| @@@Many Ugly Signs Of A Gluten Problem ---Carl Lowe | Jul 10, 2012 | Comments 14
Decades of high blood pressure. A disturbing, burning sensation in my tongue when I ate. Almost continual cold sores on my lips. Gaping holes in my memory. When I suffered all these, I didn’t know they all stemmed from the same cause: a reaction to gluten.
If you’ve ever read an article about the large collection of symptoms that can be caused by reactions to gluten (the indigestible proteins originating in wheat, barley and rye), your eyes may have glazed over. The list is extensive. Unfortunately, an all-inclusive documentation of all the potential symptoms resulting from gluten is probably just about meaningless to someone who hasn’t had an up-close-and-personal experience with these types of serious difficulties. The list is just too long to make sense to the uninitiated.
In my own case, I suffered for decades with seemingly unrelated problems that I never imagined were all connected to every piece of toast I ate. I never understood (and neither did any of my doctors) that the inflamed state of my immune system and the consequent life-threatening conditions that plagued my health stemmed from my diet.
#Rash Decisions
Consider the fact that right before I went into the hospital for one particular procedure about 10 years ago, I asked the surgeon whether the rash on my chest would interfere with my surgery. He told me it wouldn’t matter. But what neither of us realized was that the rash, which had lingered on my chest for my entire adult life, was a sign of the root cause of all my medical complications.
Dermatologists had given me creams for that rash. None had thought to ponder what long-term immune-system disorder might have caused it and led to its long-term persistence.
#Symptoms
Possible symptoms linked to gluten include:
Digestive discomforts
Joint pain
Nutrient deficiencies
Depression
Skin rashes
Headaches
Memory problems
Fatigue
Eczema
Infertility
Nerve damage
Weight loss
Cold sores
According to the National Institutes of Health, these conditions can also be linked to celiac (the autoimmune response to gluten):
Type 1 diabetes
Autoimmune thyroid disease
Autoimmune liver disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Addison’s disease, a condition that damages hormonal glands
Sjögren’s syndrome, a condition that destroys the glands that produce tears and saliva
The reason for the wide variety of symptoms linked to gluten is the fact that gluten turns the body against itself. Thanks to the influence of gluten, the immune system begins to attack the body’s own structures and causes widespread inflammation. How, where and when the immune system attacks depends on the individual. My immune system primarily went after my cardiovascular system and nerves.
#Other important points to remember about gluten and reactions to it:
If you have celiac and keep eating foods with gluten, you continually damage the small intestine and restrict the absorption of nutrients.
Celiac damage to the intestines can lead to anemia, osteoporosis, osteopenia and cancer.
Celiac may not seem to be causing serious discomfort while still leading to life-threatening complications.
Celiac is hereditary. If a member of your family has celiac, you run an increased risk of the condition.
Celiac disease is treated by eliminating all gluten from the diet. The gluten-free diet is a lifetime requirement.
The only treatment for celiac and gluten sensitivity is to keep gluten out of your diet.
Giving Up Gluten
I went on a gluten-free diet about six years ago. My body and brain are still recovering from the damage that celiac caused. One of my many benefits, though, has been the improvement in my blood pressure. After a lifetime of high blood pressure (it started in high school) and just about every blood pressure medication available, I found my own way to banish hypertension: Give up gluten. Consequently, I’m one of the few people I know whose blood pressure has dropped with age.
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