Gluten free eating is most often related to someone suffering Coeliac Disease or a related gluten intolerance problem. However, experience has shown that non-Coeliac sufferers may also benefit if they have other physical challenges.
I remember the experience of a Melbourne family I helped with some advice a few years ago.
Two of the children were Coeliac but mum, dad, and the other two children were not. They decided the whole family would go on a gluten free diet together.
After several months, the father had lost about ten kilos in weight and mum had lost about the same. They both explained they were getting out of bed with more vitality and more energy and simply didn’t feel bloated the way they used to.
But what was possibly more exciting for them was that a chronic conjunctivitis problem the mother had struggled with for 25 years had completely cleared up. She had sought medical help from various people and had tried all sorts of treatment, all to no avail.
Mum & dad still ate ‘normal’ pasta, bread and cake occasionally when they were out but at home it was strictly gluten free. Everyone in the family ate the same, ensuring a simple kitchen regime and a single cooking process. And the whole family seemed to benefit from the reduced wheat and gluten in their diets.
We find a lot of people benefit from reducing the amount of gluten and wheat
in their diet and with this in mind we encourage families of Coeliacs or gluten intolerance sufferers to try eating gluten free with their partner, children, or siblings. The benefits might surprise!
Paul Smith
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