I have chosen a gluten-free diet for about six years now. I was suffering from digestive issues in 2011 and visited a gastrointestinal doctor to figure out what was going on. He told me that it could be gluten and tested me for celiac. The results were negative, but he still suggested I cut it out of my diet as intolerance could be a possibility. I took his advice, and I noticed that I was no longer experiencing abdominal pain followed by my consumption of gluten products.
I remember being lost and confused for months about what exactly gluten was and what I was supposed to eat in replacement of the various gluten products I was so used to eating, but it forced me to do a lot of research. I eventually found that consuming whole foods was the best route to go. This huge, terrifying life change suddenly began to feel like nothing more than a blessing. I had to eat healthier as a result of this intolerance or sensitivity.
The reason I say this is because I have had to cut out items such as pizza, cookies, crackers, and all of those other processed food products. There are gluten-free alternatives to all of these, but they weren’t so commonplace in my …show more content…
In particular, they found that increased intestinal permeability (also known as leaky gut syndrome) is associated with both type 1 and 2 diabetes. In earlier research, Maurano et al. (2005) discovered that mice fed with a wheat-containing diet had a higher incidence of diabetes. Another study on the same subject found that non-obese diabetic mice on a gluten-free diet had a substantially lower incidence of diabetes. (Funda, Kaas, Bock, Tlaskalova-Hogenova & Buschard, 1999). As I understand it, the omission of gluten can prevent the release of high levels of zonulin and so intestinal permeability functions as it
I remember being lost and confused for months about what exactly gluten was and what I was supposed to eat in replacement of the various gluten products I was so used to eating, but it forced me to do a lot of research. I eventually found that consuming whole foods was the best route to go. This huge, terrifying life change suddenly began to feel like nothing more than a blessing. I had to eat healthier as a result of this intolerance or sensitivity.
The reason I say this is because I have had to cut out items such as pizza, cookies, crackers, and all of those other processed food products. There are gluten-free alternatives to all of these, but they weren’t so commonplace in my …show more content…
In particular, they found that increased intestinal permeability (also known as leaky gut syndrome) is associated with both type 1 and 2 diabetes. In earlier research, Maurano et al. (2005) discovered that mice fed with a wheat-containing diet had a higher incidence of diabetes. Another study on the same subject found that non-obese diabetic mice on a gluten-free diet had a substantially lower incidence of diabetes. (Funda, Kaas, Bock, Tlaskalova-Hogenova & Buschard, 1999). As I understand it, the omission of gluten can prevent the release of high levels of zonulin and so intestinal permeability functions as it