Are you dealing with symptoms that make no sense? Suffering with painful joints, pounding headaches, or extreme fatigue that seem to have no cause or connection?
Surprising as it sounds, your mystery symptoms could all map back to the same source – one that you and your doctor might not expect:
Gluten.
Gluten is the reason for dozens of different symptoms in millions of people. But it usually goes undetected as the cause. That doesn’t mean you can’t do anything about it…
Here’s the bad news:
The obvious fix – avoiding gluten – doesn't work as well as it should. That’s because gluten is everywhere, and it hides out in foods that you’d never expect.
Luckily, with the right combination of nutrients and digestive support, you can quickly shut down gluten-related symptoms and protect yourself against future problems
Quick Answer: Gluten can be behind a wide range of seemingly unrelated symptoms, not just digestive ones. Because no one fully digests gluten, it breaks down into peptides that still act like gluten in the body and can trigger reactions, especially in the roughly 20 million people in the U.S. with some gluten sensitivity. Gluten can also activate a protein called zonulin that loosens the gut barrier, contributing to leaky gut. Since gluten hides in many foods and is hard to avoid completely, a proactive approach helps: enzymes that break gluten into smaller pieces, plus gut-supporting probiotic strains that help keep the gut barrier strong.
Can Anyone Fully Digest Gluten?
No. Researchers note that no one fully digests gluten; the body can only break it into smaller peptides that still act like gluten. Those peptides can trigger reactions, especially in the roughly 20 million people in the U.S. with some level of gluten sensitivity.
No one – absolutely no one – can fully digest gluten.
That includes the people who can eat gluten with no reactions or problems… or so they think.
But it’s a biological fact: People simply cannot break down gluten completely. The best we can do is break it down into smaller pieces called peptides… but those pieces still act like gluten in the body.
Gluten peptides can cause all sorts of reactions, especially for people with any level of gluten sensitivity. And according to experts, gluten sensitivity impacts around 20 million people in the U.S. alone. But most of them don’t know it.
That’s because there’s no clear way to diagnose gluten sensitivity. So you have to go off gluten completely for two to four weeks. If your symptoms go away or get less intense, you have some level of gluten intolerance. And for a double test, you can try eating some gluten to see if your symptoms come back… and they probably will.
What Symptoms Can Gluten Cause?
Gluten can be linked to a long list of symptoms well beyond the gut, including migraines, anxiety, brain fog, forgetfulness, joint pain, muscle aches, low iron, extreme fatigue, and skin issues. Many people never connect these to gluten.
Here’s one of the most common myths about gluten: If you don’t get GI issues like diarrhea when you eat gluten, you don’t have a problem with it.
The truth: Gluten also causes an extremely long list of non-GI symptoms, including:
- Migraines
- Anxiety and depression
- Brain fog
- Forgetfulness
- Joint pain
- Muscle aches
- Anemia (low iron)
- Extreme fatigue
- Eczema
- Psoriasis
- Hair loss
- Lost muscle control (ataxia)
That’s not to say that gluten doesn’t cause gut issues. It absolutely does. In everyone… including people who don’t seem to have gluten sensitivities.
How Does Gluten Lead to Leaky Gut?
Gluten can activate zonulin, a protein that controls the tight junctions in the gut barrier. When zonulin loosens those junctions too much, it can contribute to leaky gut, letting toxins and bacteria pass into the bloodstream.
Your gut is lined with a protective barrier that traps bacteria, toxins, and other harmful substances inside. At the same time, the gut barrier lets nutrients and other compounds like antioxidants into your bloodstream so they can get where they need to go.
As you’d expect, your gut barrier needs to know what to lock in and what to let out. It does that with the help of a protein called zonulin. Zonulin regulates the tight junctions on your gut barrier, telling them when to separate and let nutrients pass… and when to stay fully interlocked to keep toxins in.
But then gluten comes along and messes up this perfect system.
Gluten activates zonulin, tricking it into increasing the space between those tight junctions…
More open space creates a leaky gut. And that means those toxins and bacteria and other harmful substances can sneak through the gut barrier and get into your bloodstream. From there, they can cause damage and trigger symptoms anywhere in your body.
So even if you can tolerate gluten just fine… your gut barrier can’t. And that can lead to health problems now and down the road. Unless you keep gluten under control.
How Can You Help Your Body Manage Gluten?
Since gluten is hard to avoid completely, a proactive approach uses two assists: enzymes like Tolerase-G and DPP-IV that break gluten into smaller pieces, plus gut-supporting probiotic strains that help keep the gut barrier strong.
Everyone needs help to fully digest gluten… but if you’re at all sensitive to gluten your body needs extra support, especially for your gut barrier. And since it’s virtually impossible to avoid all gluten, staying ahead of potential problems can help you at least avoid gluten-related symptoms.
This proactive approach requires two types of assists:
Breaking down gluten calls for two powerful enzymes specially designed to tackle this tough job. Tolerase-G and DPP-IV work sort of like scissors, cutting all gluten proteins into smaller pieces that are more manageable for your digestive system to handle.
Supporting your gut barrier calls for especially protective probiotics that increase healing and reinforce tight junctions to restore intestinal health. Three strains of probiotics deliver this targeted barrier support:
With this support team on your side, you can avoid unpleasant symptoms… even if/when gluten gets in your system.
Frequently Asked Questions About Gluten Sensitivity
What are the symptoms of gluten sensitivity?
Beyond digestive issues, gluten can be linked to non-GI symptoms such as migraines, anxiety, brain fog, forgetfulness, joint pain, muscle aches, low iron, extreme fatigue, and skin issues. Many people do not connect these symptoms to gluten.
Can you fully digest gluten?
No. Researchers note that no one fully breaks down gluten. The best the body can do is break it into smaller peptides, which still behave like gluten and can trigger reactions in sensitive people.
How do I know if I am sensitive to gluten?
There is no single clear test, so a common approach is to go fully gluten-free for two to four weeks and watch your symptoms. If they ease and then return when you reintroduce gluten, you may have some level of gluten intolerance.
How does gluten affect the gut barrier?
Gluten can activate zonulin, a protein that controls the tight junctions in the gut barrier. When zonulin loosens those junctions too much, it can contribute to leaky gut, allowing substances to pass into the bloodstream.
Can probiotics and enzymes help with gluten?
A proactive approach pairs enzymes like Tolerase-G and DPP-IV, which help break gluten into smaller pieces, with gut-supporting probiotic strains such as Saccharomyces boulardii, Bacillus subtilis, and Bacillus coagulans that help keep the gut barrier strong.
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