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Gluten & GLUTEN INTOLERANCE

(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten)

 

Ø       Gluten is an amorphous ergastic protein found combined with starch in the endosperm of some cereals, notably wheat, rye, and barley

Ø       Gluten is found in some cereals (e.g., wheat, rye, barley) and their end products. No gluten is contained in rice (even glutinous rice), wild rice, maize (corn), millets, buckwheat, quinoa, or amaranth. Oats and teff do not contain gluten, but are sometimes grown directly adjacent to, and/or milled on the same equipment as, other grains that do contain gluten, and so are commonly contaminated. Non-cereals such as soybeans and sunflower seeds contain no gluten.

Ø       Other varieties of wheat such as kamut and spelt have slightly different forms of gluten. Many people who are unable to digest gluten for non-celiac reasons are able to digest these varieties.  People suffering from celiac disease are advised to avoid all forms of wheat.

 

Ø       People suffering from celiac disease have an intolerance to gluten and must go on a gluten-free diet. Intake of gluten results in damage to the mucosa of the small intestine, and as a result normal digestion becomes impossible. After avoiding gluten completely, the intestine will return to functioning normally.

Ø       People with autism and autistic spectrum disorders, like Asperger's syndrome, may be sensitive to gluten and casein (a protein in milk); both seem to have an opiate-like effect on these people. The opioid effect of gluten is caused by gluten exorphines and gliadorphin. These are peptides formed in the digestion of gluten. See more at gluten-free, casein-free diet. Another condition that may cause one to follow a gluten-free diet is dermatitis herpetiformis.

 

 

 

 

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