Woman Dies After Overdosing On Gluten
Beth Riens, 32, of Aurora, Colorado, died Sunday morningÂ from what doctors are saying is the first case of a gluten overdose.According to family and friends, RiensÂ lived a very healthy life. She frequently ran, did yoga, and stayed to aÂ specific diet. Friends of Reins tell Empire NewsÂ that she recently began to eat gluten products again after almost aÂ year of staying away from them.âShe was a very healthy person and I canât believe she is gone. BethÂ had been gluten-free for about a year now, until we continued to ribÂ her, because she didnât have a gluten allergy or sensitivity,â said Riensâ best friend, Jennifer Robbins. âShe just got hooked on stupid fad diets, and for some reason thought that âgoing gluten freeâ would make her healthier. Turns out, in her case, it was better for her.ââIâve been eating gluten products all of my life and I feel completely normal, like most people,â said Reinsâ sister-in-law, Carla Reins. âI wish I hadnât been part of the group to tease her into eat foods with gluten again. I feel somewhat responsible for this, to be perfectly honest.Â Of course, I may have gotten her back on the stuff, but I didnât hand her the loaf of whole grain bread that ended it for her, either.âAfter examining the body, doctors confirmed that Reins was taking in way too much gluten. Since her body wasnât used to the amount of intake, it slowly began to shut down, forcing her into cardiac arrest and shortly after, death. According to friends, Reins was eating entire boxes of pasta, cereals, and multiple loaves of bread in a day.âBeth never did anything half-assed,â said Robbins. âShe cut out gluten cold-turkey one day last year, and then last week just decided to get off that stupid wagon, and join us smart people again. Of course, she did it by buying out entire shelves of J.J. Nissen pastries and Wonderbread, but like I said â she never went in half-assed.âÂ