If I didn't have to eat gluten free, I absolutely wouldn't do it. And I would also absolutely never suggest doing it to anyone. But the thing is, with me, gluten makes a whole lot of hell...everything from GI upset to headaches to fatigue to a rash! Yes, gluten will often give me a rash. I'm so sensitive to gluten that I can't even bake with regular flour for others. I learned that the hard way when I did some baking at work with my kids. I got so sick I had to take the next day off!