What does gluten do to the body?

Answer 1

I'm not sure how it affects others and if they experience the same symptoms but I become increasingly narky and very short tempered, I misplace things more than usual, I feel like I'm caved in and unaware of what's going on around me, my eyes feel heavy, I feel very fatigued and after eating wheat I often enter into a really deep sleep for 2 hours (I'm normally a light sleeper in the day when power napping, which I may add is rare if I'm not eating wheat). In conclusion I just feel awful, really awful. I can't concentrate on anything and I feel depressed. I am so glad I gave up wheat!

If anyone else has experienced anything similar please post away :)

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We sound very similar

My Experience:

I have known about the Gluten issue for a few years in my own life. Before I knew about it I would have coffee and toast everyday. I used to get panic attacks on the highway, but kept torturing myself for 5+ years. I developed this sometime after college, as I was semi-tolerant of gluten beforehand. I was in the Army a few years after high school and then in my senior year of college I started getting panicky.

I cannot believe the number of doctors that do not have a clue. I got the Enterolab test a few months ago, I still came up positive. I have been off gluten for over a year, intermittent before that as I always felt better when I just ate fruits and vegetables. I do cheat on the diet occasionally, with Chinese food, and do I pay! Actually, it was the other day. I Googled gluten and then brain. I saw your description of Gluten illness and could relate!!! Yes Gluten is like a sleeping pill for me! My eyes get glassed over. I came up negative on the blood tests and I am not allergic to wheat. Many doctors are lame. I love the drgluten.com website!

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What is does:

The gluten goes into your small intestines and cannot be broken down by normal body processes. It then enters through your intestinal wall intact attached to other broken down amino acids. The body creates antibodies against it but in the process kills the proteins its attached to. If the gluten gets to your pancrease it can lead to type 1 Diabetes, if it reaches your brain it can cause MS which can lead to parylization. It can create a leaky gut (hole in small intestine) which is essentially crones disease.

Basically DO NOT EAT IT!

Source:

Wolf, Robb. The Paleo Solution. Victory Belt Publishing. 2010.

Answer 2

Gluten is a protein contained in the grains wheat, barley, rye, and oats. It is a unique protein based on its structure that lends a doughy/elastic consistency to flours derived from these grains.

The kneading process induces the formation of the strings that give the bread strength enough to rise and have the holes in it.

Low gluten flours (cake and pastry) are used for cakes and fluffy biscuits. High gluten flour (bread flour) is used for the breads to give it the body people like.

This is why over the centuries, gluten-containing grains have come to be used so extensively in breads and other baked goods. From https://www.enterolab.com

Answer 3

There are actually quite a few bread mixes out there that use potato flour or rice flour in place of wheat flour and you can follow the directions on the package.

http://www.canbrands.ca/cart.php?target=product&product_id=257&category_id=57

Also Check out some forums/ blogs about Celiac Disease because there are lots of recipes on there.

http://www.celiac.ca/

http://www.lifeglutenfree.com/

Answer 4

YES, Bread is made from wheat. there is available gluten free breads glutenfreemall.com

Answer 5

Higher gluten causes dough to be more elastic, which allows it to rise better and have a more desirable texture.

Answer 6

It is a protein that gives bread its structure.

Answer 7

To absorb and retain liquid.