How to Diagnose Gluten Intolerance

After a formal evaluation to rule out celiac disease, those who suspect they might have gluten sensitivity should first try improving their diet and then have other causes excluded before going on a gluten-free diet, since as many as 1 in 3 people who avoid gluten for symptom control end up having a different disease altogether.

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If you missed the first two videos of my 3 part series on the latest in gluten, check out Is Gluten Sensitivity Real? (nutritionfacts.org/video/is-gluten-sensitivity-…) and Gluten-Free Diets: Separating the Wheat from the Chat (nutritionfacts.org/video/gluten-free-diets-sepa…). I’m curious how this has all been received. I hope it helped clear things up.

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Some food strategies that may help with irritable bowel symptoms are covered in a few of my previous videos, such as Kiwifruit for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (nutritionfacts.org/video/kiwifruit-for-irritabl…) and Cayenne Pepper for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Indigestion (nutritionfacts.org/video/cayenne-pepper-for-irr…).

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