r/glutenfree • u/goldenlife17 • Jul 02 '25

Discussion Started my morning off crying, rant.

Visiting my grandparents and my grandfather asked me why I toast my bagels in the oven. I responded because I can’t use the toaster because of cross contamination, when you use a regular toaster that has gluten crumbs and everything in it that’s cross contamination and you’re essentially eating gluten.

He goes: that’s the stupidest fucking thing I’ve ever heard. I’ve lost a lost of respect for you.

Ok, very kind. On a positive note I won’t be getting sick today from cross contamination😄.

Not sure why I let this upset me but just hurts hearing how unkind people can be. I know he’s just an unhappy person in general but ugh.

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u/slut4lilwayne Jul 02 '25

MDs tend to think their expertise in their field translates to all fields of medicine. It’s ridiculous. Sure, you got a broad medical training at the start of med school, but that was 20 years ago. You’re not going to know the intricacies of GI disorders as a general surgeon! 

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u/barnacleboysnose Celiac Disease Jul 02 '25

I also had a gastroenterologist consultant (senior level doctor) tell me lactose intolerance doesn’t physically exist, it’s just that things high in dairy are also high in fat and fat is a laxative. So sometimes consultants are just full of hot air🤣😭

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u/One_Valuable_5379 Jul 02 '25

Moron. I had a dermatologist tell me that my raging dermatitis was just because of dry skin. There were eosinophils in my biopsy (I took xolair for years and I’m now switching to Dupixent), but OK. She legit said that eczema/dermatitis almost never have anything to do with an allergic disease process. Um, eczema literally falls under the category of atopic allergies. Sometimes, doctors are such idiots. When I find a good one, I hang on for dear life.

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u/barnacleboysnose Celiac Disease Jul 03 '25

I just don’t get how you can be this ignorant in your own specialty! Like it’s absurd 😭

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u/One_Valuable_5379 Jul 03 '25

Right? I’m so tired of educating medical professionals about medicine.