If you are into fitness and diets, you’ve probably heard about a gluten-free diet. It is a diet that excludes foods that has gluten. Gluten is a protein found in barley, rye, wheat, and triticale.

To follow a gluten diet, you must avoid wheat and other grains while having substitutes that provide the nutrients for a healthy diet.

What is it for?
A gluten-free diet help manage the signs and symptoms of celiac disease and other medical conditions caused by gluten. Therefore, it is recommended for people who are diagnosed with such a disease.

However, with its claimed benefits for improving health, and even weight loss, even people who don’t have any gluten-related diseases are starting to love the diet.

What are the conditions this diet is recommended for?

Gluten ataxia
It is an autoimmune disorder that affects nerve tissues and causes difficulties with muscle control and voluntary muscle movement.

Wheat Allergy
It is the result of the immune system confusing gluten or some other protein found in wheat as a disease-causing agent like the virus and bacteria. The immune system then produces an antibody to the protein, inciting an immune system response that results in breathing difficulties, congestion, and other symptoms.

Celiac Disease
It is a condition in which gluten triggers an immune system activity that damages the lining of the small intestine. Over time, it can prevent the absorption of nutrients from food.

Non-Celiac Disease
Is a sensitivity that can cause signs and symptoms similar to celiac diseases such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloating, constipation, rashes, and headache.

Following a gluten-free diet needs paying meticulous attention to food choices, the ingredients, and their nutritional content.

A gluten-free diet is not like any typical diet that anyone can try because these conditions should be considered. And even though, lots of people who are not diagnosed with any of these diseases have tried a gluten-free diet because of its claimed benefits, it is still important that you consult your nutritionist or dietician for advice.