Comments on: How much gluten would it take to cause a reaction in a gluten sensitive person? http://www.glutenfreetips.org/how-much-gluten-would-it-take-to-cause-a-reaction-in-a-gluten-sensitive-person/ Giving you practical Gluten Free Tips to help you live life to the fullest Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:32:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jaxthedog http://www.glutenfreetips.org/how-much-gluten-would-it-take-to-cause-a-reaction-in-a-gluten-sensitive-person/comment-page-1/#comment-49 jaxthedog Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:26:41 +0000 http://www.glutenfreetips.org/how-much-gluten-would-it-take-to-cause-a-reaction-in-a-gluten-sensitive-person/#comment-49 Depends..... -> There is gluten sensitive....(may have varying degrees of sensitivity) . -> There is gluten intolerant....(any gluten....causes an auto immune reaction - but the exact symptom you see may be at varrying degrees of severity.) Even a little gluten will cause damage to a person who is intolerant (no matter what symptom they have or don't have). When people with celiac disease eat foods or use products containing any gluten, their immune system responds by damaging or destroying villi—the tiny, fingerlike protrusions lining the small intestine. Villi normally allow nutrients from food to be absorbed through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream. Without healthy villi, a person becomes malnourished, no matter how much food one eats. If you are looking for an easy substitution - for a light batter when cooking use corn starch instead of flour. For the bread find a gluten free pancake (or bread) mix and use that to make banana bread. Pamela;s brand tastes great. ALso some things that are not obvious can contain gluten - Soy sauce, corn flakes, rice crispies... and some flavorings on corn chips...doritos etc......all have gluten..... But - Cocoa pebbles and fruity pebbles are Gluten free and OK. Depends…..
-> There is gluten sensitive….(may have varying degrees of sensitivity) .
-> There is gluten intolerant….(any gluten….causes an auto immune reaction – but the exact symptom you see may be at varrying degrees of severity.)

Even a little gluten will cause damage to a person who is intolerant (no matter what symptom they have or don’t have).
When people with celiac disease eat foods or use products containing any gluten, their immune system responds by damaging or destroying villi—the tiny, fingerlike protrusions lining the small intestine. Villi normally allow nutrients from food to be absorbed through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream. Without healthy villi, a person becomes malnourished, no matter how much food one eats.

If you are looking for an easy substitution – for a light batter when cooking use corn starch instead of flour. For the bread find a gluten free pancake (or bread) mix and use that to make banana bread. Pamela;s brand tastes great.

ALso some things that are not obvious can contain gluten – Soy sauce, corn flakes, rice crispies… and some flavorings on corn chips…doritos etc……all have gluten…..
But – Cocoa pebbles and fruity pebbles are Gluten free and OK.

]]> By: Erin D http://www.glutenfreetips.org/how-much-gluten-would-it-take-to-cause-a-reaction-in-a-gluten-sensitive-person/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Erin D Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:42:43 +0000 http://www.glutenfreetips.org/how-much-gluten-would-it-take-to-cause-a-reaction-in-a-gluten-sensitive-person/#comment-48 It depends on the person. Some people will get very severe reactions, others will only feel a little uncomfortable afterwords. It doesn't matter what kind of wheat flour it is, if it has gluten in it is still a no-no for those who are gluten sensitive or have celiac disease. Either way, you still shouldn't eat gluten if you are sensitive to it, because it destroys your body. It depends on the person.
Some people will get very severe reactions, others will only feel a little uncomfortable afterwords. It doesn’t matter what kind of wheat flour it is, if it has gluten in it is still a no-no for those who are gluten sensitive or have celiac disease.

Either way, you still shouldn’t eat gluten if you are sensitive to it, because it destroys your body.

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