You
can’t open a health magazine these days without reading story after story about
gluten.
But while our collective gluten obsession has probably gone a little
overboard, the science on gluten helps underscore the complexity of our
digestive systems and how food-related gut issues emerge.
While there’s no question some
people have an allergy to gluten, which is known as celiac disease,
there’s a great deal of expert debate regarding the existence of “non-celiac
gluten sensitivity”—a condition separate from celiac that’s linked with
abdominal pain, headaches, fatigue, and other symptoms.
Throw in the concept of a food
“intolerance,” and it’s hard to keep all the terminology straight—let alone the
triggers.
