{"id":400,"date":"2010-02-03T10:09:22","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T10:09:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-02-03T10:09:22","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T10:09:22","slug":"gluten-intolerance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/celiac-disease-c\/gluten-intolerance\/","title":{"rendered":"Gluten Intolerance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gluten intolerance is the general term for a collection of conditions that are triggered when you eat gluten.<\/p>\n

Many people assume gluten intolerance is the same thing as celiac<\/a> disease.  Often this is true, but not always.<\/p>\n

A gluten allergy<\/a> is a form of gluten intolerance.  Many people are much healthier and have more energy when they go on a gluten free diet<\/a>, although they may not actually have celiac disease.<\/p>\n

The treatment for a gluten intolerance is simple but challenging: stop eating gluten-containing foods.<\/p>\n

There are two challenges here: one is discovering if you have a gluten intolerance or not.  The other is actually being on a 100% gluten free diet.<\/p>\n

A third thing to consider is that many people may seem to have a gluten intolerance, when in fact they have a wheat allergy.<\/p>\n

The good news is that by avoiding gluten you are also avoiding wheat.  So even if your problem is really a wheat allergy, by maintaining a gluten free diet, you are avoiding wheat.  The only downside is an unnecessarily restrictive diet.<\/p>\n

Many people do not notice the symptoms of exposure to gluten<\/a> right away, so they may have this problem for years without being aware of it.<\/p>\n

So there is something to be said for a gluten free diet, even when wheat may seem to be the real problem.<\/p>\n

Diagnosing a Gluten Intolerance<\/h2>\n

We have come to expect tests for everything.  <\/p>\n

There are tests for gluten allergy, and celiac disease.<\/p>\n

Gluten allergy tests are not 100% accurate, especially when you consider the many different types of allergic reaction the body may manifest.  A test may be 80% accurate for one type of reaction, and miss another type completely.<\/p>\n

There are several tests for celiac disease, some better than others.  You may still get a false negative with these tests, especially if your reaction is relatively slight.<\/p>\n

The best way to test for gluten intolerance is to go on a gluten free diet for at least 8 weeks (preferably longer) and see if you notice a difference in your health and energy levels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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