Gluten is in the news again. Gluten and probiotics are among the two dietary issues that most consume my patients. I am asked for my opinion on them several times each week. Although my opinion is solicited, these patients have largely already made up their own minds as they are often avoiding gluten and swallowing zillions of ‘good bacteria’ with zeal and enthusiasm. Why do they do this in the absence of corroborating medical evidence? Why do millions of voters support Donald Trump’s mantra that he will ‘make America great again’? Both of these groups do so on faith. When our need to believe something is overpowering, our demand for proof recedes. Many of us need to believe that gluten is the agent responsible for our vague medical complaints that have stymied our doctors. Similarly, our frustration with so many aspects of our society and conventional candidates makes us believe that Trump will turn the nation into yellow brick roads leading to Emerald Cities everywhere.
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