Diagnosis of gluten intolerance

Diagnosis of gluten intolerance

Gluten intolerance or Celiacs disease?

So you have a few symptoms do you?

·         diarrhea,

·         excessive wind,

·         constipation

·         ongoing nausea and vomiting

·         ongoing abdominal pain,

·         iron, vitamin B12 or folic acid deficiency

·         Fatigue

·         headaches

·         weight loss (but not in all cases)

·         mouth ulcers

·         hair loss (alopecia)

·         skin rash

·         tooth decay problems

·         osteoporosis

·         depression

·         infertility

·         Continuous miscarriages

·         joint pain

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You may be suffering from many different conditions ranging from IBS, Celiacs disease, Gluten intolerance and many more. So how do you actually know that you are suffering from gluten intolerance or Celiacs disease? Not all doctors and GP’s are aware of the condition and don’t know much about the condition.

The diagnosis process is not as simple for gluten intolerance, there is a blood test which can be taken to confirm the presence of Celiacs disease, but this is not the case when it comes to gluten intolerance. With Celiacs disease, sometimes a small endoscopy may be done to take a small sample of the damaged small intestine of someone with Celiacs disease.

Gluten intolerance is a lot less severe than Celiacs disease, more likely to be classed as being similar to allergies such as Lactose intolerance. You will be given dietary advice if you have gluten sensitivity, such as cutting out gluten, where to buy ‘free from’ products and how to avoid cross contamination.

You will now need to be well aware of cross contamination when it comes to gluten intolerance or Celiacs disease. You can get contaminated anywhere you go, even if you only walk into a bakers shop you can be contaminated with gluten as the flour which contains gluten can be airborne due to its lightness, but it is highly unlikely that you will have any severe reactions from that.

You will not be able to buy gluten free bread from a general bakers shop due to the fact that the airborne flour will have landed on the bread contaminating it. You will also have to be careful at home and make sure that your food is prepared separately to the rest of the family’s food so that the gluten from their food does not get onto your food.

Gluten is a protein which is found in Wheat, Barley, Rye and couscous. These ingredients are found in so many different foods which you eat on a daily basis from bread to tomato sauce, to pasta to fish and chips from the chip shop. 

When you eat these products your body goes into attack mode, your immune system will begin to attack itself which is what all auto- immune diseases tend to do. There is a fight of the fittest war going on in your own body. The only cure is to embark on a gluten free diet. This does not mean that you have to cut out all of your favorite foods. There are alternatives.