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Why Not Wheat by Maryon Stewart
With all the different diet advice you hear,
it can be hard to know just which foods make you feel better and which foods
lead to discomfort and illness. We feel safest when we make our choices based on
the food pyramid suggested by the FDA and recognised nutrition bodies, but
sometimes even when we choose foods from this trusted source, our bodies don't
respond well. If you have been noticing digestive troubles, it could be your
body has sensitivities to certain foods Charlotte Olympia. While not as
serious as allergies, food sensitivities can definitely leave us feeling less
than our best. One of the most common culprits in this area is wheat - or more
specifically the gluten found in wheat.
We all have individual immune
systems and they operate slightly differently. Our immune system produces white
blood cells and antibodies to help us fight off illness and resist infection.
Our immune system acts as a "radar" of sorts and constantly seeks out foreign
substances that might make us sick post by haiyan701. If your immune system is
highly sensitive, it may over-react to certain foods. This sensitivity can be
caused by changes in the white blood cells or antibodies, which aren't detected
in other ways and only become obvious through the adverse reaction to certain
foods. When the body becomes hypersensitive to certain nutrients, it will try to
get rid of it through the digestive tract.
Gluten is a protein found in
wheat and it is often mistakenly identified as a foreign body by many people's
immune system. Interestingly enough, the mis-identification of gluten as a toxic
substance in the body can be a temporary problem and may even disappear once the
system has been flushed out.
If you have sensitivity to gluten, your
body may react with symptoms of either diarrhoea or constipation, along with
cramping and excessive bloating in the abdomen Charlotte
Olympia Birthday Gemini Zodiac Smoking Slipper In Sky Blue. This set of
symptoms is known as Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS. IBS does not cause serious
disease, which is good news, but it can certainly make your daily life
uncomfortable and inconvenient. Changing the way you eat is often the best
treatment for IBS - and it often involves removing wheat products from your
diet. Although the fibre in wholegrain bread products is usually very helpful to
the digestive system, it is often one of the most common triggers of IBS. Other
forms of grain that are frequent offenders for those suffering from IBS include
bran, oats, barley and rye. Dairy products such as milk, cheese and cream can
also trigger IBS.
Many people find when they eliminate gluten from their
diet, their IBS symptoms disappear. They may actually begin losing weight as the
body starts eliminating the bloated fluid it has retained from the IBS. In time,
some people can begin slowly adding wheat products back into their diet, with no
further adverse effects.
If you struggle with regular boats of diarrhoea,
constipation (or both) accompanied by bloating and cramping, you may be
suffering from IBS. Talk to your doctor to rule out more serious possibilities
and then consider eliminating wheat gluten from your diet. You may find yourself
feeling better in no time. You can also read more about overcoming IBS in the
book No More IBS which I co-wrote with Dr Alan Stewart, and is published by
Vermilion.
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