Tuesday 4 December 2012

Gluten-free diet, Help Overcome Allergy Eat Wheat

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Foods such as bread, pasta, and cereal is a food made ​​from wheat, or barley starch. Wheat contains a protein that can attach molecules called gluten. The body needs to produce more stomach acid to digest gluten.

But for some people who are sensitive to gluten, are unable to digest gluten properly, which can cause some health problems and can also trigger celiac disease. Most people do not realize that he is sensitive to gluten, because the symptoms are similar to other health problems.

Sometimes these symptoms appear right after eating and do not last long. In other cases, symptoms can last for weeks or even chronic, which then often leads to the diagnosis of autoimmune disease, gluten intolerance instead.

As quoted from NaturalNews, Tuesday (12/04/2012) The following six common symptoms of gluten intolerance:

1. Problems in the stomach, which may include one or some thing like a waste of gas, bloating, nausea, abdominal cramps, constipation, diarrhea, or a sensitive stomach syndrome or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

2. Headaches or migraines.

3. Fibromyalgia, the condition is not a disease but a syndrome that causes pain in muscle tissue and cause pain in certain body parts.

4. Emotional problems, such as sudden changes in mood that are not rational.

5. Neurological problems, including dizziness, loss of balance, and peripheral neuropathy that affects nerves outside the central nervous system and causes pain, numbness, weakness, or numbness.

6. Chronic fatigue, it might happen every time after eating foods that contain gluten. Chronic fatigue syndrome like fibromyalgia which is not a disease but a syndrome.

If you experience one or more of these symptoms, check to see if the symptoms are temporary or chronic. Then, do a gluten-free diet for 60 days to make sure.

People who can not stay away from foods containing gluten, this may indicate that he had been addicted to gluten. A person can sometimes addicted to the things that make allergies.

Gluten-free diet among others include wheat, wheat, barley, oats, and whole grains that contain gluten, including rice. Snacks packs usually also contain gluten so you have to be more careful in reading labels on food composition.

Avoid eating foods made from wheat flour or reduce the portion of rice by increasing the portion of protein foods and vegetables for a gluten-free diet in order to remain powered all day. If the above symptoms diminished after gluten diet for 60 days, you can decide to remain on a gluten-free diet.

If you're not sure, go back to the usual diet to see if the symptoms come back again or not. After a period of six months of gluten free diet, gluten allergic people may be able to gradually incorporate some foods that previously were left without consequences.


Source:  Naturalnews