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What Is Gluten?

| August 27, 2014 Comment

What Is Gluten? Celiac disease, gluten allergy, gluten intolerance– what’s the difference between all of these gluten problems? Get it straightened out in this video.

Expert: Yudy K. Persaud M.D., M.P.H. Allergy and Asthma Family Care

Transcript

What is gluten? Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley and lots of processed foods – from soy sauce to catsup (ketchup).

If you have the autoimmune disease CELIAC, a gluten ALLERGY or are gluten SENSITIVE, eating it can cause a wide range of symptoms. In celiac disease, gluten inflames the intestines, causing malabsorption, malnutrition, and severe digestive upset.

Gluten allergy can trigger headaches, eczema, and stomach problems. And gluten sensitivity causes digestive distress.

Although gluten is not a nutrient we need, it’s in foods that are packed with essential vitamins and minerals. If you can’t eat gluten, make sure your diet makes up for these lost building-blocks of good health.

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