10 Signs You're Gluten Intolerant

More than 55 diseases are caused by gluten intolerance – protein found in wheat, barley and rye. Most people do not even realize that they are among the 15% of the world's population suffering from gluten allergy. Those who are aware of the dangers of gluten are switching to a gluten-free diet in an attempt to protect their health. What is the harm of that very gluten and how to determine that you have gluten intolerance, find out in the article from estet-portal.com.

 10 Signs You Have a Gluten Intolerance

1. You are experiencing neurological symptoms, such as feeling unbalanced or dizzy.
2. You start to feel unwell after eating foods containing gluten – there is a clouding of the mind and a feeling of fatigue.
3. You are haunted by chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia.
4. Having trouble managing emotions – e.g. unreasonable anxiety, mood swings, attention deficit disorder.
5. With gluten intolerance, the hormonal balance is disturbed – PMS, polycystic ovaries or unexplained infertility.
6. You are suffering from digestive problems such as flatulence, bloating, diarrhea, or constipation.
7. There is keratosis pilaris or "goose bumps" on the back of the hands. Such a phenomenon – a symptom of fatty acid and vitamin deficiency resulting from gluten damage to the gastrointestinal tract.
8. Autonomous diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, ulcerative colitis, scleroderma, multiple sclerosis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis may be present in gluten intolerance.
9. You frequently experience migraines.
10. Joints suffer: inflammation, swelling, or pain occurs.

How can you tell if you have a gluten allergy?

To determine if you are allergic to gluten, eliminate all foods containing this component from your diet for 2-3 weeks, and then start consuming them again. By the way, it may take several months to completely cleanse the body of gluten.

So, if after removing all gluten-containing products from your menu, your health has improved, or since the moment you began to use gluten-containing products again, you feel worse – gluten allergy is present. In order to identify gluten intolerance in this way, you need to completely cleanse your diet of gluten.

What to do if you have a gluten intolerance?

Highlights – completely eliminate foods containing gluten. Even a small amount of gluten in food supplements or medicines can trigger an immune reaction in the body.