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Why Go Gluten Free?

July 7, 2010 by Nancy  
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Why a Gluten Free Diet?

There are many reasons one would choose to begin a gluten free diet. It’s suddenly a trendy Hollywood diet, but for the vast majority of the people that are living gluten free, it is a lifestyle, not a trend.

Since it is the only known treatment for celiac disease, you will find much gluten free lifestyle information focused on solely on celiac disease. However, going gluten free can be a benefit to people with a large variety of symptoms and illnesses in addition to celiac disease – including, but not limited to*:

  • Allergies and sensitivities to wheat, barley or rye
  • ADD
  • All auto-immune diseases
  • IBS and Colitis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Neuromyelitis (inflammation of the nervous system)
  • Peripheral neuropathies
  • Seizures
  • Autism
  • Ataxia (loss of balance)
  • Late-onset Friedreich ataxia
  • Down’s syndrome
  • Cognitive problems (brain fog)
  • Osteoporosis
  • Type 2 and Type 1 diabetes
  • Anemia

- and our recent poll showed that many of our readers just feel better without gluten in their diets.

What are some of the symptoms of gluten intolerance or sensitivity?**

You may experience a few or all of these if you are reacting to gluten in the foods you eat:

  • Intestinal problems-diarrhea, constipation, gas, acid reflux, cramping, stomach pain, bloating
  • Headaches, migraines, brain fog
  • Itchy skin, rashes, mouth sores
  • Anemia, malabsorption
  • Joint and muscle pain
  • Osteoporosis, dental enamel problems, stunted growth
  • Infertility, miscarriages
  • Chronic fatigue and weakness
  • Behavioral issues, seizures, depression, psychiatric problems
  • Diabetes, thyroid disease, liver disease
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Helpful: 3 Tips to Transitioning to a Gluten Free Diet

* Suite101.com
**The Gluten Free Answer Book, by Suzanne Bowland, pg.6-8

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One Response to “Why Go Gluten Free?”
  1. Adam says:

    For sure eliminating gluten from my diet has helped me out A TON! I follow the SCD diet which doesn’t allow for any breads or cereals etc… among many other things, and I use it to treat my Ulcerative Colitis, and so far, its been a year and I couldn’t be happier with eliminating it other than the once in a while craving for some pizza like I used to order weekly from the best pizza place down the street. great site!

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