Is GLUTEN Triggering My IBS/IBD Symptoms?

One of the main methods to manage IBS symptoms circulating the internet is to cut out gluten for a time to see if it helps.

It sounds like a good plan, right? 

Substitute regular pasta dishes, pizza & breakfast cereals & bread products with more expensive, less tasty gluten free versions … AND … you’ll be good to go?

But let’s get real, it doesn’t address the root causes of IBS/IBD.

If it was the root of the problem, it would be an easy fix.

You would just swap out everything for gluten free and everything would be fixed in your body.

Here’s why it doesn’t address root causes of IBS/IBD.

FACT #1: A gluten free diet doesn’t fix the root causes of IBS because it doesn’t address gut infections, pathogenic overgrowth, dysbiosis, the gut-brain axis, getting the body out of fight/flight/freeze response etc.

In the article, “The gut microbiome and irritable bowel syndrome”, research shows:

“Recent studies have demonstrated that an imbalance in gut bacterial communities, or “dysbiosis”, may be a contributor to the pathophysiology of IBS. There is evidence to suggest that gut dysbiosis may lead to activation of the gut immune system with downstream effects on a variety of other factors of potential relevance to the pathophysiology of IBS…”“Furthermore, the diversity and stability of gut microbiota may be reduced in patients with IBS 18, 19. Recent data suggest that the community of fungi or “mycobiome” is also altered in patients with IBS and may be associated with the development of visceral hypersensitivity.” (4)

FACT #2: MOST gluten free products are loaded with chemicals that wreck the gut bacteria in your microbiome.

To learn the how and why and what exactly to do about it, tune into this podcast episode on the Gut Transformation Show.

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Sources:

(1) Journal of Organic Systems, 9(2), 2014

https://jeffreydachmd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Genetically-engineered-crops-glyphosate-deterioration-health-United-States-Swanson-J-Organic-Systems-2014.pdf

(2) Entropy 2013, 15(4), 1416-1463

https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/15/4/1416/htm

(3) Current Microbiology April 2013, Volume 66, Issue 4, pp 350–358

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00284-012-0277-2

(4) Menees, Stacy, and William Chey. "The gut microbiome and irritable bowel syndrome." F1000Research 7 (2018).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6039952/