Quote Originally Posted by velogirl View Post
I don't have Celiac, but I found out in Feb that I'm allergic to wheat (I had suspected it for a long time). It causes serious breathing difficulties and triggers asthma attacks, so as a racer I have eliminated it from my diet. And almost immediately I lost weight (which has more to do with the fact that I over-consumed pasta than than wheat is evil -- it's not).
Wow - what we don't learn on this great forum! I have been fighting chronic asthma for the last 2 years. It is never very bad but is always there. After a multitude of tests, catscans, xrays, medicine - it is still the same.

I read this post and a light came on. for the last few days I haven't been eating anything that is made from wheat and guess what? my breathing is better.

I ate part of a flour tortilla yesterday and the old feeling came back.
I ate some cake and 2 cookies and there was no problem - DARN! ! !
After the New Year I am going to go off all wheat for 2 weeks then introduce some back in and see what happens.

After reading this and calling her I discovered my mom quit eating whole wheat hot cereal years ago because it triggered her asthma - now why didn't she tell me that sooner before I spent $$$$ on all the tests ????

for the past 2 summers I told everyone - "Just you wait - if I can ever breathe I will kick butt going up hills" This summer I just may be able to do it!

What kind of sucks is my dad's a wheat farmer