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If you ever feel bloated, tired or need to go to the loo after having a few slices of bread, you may be gluten intolerant.

Gluten is a protein found in grains like wheat, barley and rye. You can’t tell whether there’s gluten in food by just looking at it. But if you scan the labels of sauces, salad dressings, cereals, breads, milkshakes, and pastas, you’ll see that many of them contain gluten. You may even find that some cosmetic products and supplements are made with gluten.

How a gluten free diet can affect your body

People who are sensitive to gluten but still consume it may suffer from diarrhea, tummy aches, and bloating. This happens because when they consume gluten, the lining of their stomachs become inflamed, which makes it difficult to digest food properly.

There’s been many studies on the benefits of gluten free diets. According to an article by Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, adopting a gluten free, casein (dairy) free (GFCF) diet may improve the development of autistic patients.

The article notes that while the intervention improved the development of some autistic patients, a lot of research still needs to be done before this can be conclusive.

Cutting out gluten doesn’t mean saying goodbye to delicious food.

Here’s a list of some gluten free foods :

• Fruit
• Veg
• Rice
• Beans
• Soy
• Teff
• Meat
• Seafood
• Legumes
• nuts

I’ve been gluten free for a month now and my body is happy. After seeing a homeopath to help me clear my skin, I was advised that there was a much greater problem happening inside my body. It made a lot of sense when she explained that my acne was my body’s way of warning that something wasn’t working well internally.

Without realizing that I was sensitive to gluten, I satisfying munched on the freshest breads, saucy pastas, and those wonderfully seasoned salty cracks. My taste buds were in heaven but my digestive system was in turmoil. I had been maintaining a healthy diet for years to my mind, but my body wasn’t able to absorb all of the nutrients because every time I would consume gluten, I would damage my stomach lining.

I immediately stopped eating gluten based foods (I also don’t consume dairy) and haven’t have a breakout since.

Have you considered going gluten free or are already maintaining a gluten free diet? I’d love to know your thoughts. Drop me a comment in the section below 🙂