Top Reason why We should Avoid Gluten

Gluten is very dangerous for our health and some time gluten is the primary reason behind many our autoimmune disease we are facing in life like celiac disease, autoimmune and skin issue, joint pains, lupus, fibromyalgia and much more. 

Celiac Disease is on The Rise and Most People Remain Undiagnosed.

Gluten is only of the reason of Celiac Disease. Gluten is a protein composite found in several types of grains, including wheat, rye, and barley.
Gluten consists of two proteins… Gliadin and glutenin. It is the gliadin part that people react negatively to. When gluten reaches the digestive tract and is exposed to the cells of the immune system, they mistakenly believe that it is coming from some sort of foreign invader, like bacteria. Here are shocking reasons to avoid gluten.

Top Reason to Avoid Gluten from Diet

Gluten is a destroyer of the immune system

In certain people who are sensitive to gluten, this causes the immune system to mount an attack against it. In celiac disease (the most severe form of gluten sensitivity), the immune system attacks the gluten proteins, but it also attacks an enzyme in the cells of the digestive tract called tissue transglutaminase.
Therefore, gluten exposure in celiacs causes the immune system to attack both the gluten as well as the intestinal wall itself. For this reason, celiac disease is classified as an autoimmune disease.
The immune reaction can cause degeneration of the intestinal wall, which leads to nutrient deficiencies, various digestive issues, anemia, fatigue, failure to thrive as well as an increased risk of many serious diseases. Celiac disease is believed to afflict about 2% of people, but it may be more common (over 3%) in the elderly. There are also studies showing that the rate of celiac disease is increasing rapidly in the population. The celiac disease currently afflicts about 1% of the population, but the prevalence is increasing. 76% of people with celiac disease are unaware of it.
Gluten Sensitivity is Much More Common and Can Also Have Serious Consequences
You don’t need to have the full-blown celiac disease to have adverse reactions to gluten. There is another disorder called gluten sensitivity (or gluten intolerance), which is much more common. Although there is no clear definition of gluten sensitivity, it basically means having some sort of adverse reaction to gluten and an improvement in symptoms on a gluten-free diet.
If you have adverse reactions to gluten, but celiac disease is ruled out, then it is called non-celiac gluten sensitivity. In non-celiac gluten sensitivity, there is no attack on the body’s own tissues. However, many of the symptoms are similar to those in celiac disease, including bloating, stomach pain, fatigue, diarrhea, as well as pain in the bones and joints. Gluten sensitivity is much more common than celiac disease, also leading to multiple adverse effects. However, there is no clear way of diagnosing it yet.

Gluten May Cause Adverse Effects, Even in People Who Don’t Have Gluten Sensitivity There are also studies showing that individuals with neither celiac disease nor diagnosed gluten sensitivity have adverse reactions to gluten.

In one of these studies, 34 individuals with irritable bowel syndrome were randomized to either a gluten-containing or a gluten-free diet. The group on the gluten-containing diet had more pain, bloating, stool inconsistency and fatigue compared to the other group.
There are also studies showing that gluten can cause inflammation in the intestine and a degenerated intestinal lining.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) involves various digestive issues with an unknown cause, afflicting about 14% of people in the U.S. According to the studies above, some cases of IBS may be either caused or exacerbated by gluten. Several studies show that individuals (especially IBS patients) who don’t have diagnosed gluten sensitivity can have adverse reactions to gluten.

Many Brain Disorders Are associated With Gluten and Patients See Dramatic Improvements on Gluten-Free Diet.

Even though gluten primarily works its “magic” in the gut, it can also have severe effects on the brain. Many cases of neurological illness may be caused and/or exacerbated by gluten consumption. This is called gluten-sensitive idiopathic neuropathy.
In a study of patients with neurological illness of an unknown cause, 30 of 53 patients (57%) had antibodies against gluten in the blood. The main neurological disorder believed to be at least partly caused by gluten is cerebellar ataxia, a serious disease of the brain that involves an inability to coordinate balance, movements, problems talking, etc.
Many studies show strong statistical associations between gluten consumption, gluten sensitivity and cerebellar ataxia. There is also a controlled trial showing that ataxia patients improve significantly on a gluten-free diet.

There are several other brain disorders that respond well to a gluten-free diet.

Schizophrenia: A subset of schizophrenia patients sees massive improvements by removing gluten.
Autism: Several studies suggest that people with autism see improvements in symptoms on a gluten-free diet.
Epilepsy: There are several reports of patients with epilepsy improving significantly when removing gluten.

Wheat Gluten May be Addictive

There are many people who believe that wheat may be addictive. Getting unnatural cravings for things like bread or donuts is very common. Even though this is far from being proven, there are some studies suggesting that gluten may have addictive properties
When gluten is broken down in a test tube, the peptides that are formed can activate opioid receptors.
These peptides (small proteins) are called gluten exorphins. Exorphin = peptide that is not formed in the body, that can activate opioid receptors in the brain.
Given that gluten may cause increased permeability in the intestine (at least in celiac patients), some believe that these exorphins can find their way into the bloodstream, then reach the brain and cause addiction. Many people report getting unnatural cravings for wheat and there is some evidence of gluten having opioid-like effects. However, this is definitely not proven and is mostly speculation at this point.

Gluten is associated With mostly Autoimmune Diseases

Autoimmune diseases are caused by the immune system attacking things that are found naturally in the body. There are many types of autoimmune diseases that affect various organ systems.
All of them combined afflict about 3% of the population.
Celiac disease is one type of autoimmune disease and celiac patients are at a drastically increased risk of getting other autoimmune diseases as well.
Many studies have found strong statistical associations between gluten, celiac disease and various other autoimmune diseases, including Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Type 1 Diabetes, Multiple sclerosis and various others. Studies show a strong statistical association between gluten, celiac disease, and various autoimmune diseases.

Play a role in making leaky gut

Inflammation in the gut contributes to a problem called leaky gut or intestinal permeability. The gut has a very complex system of border control that lets digested food into your bloodstream (this is how you get nutrients from it) while keeping everything else out. Every day, you swallow millions of random viruses, bacteria, indigestible molecules like dust, and other stuff that needs to go out the other end, not into your bloodstream.
Gluten intolerance in the gut messes up that system of border control. It loosens the junctions between cells in the gut wall so too much stuff can pass through this. This is often described as making the gut “leaky” ( popular name of leaky gut).
On top of inflammation leading to increased leaky, gluten accelerates this process by stimulating the release of a protein called zonulin. Zonulin independently contributes to loosening the junctions between cells in the gut. Add together the inflammation and the zonulin, and gluten has a powerful effect on gut ability.

Eliminate Gluten For 30 Day Seriously to see the effect of a gluten-free diet

Of course, it is far from being definitively proven that gluten causes harm in a large percentage of people and that most people would do best by avoiding it.
Also keep in mind that wheat (the unhealthiest grain, by far) can be problematic for many reasons, some of which have nothing to do with the gluten.
At the end of the day, the only way to know if you should avoid gluten or not is to remove it from your diet, then reintroduce it and see if you get symptoms.
If you have any mysterious health issues, then you owe it to yourself to try a gluten-free diet for 30 days to see the effect. You have nothing to lose and it may end up saving your life.

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