Gluten Intolerance
Who Should Be Genetically (DNA) Tested For Gluten Sensitivity?
Those directly related to someone who has already been diagnosed with gluten intolerance or celiac disease should always be tested, but those suffering with any of the following list of diseases should also get tested:
- Those who suffer from chronic intestinal problems
- Infertility or recurrent miscarriage
- Chronic anemia
- Osteoporosis
- Migraine Headaches
- Psoriasis
- Eczema
- IBS
- PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Disease)
- Bipolar or Schizophrenia
- Low thyroid (Hypothyroid)
- ADD or ADHD
- Autism
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Sleep Apnea
- Type I or II diabetes
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Any Autoimmune Disease
Many neurological conditions both acute and chronic are associated with gluten sensitivity. Below is a small list of some of the more commonly known:
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Vertigo/Ataxia
- Tinnitus
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Numbness and tingling of the hands and feet (Neuropathy)
- Parkinson’s disease
- Lou Gehrig’s disease
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- Alzheimer
- Depression
- Autism
- ADD/ADHD
- Epilepsy
Articles of Interest:
Liver Involvement in Celiac Disease
Neuropathy associated with gluten sensitivity
Celiac Disease and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease