Candida Tag

Note: If you’re already pretty sure you or your loved one suffers from gluten intolerance, I strongly recommend: The Complete Gluten Free Survival Kit

First you must separate gluten intolerance into three distinct categories: Celiac Disease, Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity and a Wheat Allergy. You must also understand what is gluten.

Celiac disease symptoms occur when the proteins in gluten (glutenin and gliadin) trigger your immune system to overeact with strong and unusual anitbodies. Over time, such antibodies wear down the little hairs called villi which line the walls of your intestine (a process called villous atrophy). These finger-like tiny hairs grab and absorb nutrients as foods pass through your lower digestive tract. As celiac disease symptoms slowly destroy these villi, you become less and less able to process any nutrition from your food. This sets off a domino-effect of increasingly serious health problems.

To better understand exactly what constitutes gluten and why it is such a unique substance, I recommend reading my comprehensive gluten guide: What Is Gluten?

In a vast majority of cases, gluten intolerance symptoms will be systemic and will be a result of consuming gluten over a period of time. But symptoms of wheat intolerance will instead manifest themselves more like you perceive a typical allergy: quickly and with single exposure.

For example, if you eat a large, dense piece of gluten-rich bread and have immediate reactions, you are more likely experiencing wheat intolerance symptoms or a wheat allergy rather than symptoms of gluten intolerance which specifically represent celiac disease symptoms.

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Candida is a fungus variety that occurs naturally in humans, usually in small quantities in the mouth, intestines, vagina, and on the skin. As a rule, Candida does not cause any problems, unless it starts to grow out of control. There are different situations that can cause an overgrowth of this bacterial strain. A weakened immune system or prescribed antibiotics are contributing factors. Gluten intolerance may exacerbate the overgrowth of the fungus.

Candida can also cause problems on the skin, such as under the breasts, in the groin area, or in skin creases where moisture tends to accumulate. This is generally referred to as cutaneous Candidasis, with symptoms that include a rash, itching, or skin lesions.

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