Does gluten in your diet cause arthritis symptoms? There is a connection.<\/p>\n
There is a difference of course between arthritis-like symptoms, and actually having arthritis.<\/p>\n
We also have to distinguish between having a gluten allergy, and celiac disease.<\/p>\n
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If there is a direct connection between having a gluten allergy<\/a> and arthritis, it is not a consistent one. Read the next section on celiac disease to get the complete thought. For now we\u2019re focusing on an allergy, not other forms of gluten intolerance.<\/p>\n As with any allergy<\/a>, a gluten allergy may have any number of symptom<\/a>s, which are generally specific to the individual.<\/p>\n It is possible that you may have arthritis-like symptoms from eating gluten<\/a>.<\/p>\n If this is the case, you will no doubt have a whole host of other symptoms.<\/p>\n If you suspect you have a gluten allergy<\/a>, go on a gluten free diet<\/a> and see if your problems clear up.<\/p>\n Some gluten allergy symptoms may clear up quite quickly, others may take longer. With luck, arthritis symptoms will disappear with everything else.<\/p>\n It is possible to have a gluten allergy and completely unrelated arthritis.<\/p>\n Ignore everything you just read in the previous section if you have celiac disease<\/a>.<\/p>\n Celiac disease is completely different. It is associated with many autoimmune diseases, and rheumatoid arthritis is one of them.<\/p>\n Going on a gluten free diet is essential if you have celiac disease because there are so many complications that may present in just about any organ in the body.<\/p>\n A gluten free diet should stop the advance of arthritis that is caused by gluten and celiac disease, but it will probably not reverse the damage already done.<\/p>\nCeliac Disease and Arthritis<\/h2>\n
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