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Wheat Gluten May Be The Undiagnosed
Cause of Your Illness
Celiac Disease Symptoms

Wheat gluten sensitivity or gluten intolerance is often associated with abdominal or stomach pain, excess bloating, gas, diarrhea, fatigue, bone or joint pain, skin rashes, headaches, difficulty in concentrating or irritability.

Blood tests are now available to test for for gluten sensitivity but many doctors are unaware that such blood tests exist. There are specific genes that result in an increased risk for gluten sensitivity and these can be detected in the blood test.

Wheat gluten intolerance often goes unrecognized and untreated. Yet gluten symptoms very reversible with a gluten-free diet, with no medication required! The most severe form of gluten sensitivity or intolerance is known as Celiac disease (CD). Nearly 10% of the worlds population suffer from celiac disease symptoms and about 90% of those go undiagnosed as celiac disease.

Wheat gluten can cause serious damage to the intestine that results in poor absorption and weight loss, but it can also cause weight gain Because it causes the pancreas to release insulin and that insulin promotes storage of fat which causes weight gain.

It is interesting to not that close to10% of insulin dependent diabetics have Celiac disease. Whether the Celiac or the diabetes came first is not known, but they do commonly occur together.

Celiac disease, also know as gluten disease, is often seen with other autoimmune conditions including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, autoimmune hepatitis and thyroid problems. It is a also a very reversible cause of infertility.

If left untreated celiac disease can cause a significantly increased risk of numerous cancers and lymphoma. It is a common cause of unexplained iron deficiency anemia and premature osteoporosis. So if you have a family history of Celiac disease or your ancestry is Northern European then you should be screened for celiac disease or gluten intolerance especially if you experience irritable bowel syndrome or lactose intolerance. Remember, the treatment for celiac disease or gluten intolerance is a diet free of wheat gluten.

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