I have always wondered if having gluten intolerance (or celiac disease) is hereditary. I do not want Landen or Lia to go through life experiencing the pain that I have gone through.
Landen is 3 years old and currently he does not seem to have any problems with gluten or dairy (I am also lactose intolerant). But according to a lot of articles I have read, a lot of times, it doesn't effect someone until they are older. I have already been giving Lia some gluten free food items. I guess I am a little more worried about Lia because she is a girl like me. It doesn't make sense but I just worry. Ben has an iron stomach and I hope they inherited his genes.
I found this article on this website Susan Solomon, MD . She says "Gluten intolerance is a spectrum disorder that can affect anyone at a given time depending upon their innate health. Gluten Intolerance is NOT genetic, but a function of gastrointestinal health."
"Every symptom that is experienced by a Celiac or gluten-intolerant is related to missing elements in the diet. Brain function is impaired by the lack of the body's ability to absorb essential fatty acids. The addition of enzymes, bile and acid will aid absorption not just of fats, but protein as well. Minerals are also vital - every enzymatic reaction in the body has a mineral as a cofactor. Minerals are not easily absorbed if the stomach is not producing acid - hence the need for easily absorbable minerals in an ionized form (as a food source preferably)."
Please read the whole article for more information or search for yourself - there are a lot of different articles of information available. It makes sense though...we (as a nation) eat so horribly...Our bodies weren't created to eat this "modern day diet."
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