Gluten-Free Diet
Gluten
Found in Wheat, Barley, and Rye
- Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye.
- Avoid oats. Oats do not have gluten but are processed along with wheat; therefore, are contaminated with gluten.
Who should not eat gluten?
- People with Celiac disease, an autoimmune disease.
- People with gluten allergies
- People with gluten intolerance who have GI symptoms when eating gluten
Gluten damages the gut's villi
Symptoms in simple terms
Here is a more extensive view of how gluten affects the human body in Celiac Disease
Pay attention to the anemia, the low vitamin D, and the lactose intolerance and imagine how and why this happens.
Mmmmm. Damaged villi! There is an inability to absorb nutrients. At the end, all symptoms can be traced back to the inability to absorb nutrients, vitamins, and iron.