Have You Tried A Gluten Free Diet

By Lindsey Neville

We all are guilty of at times eating so much that we feel bloated or lethargic and feel we need to lie down and recover. But if this happens many times and you do not regularly overeat perhaps you need to try a gluten free diet. Gluten is an amino acid found in wheat, barley, and rye. It is what makes bread gooey if you have made bread dough before you know this.

However it is also the ingredient in wheat that causes the immune system to attack the body's digestion system. Several men and women have this sensitivity and do not know it. If fact one out of every 150 people in the U. S. Has this problem with a gluten allergy. It is not easy to avoid eating gluten. Wheat is in a lot of common foods, breads, pastries, cereals.

Even though gluten is very prevalent in our everyday foods, bread, cereal, pastries, you can learn to avoid these foods. You can eat around gluten if you try. For parents of autistic children it is a well worth attempt to have their children eat a gluten free diet. Recent studies show that gluten has an adverse affect on autistic children. Eliminating gluten from their diet have helped their condition.

If you have an autistic child make sure to meet with your doctor before you make a diet change. For your own diet you want to also consult with your doctor before changing your diet. If you have nutritionist consult with him or her also.

There are many products on the market to make your job of eating gluten free easier. Before companies started targeting the gluten free population, people had to prepare their own gluten free breads with products like soy flour.

Now you can find many gluten free foods on the super market shelves. There are gluten free pretzels made from potatoes. There are bread mixes gluten free you only have to add water to make. But if you are thinking about how hard it is to eat out at restaurant you are right.

But there are now many restaurants who are offering gluten free dishes on their menus. If you have any type of symptoms like bloating or pain in your abdomen after eating you might have gluten sensitivity. The problem is that this type of condition is very difficult to diagnose. Your doctor might have you cut out various foods to see which one is causing you the problem.

Abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea are no fun. But until the correct diagnosis is made you have to suffer. But today with as many people suffering from gluten sensitivity many doctors are suspecting this earlier on. Then you can take steps to change your diet. If you suspect a gluten problem go to your doctor and talk about a gluten free diet to see if it is right for you. The sooner you find out the sooner you can change your diet and start enjoying eating again. - 32378

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