What Is Gluten Sensitivity?
If you have a gluten intolerance, also known as nonceliac gluten sensitivity, you may feel bloated or tired after eating gluten, or you may have stomach pain.
While gluten intolerance isn’t well understood, healthcare professionals know that it’s not a food allergy, which is when your immune system reacts to eating a certain food.
Gluten sensitivity isn’t the same thing as celiac disease. Although people with celiac disease have many of the same symptoms as people with a gluten intolerance, in celiac disease, your body treats gluten as if it were a virus, which may cause inflammation and damage to your digestive tract.
To treat gluten intolerance and celiac disease, healthcare experts typically advise limiting or avoiding foods with gluten. While some people with a gluten intolerance may be able to consume small amounts of gluten or reintroduce it slowly, people with celiac disease may need to avoid these foods long term to prevent damage to the intestines.
Symptoms of Nonceliac Gluten Sensitivity
A sensitivity to gluten can include the following signs:
Common Symptoms and Causes of Edema
Gluten sensitivity can make you feel like your clothes are tight, but this bloating isn’t the same thing as edema. This is swelling that occurs when an excessive amount of fluid collects in your body’s tissues. Edema can make your skin look puffy, stretched, or shiny.
Edema isn’t a common side effect of gluten intolerance. However, if you have a true food allergy to wheat, you can experience swelling throughout various parts of your body because of an allergic reaction. Food allergies can be serious, so you should talk with your doctor if you suspect that you have an allergy. If you experience any difficulty breathing or other signs of anaphylaxis after eating gluten, seek emergency medical attention.
Additional reporting by Sarah Shelton.
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