Dietary Triggers - Gluten

What Does Gluten Have to Do With Skin?

Gliadin is a component of gluten and is found in wheat and other cereals. It's essential for giving bread the ability to rise properly, and it's also the culprit behind celiac disease: the proteins activate the disease and the body responds via intolerance and rejection of gliadin (and in turn, gluten).

Distress in one organ or area of the body triggers inflammation somewhere else in the body but becomes most apparent in the skin In fact, studies have found that more than half of all acne sufferers have gut issues.

Digestive conditions like celiac disease have accompanying skin manifestations that only resolve when the underlying inflammation is treated.

Gluten intolerance is more than just a digestive problem

Gluten can actually cause significant changes in the gut microbiota—a significant problem, considering that a person’s overall health depends heavily on the health of their gut

In addition, gluten intolerance can affect almost every cell, tissue, and system in the body because of the bacteria that populate the gut help control everything from nutrient absorption and hormone production to metabolic function and cognitive processes This is why for so many of my patients, and for the population at large, gluten intolerance is a very serious health issue, people develop autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and systemic lupus.