Next time someone claims he's gluten-intolerant...

[Orrex]

6. You've identified the real danger IMO

I know about two dozen people who've self-diagnosed as "gluten intolerant," and every single one of them is strikingly aggressive in defending their self-diagnosis.

Curiously, they're all equally quick to rationalize a gluten-heavy snack now and then, like pizza or cupcakes, but they insist that they're really intolerant and can't stand to ingest even a gram of gluten.

Well, they can buy all the wheat substitutes they like, but if they're actually harboring another, undiagnosed condition, then those fancy breads aren't going to do them a bit of good.

Your expreience with pernicious anemia is a perfect illustration of this, and it highlights the danger of consulting Dr. Google.