What is gluten intolerance?
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American Diabetes Association answered:There are many people who are said to have a gluten intolerance. When these people eat foods that contain gluten, they experience uncomfortable symptoms. However, they test negative for celiac disease and actual damage to their small intestine does not occur. More research about gluten intolerance is needed, but avoiding foods with gluten should help to relieve these symptoms.There are many people who are said to have a gluten intolerance. When these people eat foods that contain gluten, they experience uncomfortable symptoms. However, they test negative for celiac disease and actual damage to their small... More -
Dr. Lawrence Friedman answered:There is a food intolerance that centers on difficulties in digesting wheat or substances that contain the wheat protein called gluten. This protein is found in foods containing wheat, rye, and barley. In sensitive people, ingesting gluten can cause bloating, gas, abdominal distension, and diarrhea. Avoiding gluten-containing products will eliminate the problem. Gluten intolerance is distinct from celiac disease, which is an immunological reaction to gluten.There is a food intolerance that centers on difficulties in digesting wheat or substances that contain the wheat protein called gluten. This protein is found in foods containing wheat, rye, and barley. In sensitive people, ingesting gluten can cause... More -
Penn Medicine answered:Gluten intolerance is a lifelong disorder also known as celiac disease, an inherited, autoimmune disease. Celiac disease occurs when there is damage to the small bowel from consumption of gluten, wheat, barley, rye and possibly oats. In the small bowel there are threadlike projections called villi, which absorb nutrients from food we ingest. If left untreated, these villi become flattened and can not absorb nutrients properly.
There are several ways to diagnose celiac disease, such as:
- A complete blood count (CBC), which indicates common symptoms like anemia and bone loss
- Malnutrition
- Antibody screening tests
- Small bowel endoscopy, which shows the flattened villi
Gluten intolerance is a lifelong disorder also known as celiac disease, an inherited, autoimmune disease. Celiac disease occurs when there is damage to the small bowel from consumption of gluten, wheat, barley, rye and possibly oats. In the small... More
