- Q1: There are three main categories of gluten-related disorders? What are their differences: Celiac Disease; Gluten Sensitivity; Wheat Allergy #HealthTalk
A1: impt. to realize that #glutensensitivity is a unique condition from #celiac - not a milder form or precursor to. #gfree #HealthTalk
A1 Impossible to put in 140 characters :) but will say all 3 are serious & a gluten-free diet is only treatment #healthtalk
A1 CD autoimmune disorder gluten destroys your body #HealthTalk #CeliacAwareness @EverydayHealth but all are health concerns
#HealthTalk Can someone explain why gluten is bad?- .@WaitingForDrops #gluten not bad for all. It is, however, toxic to pple with #celiac disease and #glutensensitivity #HealthTalk
- .@WaitingForDrops in #celiac, #gluten causes immune system to attack intestines, which damages them #HealthTalk
- .@WaitingForDrops in #gllutensensitivity, #gluten causes lots of bad symptoms but doesn't damage intestines like with #celiac #HealthTalk
- A1 wheat allergy ranges from mild to extreme and may need emergency epipen if ingested #HealthTalk #CeliacAwareness @EverydayHealth
@glutenfreefoodi @EverydayHealth celiac and non-celiac gluten sensitivity are autoimmune, while a wheat allergy is not #healthtalk #CD #GF- @RachelBegunRD Oh, I see. Celiac disease is? Can you define please? #HealthTalk
- A1 @WaitingForDrops #celiac is autoimmune disorder. When #gluten eaten, body attacks and damages intestines, causing sickness #HealthTalk
- A1 between #celiac #glutensensitivity and #wheatallergy, millions of Americans have to avoid #gluten for medical reasons #gfree #HealthTalk
- A1 we know little about #glutensensitivity. Research will help us to learn more about what it is and how body is affected #HealthTalk
- A1 some with severe #wheatallergy choose to eat #gfree to prevent cross contact with wheat from other grains #HealthTalk
- Q2: Which disorders truly benefit from a gluten-free diet and why?
- @EverydayHealth A2 people with autoimmune disorders: fibromyalgia, Crohn's, etc; b/c it corrects malabsorbtion #HealthTalk
- Q2 pp w/ #glutensensitivity benefit fr #gfree; however we don't know consequences of small amounts, so individuals choose extent #HealthTalk
- A2. Depends. Many symptoms/disorders differ. For ex, #gfree "cured" my (mis)diagnosed ADHD. Not to say GF is for all ADD pp tho #healthtalk
- @RachelBegunRD at least now it is a recognized diagnosis #healthtalk
- Very true! #glutensensitivity RT @jenniferGFinGA: @RachelBegunRD at least now it is a recognized diagnosis #healthtalk
- yes! RT @jenniferGFinGA @RachelBegunRD at least now it is a recognized diagnosis - #glutensensitivity #HealthTalk
- @RachelBegunRD if you don't have the markers DQ2/DQ8 you can't have Celiac, but you can have non-celiac gluten sensitivity #healthtalk
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