Need help avoiding gluten?

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Celiac disease (gluten enteropathy) is a serious autoimmune disorder that affects the digestive system. People with celiac disease cannot eat gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. Eating gluten can damage the lining of the small intestine and prevent the absorption of nutrients from food. This can lead to malnutrition and other health problems, as severe as cancer later in life.

There are many apps available that can help people with gluten enteropathy avoid gluten. These apps provide information about restaurants, grocery stores, products, and recipes that are safe for people with celiac disease.

Why consult a doctor

It is very important that people with symptoms of celiac disease (gluten enteropathy) consult a doctor before they stop eating gluten.

Stopping gluten without consulting a doctor can lead to serious health problems, including deficiencies and malnutrition. Also, for the investigations to be positive in order to make a diagnosis, it is necessary to consume gluten during the weeks preceding the tests.

Once the diagnosis is known, a doctor can help you create a safe and healthy plan for avoiding gluten. Apps may then help you in your new quest to avoid it.

The Gluten Free Diet Guide is a comprehensive guide to the gluten-free diet, including everything from the basics of what gluten is and how it can affect your health, to a list of foods to avoid and tips for staying gluten-free.

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Gluten Free Diet Guide & List
Prestige Worldwide Apps LLC
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Yuka is an app that can help you by deciphering the ingredients in food and cosmetics and evaluating their impact on your health. The app uses a simple color code to inform you of the product's impact on your health, and you can access a detailed info page for each product. The app also recommends similar products that are better for your health. To access the gluten information option, and gluten-free product suggestions, a membership is required.

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The Gluten Dude app was created to alleviate the challenges of living a 100% gluten-free life. The app includes a directory of 100% gluten-free restaurants, as well as restaurants that are not 100% GF but have been recommended by someone in the celiac community, have been personally vetted by the Gluten Dude team, or take precautions to minimize the possibility of cross-contamination. The app also has a directory of online companies that sell gluten-free food. In addition, the app has a forum with hundreds of ongoing discussions about celiac disease and living gluten-free.

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Gluten Dude
Scott Hayes
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Conclusion

If you have celiac disease (gluten enteropathy), it is very important to consult a doctor before avoiding gluten. Stopping gluten without consulting a doctor can lead to serious health problems, including deficiencies and malnutrition. Once the diagnosis is known, a doctor can help you create a safe and healthy plan for avoiding gluten.

Apps may then help you in your new quest to avoid gluten. Take a look at the suggestions above!

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