19 Signs You May Be Gluten Intolerant (SLIDESHOW)

Are you’re feeling tired and headachy, and your digestive system is off (and has been for what seems like forever)? Or maybe you have some other symptoms: some dandruff, a rash, or a frequent feeling that you’re operating in a depressed and disorganized manner.

You know that lots of people are going gluten-free, and you start to wonder: Could I be gluten intolerant, too?

Not everyone with these symptoms will have a gluten intolerance or allergy as there are plenty of other possible causes for each. But the possibility is worth considering if you and your physician can’t identify other potential reasons for your problems.

#14- Low Immunity

This is different from autoimmune disease. This decreased immunity is because of decreased immunoglobulins in the body, which are proteins that fight toxins. Especially, IgA levels have been reported to have decreased in patients with gluten intolerance and Celiac disease. This is a type of immunoglobulin which is found in saliva and stomach secretions decrease the body’s first line of defense against foreign infection. This infection may be in the formal of gastrointestinal infection, which consequently leads to the other signs you’re gluten intolerant. This same immunodeficiency is also witnessed in a number of other autoimmune diseases.

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