I recently had a very interesting and disturbing revelation about my own health and tribulations with food intolerance, including wheat intolerance. I have been on the birth control pill for about thirteen years, and am now pushing forty years old. For much of that thirteen years, I’ve struggled with numerous health problems, the most notable [...]
The line between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and wheat intolerance symptoms can seem very blurry. IBS is a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning it only applies after other diagnosable conditions have been eliminated. Because the symptoms of IBS can be very similar to celiac disease, celiac disease is one of the diseases which must be investigated [...]
Celiac sufferers have long wondered if their condition runs in families, placing their children at risk for the disease. Only in the last few years has it been practical to have genetic testing done… but is it worth it to do so? Here’s the low-down: 95% of people who are positively diagnosed with celiac disease [...]
The New York Times has a very nice Q&A style article on gluten-free living and celiac disease. Much of the information will also be of interest to those with wheat intolerance and wheat allergy symptoms. Gluten Free for the Holidays, and Beyond Dr. Sheila Crowe, a professor in the division of gastroenterology and [...]
The vast majority of wheat consumed in the world today is either common wheat (also called bread wheat) or durum wheat (used to make semolina). But these forms are relatively new, historically speaking. Several species of ancient wheat plants are making a bit of a comeback as people become more concerned about their own health [...]
10. It’s not normal to get “food poisoning” (cramps and diarrhea) several times a month. 9. Two-day-long migraines don’t have to be a weekly occurrence. Who knew? 8. There’s a difference between feeling full and satisfied, and feeling sluggish and bloated. 7. Your early thirties is a bit (okay, a lot) young to have arthritic [...]
You may have seen the ads online or in magazines– “Use These Pills and Eat Wheat with No Problems!”. The product in question is marketed as “glutenase”, and the implication is that it is a special enzyme which breaks down gluten in the digestive system and makes it harmless to those with wheat intolerance. So… [...]
Wheat intolerance is basically a catch-all term for any negative reaction to wheat which is not celiac (also spelled coeliac) disease or wheat allergy. Those two conditions are diagnosed through blood tests or biopsies which show positive results for antibodies to gluten or other wheat proteins. However, someone can test negative for antibodies and still [...]