution?

The medical dilemma

Clinical guidelines

Medical economy

Best practice

Bogged down with information

Gluten blood tests dumped

Defending the status quo

Paradigm shift

The revolution has started

Chapter 12. Rays of optimism – gluten doctors

How common: 10% of the population?

Gluten revolutionaries

Most recent medical articles

Swell the ranks

How long will it take?

What you can do?

Final words

Chapter 13. Research information

Web-links

Most recent publications

Earlier research papers

More titles by Dr Rodney Ford

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Welcome to ‘The Gluten Syndrome’

Introduction to puzzle solving

At last! All the pieces of the gluten puzzle have now been put together. The completed picture is The Gluten Syndrome. It has taken over