Getting Rid of Gluten Intolerance Symptoms

InfoZen11 | Apr 15, 2010 |

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When you are first diagnosed with gluten intolerance, you may not fully appreciate the weight of your condition. Often times the early symptoms of celiac disease or gluten intolerance can be little more than a little intestinal discomfort. But don't let that throw you off: celiac disease is a serious autoimmune disease with potentially dire long term consequences if left untreated.

Make certain you are diagnosed with gluten intolerance and not a wheat allergy before proceeding with any treatment. A wheat allergy is a histamine response specifically to wheat. A gluten intolerance is an autoimmune response specific to the protein gluten, a protein that is also in spelt, rye and barley.

Some of the most dangerous symptoms of gluten intolerance may actually seem mild in the short term. But over time, the immune systems of people with gluten intolerance or celiac sprue disease slowly attack the small intestine in response to their consuming foods containing gluten. This can lead to a wide assortment of complications, including becoming malnourished despite you eating plenty of healthy food.

To stop the symptoms of celiac disease, you must completely remove gluten from your diet and lifestyle. This means removing any and all products made from wheat, barley, spelt and rye as well as watching for the use of gluten in other products, such as a binder in pills or supplements. In the United States, those with gluten intolerance should probably steer clear of most oat products as well, as cross-contamination with wheat products is common with the way they're farmed and processed.

After you have adapted to a gluten-free diet to address your wheat intolerance, you can also take some steps to encourage intestinal healing. This involves taking some simple, natural supplements along with your healthy diet. The first step is to work with your doctor to determine if your celiac disease caused you to develop any vitamin deficiencies. If so, define those deficiencies then add the appropriate vitamin supplements to help you recuperate from those deficiencies. In addition, you might take enzymes and probiotics to help you digest your food better until your intestines are fully recovered.

So discuss a gluten intolerance test with your doctor and then if necessary take these appropriate steps to treat your celiac disease. Once you have gluten gone from your life and these simple, helpful supplements integrated into your diet, you will soon recover and experience greater vitality and health than you have been able to enjoy for a very long time.