Gluten-Free: Just a Trend or a Health Necessity? Exploring the Impact of Gluten on Gut Health

Having a gluten free diet these days seems to be trendy and the thing to do. Is this a fad or is there substance behind all this?

 When gluten is consumed it has an impact on the lining of the intestine by producing a protein called Zonulin. This protein is responsible for causing a ‘leaky gut’. This means that there a small holes in the gut which causes the body not to absorb all the nutrient necessary for health.

Along with causing the leaky gut gluten is also responsible for inflammatory chemicals though the leaky gut which in turn cause damage to tissue through the body, i.e. At joints with arthritis.

Many medicines contain gluten. When your taking medication to improve your health but they are contributing to a leaky gut.

Gluten aids in changes of the bacteria of the flora in the gut in a negative way. This may lead to infection.

The nervous system is affected as gluten produces chemicals which damages the nerve tissue.

Digestive chemicals, from liver, gall balder etc are also affected by gluten.

How to restore your gut?

Remove gluten form your diet.

Restore healthy bacteria with a probiotic. (Seek nutritional advice for one which is suitable for you.)

 A leaky gut leads to autoimmune disease.