I was reading on another thread where a poster said that they were allergic to gluten and by cutting gluten out of their diet they felt better no more sluggishness and were able to lose more weight.

Just what is Gluten and what does it do to a person who is allergic to it?

I'm gonna do a google search for it but would like some input from my friends here at LBT who have experience with it and if they are allergic.

Thanks So Much...Zen

my oldest son is allergic to gluten. To put it simply, gluten is a Protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. Some signs of a reaction include:

• Gas
• Bloating
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Abdominal pain
• Unexplained weight loss
• Anemia
• Distended abdomen
• Bone pain
• Joint pain
• Fatigue
• Vitamin deficiencies
• Mineral deficiencies
• Delayed growth in children
• Failure to thrive in infants
• Tooth abnormalities
• Migraines

Recognizing grains that contain gluten is the easy part. Wheat, barley, and rye are all off-limits. Experts in the United States feel oats should also be forbidden due to dangers of cross-contamination. That means the following items are usually sources of gluten (the exception would be specially-made gluten-free versions):

• Bagels
• Biscuits
• Bread
• Bread crumbs
• Breaded fish
• Breaded meats or poultry
• Bread pudding
• Cake
• Cereal
• chicken nuggets
• Croissants
• Cookies
• Crackers
• Croutons
• Doughnuts
• Dumplings
• Flour
• Flour tortillas
• Fried vegetables
• Graham crackers
• Hamburger buns
• Hotdog buns
• Ice cream cones
• macaroni
• Melba toast
• Muffins
• Noodles
• pancakes
• Pasta
• Pastries
• Pie crusts
• pizza crust
• pretzels
• Rolls
• Spaghetti
• Stuffing
• Tabbouleh
• Waffles

Beer <LI>Beverage mixes <LI>Bologna <LI>Candy (many candies are gluten-free, so read labels) <LI>Canned baked Beans <LI>Cold cuts <LI>Packaged cereals, even corn cereals <LI>Commercially prepared broth <LI>Commercially prepared chocolate milk <LI>Commercially prepared Soup <LI>Custard <LI>Fruit fillings <LI>Gravy <LI>Gum <LI>Hot dogs <LI>Ice cream <LI>Non-dairy creamer <LI>Potato chips <LI>Pudding <LI>Root beer <LI>Syrups <LI>salad dressing <LI>Soy sauce <LI>Vegetables with commercially prepared sauces

Wow great info thanks!

Zen,

Supposedly testing has ruled out any allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten for me but, on the advice of a friend, I recently gave up both. For as long as I can remember (and it's getting worse as I get older) I've dealt with fatigue, irritability, brain fog, general muscle aches and pains, etc. Various doctors reached the point of diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome (what they diagnose when they've ruled everything else out). My friend said this was her life exactly until she gave up wheat and gluten on the advice of one of her friends.

I was amazed at how great I began to feel within days! No more brain fog or fatigue and I'm now sleeping through the night (something I haven't done in many decades) and waking rested!

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I know that when I go on a yest and gluten aversion diet, I feel soooooooooo much better. I don't have an allergy, but because of many years of eating yeast heavy foods and numerous courses of anti-biotics; I tend to develop a yeast overgrowth in my system. You'd be amazed at how quickly you feel better.