About Gluten Intolerance and Gluten Sensitivity

Gluten intolerance or gluten sensitivity encompasses a collection of conditions in which gluten has an adverse medical effect. For individuals with gluten-intolerance or sensitivity, removal of gluten generally results in the restoration of health.

Gluten intolerance can develop at any point in life, and symptoms may appear years after the disease develops. When intolerance develops in early childhood symptoms are typically more rapidly evident.

The terms gluten intolerance and gluten sensitivity are applicable when a probable diagnosis is made based on conditions such as dermatitis herpetiformis. However, the terms may also be used in ambiguous situations when other conditions may be possible. For example, wheat allergies to gluten can result in anaphylaxis while others may be difficult to diagnose because of some of the cryptic inflammatory properties of wheat proteins. The designation may not be appropriate in all cases, as wheat allergies are often directed toward albumins or globulins of wheat, or the person may have a sensitivity to proteins commonly found with wheat products (e.g. fungal amylase or bread-yeast mannins). The relationship between gluten and these various sensitivities is complex. For a tiny minority gluten intolerance and inflammatory responses may extend to cover oats.

We encourage you to learn more about Gluten Intolerance.

At the Allergy Free Grocery Store, we offer a wide variety of gluten free and wheat free baking mixes, breads, muffins, cookies, snacks, crackers, pretzels, cereals and meals for those on gluten-free diets.

Choose from brand names such as Glutino, Gluten-Free Pantry, Bob's Red Mill, Crunchmasters, Ener-G, Enjoy Life Foods, Namaste, Nature's Path, Organ, Pamela's Products, Tinkyada and more.