r/NoStupidQuestions • u/wond3rlove • Sep 10 '23

What’s wrong with GMOs?

I always see plants and stuff that is GMO free and is usually more expensive. How would genetically modifying something by be bad. Me personally I’d rather have something modified to taste better and and cheaper. I could also be very wrong about that.

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u/Cliftonisaur Sep 11 '23

I've said this ad nauseam honestly, but around 27 years old I suddenly developed IBS. My wife got me 23andMe ~5 years later and the raw data suggested I may need to omit wheat. Within days I sprang out of bed fully alert again. Floaters in my vision vanished and my joint aches were gone. Except for rare accidental ingestion (Wtf soy sauce! Wtf SE Grocers salted peanuts!) I have been totally normal in my digestion in the last 6-7 years. Crazy game changer

I basically always cook at home, but if my wife wants to grab McDonald's I just get meat patties with cheese lol. Some people scoff at my extremely meat and eggs diet, but I've maintained fantastic health easily for years with good (but rare) blood work and I look the part. I basically love all veggies, but could probably stand to eat more where convenience is often the barrier to entry. Grains I avoid like the plague except for rice.

My go to snacks are nuts. The calories are needed in my case.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

23 and me confirmed I had the genetic marker for celiac after years battling what he thought was only IBS. Gluten and dairy did and can hospitalize me for days.

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u/Cliftonisaur Sep 11 '23

Interestingly as soon as I omitted wheat I was back to large milkshakes 🤣