Nowadays if you go to the grocery stores or restaurants, you will notice "Gluten Free" labels and menus are poping up overall the place. Some people may think what fad diet do those hippies come up with this time ? And it looks like it's getting popular. After all, there are all sorts of concepts of sugar-free, meat-free, dairy-free, fat-free, cholestrol free, so it's just another thing. For those of you who are not familiar with it, I offer today to take you for a quick look at the gluten free concept and how I believe it's different from some fad diet and is probably here to stay.

It's everywhere in the United States "Gluten-free" foods, which have become increasingly popular in recent years, can be found everywhere in shops, restaurants, and convenience stores. Some people think that someone is just idle and creating a new popular diet. After all, there are many precedents, such as sugar-free, meat-free, dairy-free, fat-free, cholesterol-free, and now there is a gluten-free diet. For those who have never heard of it but are curious, today I will talk about gluten-free diet and take you to find out.

Gluten is a mixture of proteins found in wheat and related grains, including barley, rye, oat, etc. It's what gives the dough the elastic texture. It's in many many common foods, such as breads, cakes , cereal, pastas, pizza, soy sauce, and even beer. A lot of prossessed food also contains gluten.

Gluten is a series of proteins found in wheat and other cereals such as barley. , rye, oats, etc. It makes the dough elastic. Gluten is found in many foods, including bread, cakes, noodles, pizza, soy sauce, and even beer. Gluten is also found in many semi-finished foods.

To maintain a gluten-free diet, one needs to be very disciplined. It's very easy to break it. It's really not for people who just think it's cool to be gluten-free. It's not cool. It's Arguably more difficult than a vegetarian diet.

This makes adhering to a gluten-free diet difficult and requires extreme discipline. It's generally not something people can do to go gluten-free just to be cool or trendy, it's almost harder than going vegetarian.

So you've got to have a really good reason to give up all that deliciousness, right? Which leads to the next point:

So you've got to have a really good reason to give up all that deliciousness, right? Which leads to the next point:

Reason? Yes, here’s the introduction:

I still remember that I was shocked when a friend of mine told me that she was allergic to noodles about eight years ago. Coming from the Chinese culture, it is unheard of and was beyond my comprehension. How can that be?! Everyone eats noodles. I love noodles and have been eating it all my life! It's delicious! I was in denial.

I still remember a Chinese friend telling me that she was opposite I was extremely surprised when I was allergic to this article. From a Chinese cultural perspective, this is simply unreasonable. How can this be? Everyone eats noodles. I’ve eaten noodles my whole life and it’s okay. It’s such a delicious thing. I refuse to accept it.

Then I found out about Celiac Disease. Apparently, there is a group of people who do not process gluten well. They get abdominal cramping, diarrhea, nutrition deficiencies and a host of other symptoms when they consume foods containing gluten.

Later I learned that there is a disease called celiac disease. It turns out that some people are unable to digest gluten properly. If they eat gluten, they will have abdominal cramps, diarrhea, malnutrition and many other symptoms.

And then, there are people who have non-celiac gluten sensitivity. These people might not have severe reactions to gluten like Celiac Disease people, but they could also experience a range of symptoms such like bloating, abdominal discomfort or pain, constipation, brain fog and chronic fatigue. Some estimates put 10% of the general population in this category.

There are also some people with non-celiac gluten allergy. Such people generally do not have the same severe symptoms as those with celiac disease, but they also experience problems such as bloating, abdominal pain and discomfort, constipation, confusion, and chronic fatigue. Some statistics estimate that about 10% of people fall into this category.

Needless to say, if you are one of these people, you probably want to avoid gluten, if you are aware of it. I wasn't until I did researches that led to series of revelations, thinking back on the frequent than normal episodes of abdominal pain, bloating, diarrahea and constipation in my early life. Our next question is:

Needless to say, if you know that you fall into this category, you will definitely not want to eat gluten.

I didn’t know I had this problem until I read a lot of relevant information and compared and diagnosed the abnormally frequent symptoms of abdominal bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea and constipation in my early years.

You might think the same I did eight years ago. How is it that such a common popular food that's almost in everything can hurt someone's health?

What you are thinking now may be the same as 8 It was the same as mine years ago: How could such a common and popular food ruin people’s health?

Celiac disease is classified as an autoimmune disease, which means the immune system attacks your own body. In this case, it's the immune system attacks the small intestines after consuming gluten. There're theories that speculate gluten has toxic effect on the body which is why the body is trying to minimize the exposure to it by limiting absorption through attacking itself.

Celiac disease is classified as an autoimmune disease, which refers to the immune system Attack your own body. Celiac disease is a condition in which the immune system attacks the small intestine (the villi) after gluten is ingested. Some theories suggest that the body recognizes gluten as harmful and then attacks the digestive system to prevent the harmful gluten from being absorbed.

Other gluten sensitivities could be due to its actual toxic effect.

But, you may ask, we as humans have been consuming it for thousands of years. Wouldn't we have known it better? All I can say is that it doesn't kill you, at least not immediately. It may or may not be killing you slowly, but it certainly can make some people's lives not as enjoyable.

Other symptoms of gluten allergy may be caused by the slightly toxic effects of gluten being absorbed. At this point you may be thinking, humans have been eating millet for thousands of years, don’t they know it is poisonous? In this regard, I can only say that it is not enough to kill people, at least not immediately, maybe slowly, but it does add some discomfort and trouble to some people's normal lives.

If you are intruged, or thinking you might have some symptoms, you might ask:

Those who read this are interested readers, or people who have allergies themselves, You might ask:

There are tests that can diagnose gluten intolerant including blood test and intestinal biopsy. But there isn't a conclusive method to detect all different levels of gluten sensitivity.

Blood tests and intestinal biopsy tests can detect gluten sensitivity, but they are not completely accurate and reliable.

The best way is probably to remove it from your diet for a period of time, say 60 days. Then add it back in and see if you feel any difference. If you feel better while gluten-free and feel worst when adding it back. You probably have some level of sensitivity.

The best way to test it is actually to try a short-term gluten-free diet, such as 60 days without eating gluten, and see how your health improves It won't get better. Then slowly add gluten. If there are any adverse reactions, it is probably due to gluten allergy.

If you suspect you do, I encourage you to try it or at least look into it. If you are indifferent or have no concern about your health related to gluten, I'm happy to have shared what I know and hope to have brought awareness to this issue that impacts many people I know.

If you think you may have a gluten allergy, I encourage you to experiment or learn more about it. If you're sure you're fine, I'd be happy to share my experience and educate others about people with this allergy.

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