Allergy

Celiac Disease and Type I Diabetes

Celiac disease and type I diabetes, both autoimmune disorders, are more closely related than you might think.

Celiac disease is a condition where the body reacts against gluten. Usually there are obvious symptoms in the gut. Most people with celiac disease have symptoms such as stomach cramps and diarrhea to tip them off that something in their gut is not quite right.

But this is not always the case. This can be of particular importance if you have type I diabetes.

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Gluten Allergy and Medication

If you have a gluten allergy, you need to check what’s in your medication.

In one way, this is no different from checking the ingredients in food, except that we often forget that not-food items such as medications may also contain gluten.

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Gluten Allergy and Candy

Gluten Allergy

If your gluten allergy has you reaching for candy as source of comfort and gluten-free energy while you figure out what you can eat, be very careful!

Most candy is gluten-free, but this can lead to complacency, exposing you to gluten poisoning yet again.

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Dust Allergy Symptoms

Asthma

Dust allergies are common, leading to skin reactions in most cases. For example, you have get hives or eczema.

It can also trigger an asthmatic attack if you have asthma. This does not mean that dust causes asthma, only that it triggers a reaction for asthmatic patients.

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Dust

Asthma

Dust, the kind people are allergic to, is different from the dictionary definition of dust. This is important if you are asthmatic, or have a dust allergy.

Really, we are talking about house dust. Especially bad if you have asthma or are allergic to dust, house dust really isn’t healthy for anybody. You’ll see why as you continue to read.

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Gluten Allergy and Potato Chips

Gluten Allergy

Gluten allergy avoidance means sticking to safe foods. Some foods are always safe. What about potato chips?

This seems like a silly question. Of course potato chips are gluten free! Or are they?

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Gluten Free Diet and Arthritis

Gluten Free Diet

Arthritis is generally thought of as “painful joints”. The connection between a gluten free diet and the reduction of arthritis is very interesting.

While a gluten free diet does not help everybody with all types of arthritis, it is certainly the magic bullet for many, if only they knew it.

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Gluten Free Diet and Osteomalacia

Gluten Free Diet

Osteomalacia can be reversed with a gluten free diet in some cases.

Osteomalacia is caused by a vitamin D deficiency, but what is causing the lack of vitamin D? Depending on the cause of the vitamin D shortage, cutting gluten from your diet may solve the problem.

We’ll take a look at what osteomalacia is, then how a gluten free diet may help.

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Gluten Free Diet and Osteoporosis

Gluten Free Diet

Osteoporosis has many causes. A frequently overlooked solution is going on a gluten free diet, although this only applies to those with celiac disease.

This may seem to apply to just a small group of the population, until you look at the numbers. In fact, it applies to a significant majority of people suffering from osteoporosis.

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