{"id":1640,"date":"2018-08-24T11:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mediquo.com\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2020-06-22T10:56:43","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T08:56:43","slug":"gluten-what-should-i-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/en\/nutrition\/gluten-what-should-i-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"Gluten: What should I eat if I am a celiac?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you suffer frequent cramps, diarrhea or vomiting, you may wonder if you are intolerant to <\/span><b>gluten<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. According to the FACE (Federation of Celiac Associations of Spain), 1% of Europeans could be celiac, but <\/span><b>75% of them are undiagnosed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is mainly due to the fact that the symptoms are very different from one person to another and that the diagnosis is not simple. However, intestinal discomforts are not synonymous with celiac disease so do not rush to leave the gluten yet!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Tests needed to diagnose Celiac Disease<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is not a single test that accurately determines gluten intolerance. Therefore, a combination of 3 different tests is usually used:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Serology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (blood analysis), which identifies if our body is making antibodies against gluten.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Intestinal biopsy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which detects if the intestine is suffering damage by the intake of gluten. In the biopsy, a probe is inserted into the small intestine and anesthesia is necessary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Genetic analysis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which determines if we have a genetic predisposition to suffer from this disease. This test can be done in blood or with a saliva sample.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>If at least two of these three tests are positive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the person is usually identified as celiac. Even so, before unclear results, an <\/span><b>exclusion diet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be made, which consists of completely eliminating this protein from the diet for a few months and then repeating the tests. If at that time the intestine has recovered and symptoms have disappeared, celiac disease is diagnosed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Can gluten damage me if I am not celiac?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The symptoms of gluten intolerance can be very nonspecific. That is, other diseases can give similar symptoms, such as irritable bowel, Crohn&#8217;s disease, etc. Therefore, it is not a good idea to take for granted that we have celiac disease. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, <\/span><b>there are some diseases that can be confused with celiac disease<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, since wheat can also annoy the intestines: non-celiac gluten intolerance and wheat intolerance. However, these intolerances are very rare and are always diagnosed after ruling out celiac disease. Therefore, it is never advisable to stop eating this protein on your own initiative, because it could falsify the results of the tests requested and be left without an adequate diagnosis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Celiac disease, does it have a cure?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celiac disease has no cure, but a <\/span><b>very effective treatment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: a diet with zero gluten. By eliminating this protein that some cereals contain completely from the diet, the symptoms and added risks disappear. Of course, you have to be very strict and rigorous.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Myths<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two myths about the gluten-free diet: that it is easy and expensive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First of all, it is not an easy diet because <\/span><b>almost all processed products contain considerable amounts or traces of it<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. From sausages and sausages to dairy desserts and drinks, there are few that are saved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second, it <\/span><b>does not have to be an expensive diet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is true that the products processed gluten-free (must carry the corresponding certificate) have a higher price. But, on the other hand, you can simply dispense with them and take a diet based on fresh and unprocessed foods that are naturally gluten-free and, in addition, very healthy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So yes, it is true that you will have to live without many things. But, on the other hand, you can adapt to a much healthier diet based on<\/span><b> legumes, meats, fish, eggs, fruits, vegetables, tubers and cereals and gluten-free seeds such as rice, corn, quinoa or amaranth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You will enjoy eating and, most importantly, you will be taking care of your health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*Content validated by the mediQuo medical team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you suffer frequent cramps, diarrhea or vomiting, you may wonder if you are intolerant to gluten. According to the FACE (Federation of Celiac Associations of Spain), 1% of Europeans could be celiac, but 75% of them are undiagnosed. This is mainly due to the fact that the symptoms are very different from one person &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/en\/nutrition\/gluten-what-should-i-eat\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[910],"tags":[1524,1522,787,1530,1528,1526,839,858],"class_list":["post-1640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nutrition","tag-celiac","tag-celiac-disease","tag-diet","tag-gluten-en","tag-gluten-free","tag-grains","tag-health","tag-proteins"],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":1640,"es":1359},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1640"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7912,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640\/revisions\/7912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}