Gluten Test
Do you suspect that you may be reacting to gluten? Checking for gluten intolerance is a good way to go if you are trying to be more intentional about improving your health, especially through a more effective diet, or if you are facing gut or health issues. The gluten intolerance test is one of our services at our Health Screening Clinic.
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Gluten is a protein commonly found in any of these types of cereal: barley, rye and wheat. Any food with rye, barley or wheat in it definitely has gluten. Examples are bread, cakes, most breakfast cereals and pasta. Gluten can be found in many other foods, such as alcoholic drinks, sweets, sauces, and ready-to-eat meals.
Gluten is sometimes used as a binding agent in food because of its ability to add a firm and stretchy texture to it that will stop it from falling apart easily. A perfect example of this is bread dough. Hence, gluten substitutes usually come in a less stretchy and brittle texture than gluten.
BOOK AN APPOINTMENTIt is common to see gluten intolerance in people, and it can lead to little discomfort or serious health issues.
Celiac disease, which is an autoimmune disease caused by ingesting foods that have gluten in them, is the most serious form of gluten intolerance. This condition causes the body to attack its own tissues whenever anything with gluten is eaten, which can damage the small intestine.
Even though celiac disease is severe, it is not as common as gluten sensitivity, which is not a celiac reaction to gluten, even though it causes uncomfortable symptoms.
BOOK AN APPOINTMENTGluten intolerance leads to many unpleasant symptoms, some of which are not directly related to digestive issues. Some of these regular symptoms include:
Other food intolerances and conditions have symptoms similar to gluten intolerance, which is why you need to do a test conducted by qualified health practitioners to be sure of what is really going on.
There is definitely a possibility of becoming intolerant to gluten all of a sudden when you have never experienced something like that in the past. Some people experience certain symptoms from time to time with no severity as they get older, while some people just grow intolerant all of a sudden. The risk of being Intolerant to gluten depends on genetic factors.
With no symptoms of gluten intolerance, there is nothing to suggest that gluten could potentially cause harm to the body; hence, there will be no need to remove gluten from your diet. Also, gluten is present in many foods, so removing it entirely from one’s diet is usually difficult, not to mention that gluten substitutes are way more expensive.
A gluten intolerance test can put your mind to rest on whether gluten can harm your health or not. This will save you the trouble of making uncomfortable dietary changes based on assumptions that may not be right.
An easy way to know whether your body is having difficulties digesting gluten is to run an easy blood sample test. It is necessary for celiac disease to be ruled out.
Your test should be done only by a trained medical practitioner to get the best results. You can browse through our booking page to book a test for gluten intolerance. All our available locations can be found on our location page as well.
When changes are being made to your diet to cut out foods that contain gluten, it is also important to avoid cutting out important nutrients without replacing them. You should find a healthier way to incorporate the important nutrients that your body needs to function properly.
Our team also has a specialist dietitian who can offer dietary support to enable you to live and eat healthier.
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