in today’s video we’re going to be
talking about nine early symptoms of a gluten intolerance i know that some people
dismiss gluten intolerance as a made-up condition but i can assure you that it is very real for a
lot of people now i did a video a month or so ago about carbohydrate intolerance which is when
your body isn’t producing enough of the enzyme to digest carbohydrates but gluten intolerance
is a little bit different gluten is actually a protein and not a carbohydrate however we
associate it with carbohydrates because it is found in grains such as wheat rye and barley which
are of course mainly comprised of carbohydrates when someone with a gluten intolerance eats gluten
they can experience a wide range of side effects that they might not even realize are connected
one of the most common being brain fog so in today’s video we are going to go over and discuss
nine early signs that you are gluten intolerant hey guys welcome back to my channel if you’re new
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into the symptoms i think it’s really important to understand what gluten intolerance is and
how it is different than celiac disease and make sure to stick around until the end
of the video because symptom number seven might surprise you what is a gluten intolerance
as mentioned before gluten is a type of protein but it does not provide any essential nutrients
it is found in grains such as wheat barley and rye but it is also added to a lot of processed foods
to bind foods together improve flavor and improve texture so even if you are eating a product that
doesn’t contain grains gluten might be added to it the exact cause and mechanism of gluten
intolerance is unclear but what is known is that it falls on a spectrum and on the opposite end of
the spectrum there are those with celiac disease but you can also fall in the middle a gluten
intolerance or sensitivity can mean you experience an autoimmune reaction when you consume gluten
over time if you continually eat gluten this can lead to chronic inflammation in the body which
is the root cause of most modern day diseases gluten intolerance versus celiac disease so what
is the difference between a gluten intolerance and celiac disease celiac disease is the most extreme
version of gluten intolerance it is an autoimmune disorder that you are genetically predisposed
for when someone with celiac disease ingests gluten it leads to damage to the lining of the
small intestine one percent of the population is estimated to have celiac disease however gluten
intolerance rates are predicted to be much higher up to six percent and as i mentioned before gluten
intolerance falls on the spectrum whereas celiac disease can be tested for and clearly diagnosed
a gluten intolerance or sensitivity isn’t as black and white so now we’re going to get into
the nine early symptoms of a gluten intolerance but first i just want to say that a lot of these
symptoms are of course going to be similar to celiac disease so i would definitely recommend
getting tested for that if you have a lot of them i will put a link in the description box for the
test that you need to be officially diagnosed that can be shipped straight to your door anywhere
in the us but even if you do not test positive for celiac disease you can still be gluten intolerant
or gluten sensitive and if that’s the case i would encourage you to cut gluten out of your diet for
a couple of weeks and see how you feel you might be experiencing symptoms that you didn’t even
realize but anyways enough chit chat let’s get into the symptoms number one skin rashes this is
one of the earliest signs of a gluten intolerance itchy rashes or bumps on your skin can be a
sign that your body is intolerant to gluten and sometimes it can even cause hives number
two increased anxiety it isn’t exactly clear how anxiety and gluten are connected but there
is definitely a connection now i know we’re talking about gluten intolerance and not celiac
disease but the connection between anxiety and celiac disease is even more pronounced one study
found that after one year on a gluten-free diet participants anxiety decreased by 35 percent so
if you’re someone who’s not typically anxious and you’ve found yourself getting more anxious
recently this could be a sign if you are gluten intolerant number three allergies a gluten
intolerance can also cause allergy like symptoms these include sneezing itchy eyes and a runny or
blocked nose number four you get frequently sick someone with a gluten intolerance might find that
they start to get sick more frequently number five sudden joint pain joint pain is another early
sign that you might be gluten intolerant it has long been recognized that people with autoimmune
forms of arthritis are at a greater risk of celiac disease demonstrating the effect gluten can
have on our joints but even if you are only gluten intolerant you might still experience pain
in your joints now before we get into the last four symptoms i’m going to take a quick moment
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this video number six low energy low energy fatigue and brain fog are other symptoms of a
gluten intolerance these symptoms can be very common especially right after eating gluten so
paying attention to how you feel is key number seven infertility now this is the one that i said
you might not expect but infertility in both men and women can be caused by gluten intolerance one
study found that gluten was a factor in almost six percent of the patients with unexplained
infertility only a small percentage yes but still an important one number eight migraines this
is another common symptom of a gluten intolerance if you experience migraines after eating gluten
and intolerance could be why number nine nutrient deficiencies and last but not least if you have
tested deficient in one or more nutrients it could be due to gluten intolerance because the damage to
your gut has caused your body to have difficulty absorbing these nutrients and those are the nine
early symptoms that you might be gluten intolerant so to recap number one skin rashes
number two anxiety number three allergies number four frequently sick number five sudden
joint pain number six low energy number seven infertility number eight migraines and number nine
nutrient deficiencies let me know in the comment section down below how many of these symptoms you
currently have and if you think you are gluten intolerant as i mentioned before a lot of these
symptoms are also applicable to celiac disease so if you have a lot of them definitely get tested
but even if you test negative to celiac disease that doesn’t mean that you’re okay eating gluten
if you suspect you are gluten intolerant there is nothing to lose and everything to gain from
trying an elimination diet take gluten out of your diet for 30 days and see how you feel
you might have even gotten used to some of the symptoms such as fatigue and only realize how much
better you feel and how much more energy you have after cutting gluten out anyways guys that’s all
i have for you today i hope you enjoyed the video if you did please remember to give it a thumbs
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them out in the description box down below thank you again guys for watching if you
did enjoy this video you might also enjoy the video i mentioned at the start which was
about signs and symptoms that you are carbohydrate intolerant which is a completely different
issue so i will put that here if you want to catch up on my most recent upload you can find
it here and if you want to check out my keto diet and carbohydrate coaching programs you can find
those here thanks guys i’ll see you next time bye
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