Do you suspect you have gluten intolerance, but you are not quite sure? We have listed the most common symptoms – a trip to the doctor including a test is still essential.
Quick Overview: What is Gluten?
Gluten is the gluten in grain and is responsible for keeping baked goods together. There are grains with a lot or little gluten, so people with a gluten sensitivity can often use rye flour or other types of flour with less gluten, for example.
What gluten intolerance does to your body
However, if you suffer from celiac disease, you should definitely avoid gluten, i.e. also grain types with little gluten. Celiac disease causes an autoimmune reaction in your small intestine and the mucous membrane there is gradually destroyed. This can have dangerous consequences, since, for example, minerals, vitamins, trace elements and many other nutrients can no longer be absorbed by the mucous membrane and a severe deficiency occurs. The difficult thing about gluten intolerance is that the symptoms vary greatly
Symptoms that occur particularly frequently according to the DZG:
headache
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramps
gas
weight loss
Dizziness and lightheadedness
depressions
skin problems
joint and muscle pain
Anemia (anemia, iron deficiency)
Celiac disease and now?
If you feel one of the symptoms (or several of them), it is of course advisable to have a test done by a doctor. This examines the IgA antibodies in your blood, which are the immune system in the mucous membranes and blood. They are responsible for fighting off pathogens.
Sometimes it’s also worth asking the doctors about a celiac disease test, since the symptoms can be so different.
If you suffer from celiac disease, the world is not ending. There are now many gluten-free alternatives to pasta, bread and the like on the market. Many foods are also “naturally” gluten-free.