Gluten Intolerance and Gluten Sensitivity
About 6% to 7% of the population may suffer from gluten intolerance - also known as gluten sensitivity. Learn about the condition and its symptoms, along with tests you can have to obtain a diagnosis. Also learn about the only current treatment for gluten intolerance/gluten sensitivity - the gluten-free diet.
Gluten Sensitivity
If you clearly react to gluten but don't have celiac disease, you may have gluten intolerance (also called gluten sensitivity). Here's what we know -- and don't yet know -- about gluten intolerance.
Gluten Sensitivity Tests
Although there's no medical consensus on how to diagnose gluten intolerance or gluten sensitivity or whether it even exists, physicians increasingly are using several different tests to look for the condition. Here's what you need to know about gluten intolerance tests.
Gluten Sensitivity Symptoms
Symptoms of gluten intolerance (also known as gluten sensitivity) can include abdominal pain, gastrointestinal problems, fatigue, headaches, brain fog and tingling in the extremities.
Gluten Intolerance Research
Research shows that some people with mixed or negative results on celiac disease tests might have gluten intolerance, also known as gluten sensitivity or gluten allergy, and benefit from a gluten-free diet.
EnteroLab Gluten Intolerance Testing - Readers' Stories About EnteroLab...
Readers' stories about their experiences with EnteroLab, which tests for gluten intolerance (also known as gluten sensitivity) by looking for antibodies in your stool.
Readers' Gluten Intolerance Diagnosis Stories
How were you diagnosed with gluten sensitivity or gluten intolerance? Tell your story.
Gluten Sensitivity vs. Celiac Disease
What's the difference between gluten sensitivity and celiac disease?
How Many People Have Gluten Sensitivity?
How many people have gluten sensitivity? That's not clear, but it could be a lot.
EnteroLab Testing May Identify Gluten Intolerance
EnteroLab tests for gluten sensitivity (also known as gluten intolerance) by looking for antibodies to gluten in your stool.
Gluten Sensitivity Health Risks
Gluten sensitivity may be linked to autoimmune conditions, but it's not clear how dangerous the condition really is.
Wheat Belly, by Dr. William Davis
Wheat Belly, a thoroughly researched and well-written volume by Dr. William Davis, details the adverse health effects that humans -- all humans -- suffer from wheat ingestion.
Gluten and Sleep
Gluten may be associated with sleep problems in people who have gluten sensitivity as well as those who have celiac disease.
