Who is Rodney Ford?
Dr Rodney Ford
- M.B. B.S. M.D. F.R.A.C.P. A.S.M. Professor of Pediatrics
- Paediatrician, Gastroenterologist & Allergist
- Formerly, Associate Professor of Paediatrics, University of Otago, New Zealand.
Gluten-Free Planet is his current major project. The purpose:
To create a global gluten consciousness.
- Director of The Children’s Clinic, in Christchurch, New Zealand. His clinical career has been spent investigating and helping families who have food intolerances and allergies, especially gluten.
- Known as the “the gluten expert”.
- Conceived the concept of “The Gluten Syndrome”, and has written the book about it. He uses this name to describe the serious effects of gluten on the brain, the gut and the skin. He asserts that gluten causes us symptoms through its damage to the nerves and brain.
- Written over a hundred scientific papers, and ten books, including “The Gluten Syndrome”. Dr Ford has been involved in ground-breaking work in the areas of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), breastfeeding, infant caffeine exposure, food allergy and gluten-sensitivity.
- Launched the eClinic to extend his clinical work into the digital world.

Hi Dr Ford, just want to say thanks for being there, thanks for your insppiration and thanks for doing the work ! That’s a lot of thanks !!! I am a dietitian working @ Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat in Qld and I have been using gluten free diets much to the disgust of my peers for over 12 years, with enormous success. I use your website frequently with clients, we even sell your books !! In fact, surely, we must be your biggest fans. Our hearts went out to all our brothers and sisters in Christchurch and throughout NZ as such a community must feel the heartache throughout the land wherever you are, know we are with you. Love your work, please keep going and publishing so I can tell more and more people… Caroline xoxo
Thanks, sorry to be slow to reply – we now blame everything on “quake-brain”. Thanks for your kind words. Yes, there is lots of work to do. Good to see that gluten sensitivity is now a bona-fide illness (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21443726). Thanks for your encouragement. Make lots of comments on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=100433633347630&ref=mf
Cheers Rodney
Celiac Panel was negative. My IGG results were 17. Dr. said high normal, not celiac. Had mild blunting of villi, but Dr. said this was due to Bacterial Overgrowth. Positive Breath Test. Anyway, when I eat gluten I sweat profusely, have itchy skin, fatigue, horrible gerd and terrible gas. Can an IGG of 17 mean gluten intolerance? Thank You.
Hi, good question. Yes, you are likely to have Gluten Sensitivity. IgG result on the high side. Early celiac is also a possibility. Keep Gluten Free – you already know that you feel better eliminating gluten. RF