| Do you feel tired easily; suffer from bloating or | | | | symptoms of gluten intolerance: |
| stomach cramp and joint pain. These are but | | | | Food that contains wheat, rye, barley and oats |
| some of the symptoms of gluten intolerance. The | | | | such as cakes, bread, flour, biscuits, sausages, |
| difference between an intolerance and allergy is | | | | gravy and foods cooked in batter. |
| gluten intolerance symptoms may not necessary | | | | Real Ales, home-made beers, low alcohol beers |
| appear immediately after consuming food that | | | | and lagers also contain gluten. |
| contain gluten. | | | | Flour such as spelt and kamut that are suitable |
| A person with gluten intolerance could develop a | | | | for people with wheat intolerance but they are |
| inflammatory condition called Coeliac disease. Celiac | | | | not suitable for people with gluten intolerance as |
| disease is an autoimmune disorder caused by a | | | | these products contain gliadin which is a source of |
| reaction to gliadin, one of the main proteins in | | | | gluten. |
| gluten. Exposure to gliadin damages the lining of | | | | Look out for food products that might contain |
| the small intestine (villi). These intestinal villi play a | | | | hidden gluten. This can be found in the following |
| significant role in digestion and absorption of | | | | terms found in food labels which may mean that |
| nutrients. The damaged and inflamed intestinal villi | | | | there is gluten in the product. |
| interfere with the absorption of water and | | | | Malt or Malt Flavouring that is not derived from |
| nutrients such as vitamins, folic acid, iron and | | | | corn. |
| calcium. | | | | Modified starch or modified food starch made |
| As gluten intolerance could be a lifelong condition | | | | from wheat. |
| (in relation to coeliac disease), the most effective | | | | Look out for words on food label stabilizer, starch, |
| way of treatment is eliminating the food that will | | | | flavouring, emulsifier, hydrolyzed, plant protein as |
| make you unwell. Avoiding the following food that | | | | it may mean that an ingredient containing gluten |
| contains gluten will definitely help you relieve the | | | | has been used. |