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Re:Ask HN: How did you stop drinking? by esperent on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @12:23AM (#33159502)
> Lastly, I've discovered that I have an issue with wheat and/or gluten

I have exactly this problem but only with wheat beer, not other wheat products. It makes me feel awful, kind of lightheaded and I crash 30 minutes later and feel exhausted.

I don't have a problem with wheat or gluten though. My partner runs a bakery and if I had a problem with gluten I'm pretty sure I'd know about it. I have also tried elimination diets in the past to deal with migraines and wheat/gluten never showed up as an issue.

I also don't get this effect from non-wheat beer. So my guess is that some other chemical is created from wheat during the brewing process and I'm sensitive to that.

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Re:Ask HN: How did you stop drinking? by SkyPuncher on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @05:04PM (#33169236)
Wow. This nearly describes my issue perfectly. Though, I do experience the issue with some, but not all, other types of wheat based products.

I believe there's some evidence that pesticides commonly used with wheat can actually be the source of the issue for some people. I recall having a colleague who said they'd import European wheat because they didn't have bad reactions to it. I believe the reasoning was Europe didn't allow a certain type of pesticide.

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Re:Ask HN: How did you stop drinking? by esperent on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @03:41AM (#33174017)
It could be but I'm European and pretty much all the wheat beers I've tried have been European - mostly Belgian I guess.
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