Gluten Free (Coeliac Disease)
- dbfitnessacademy
- May 11, 2017
- 2 min read
Top Tip Thursday: Coeliac Disease? to go gluten free or not
(picture source: https://www.coeliac.ie/coeliac-desease/coeliac-disease-wheat-allergy/ , accessed on 11/05/2017)(1)
Symptoms
Symptoms can range in severity from mild to severe. Symptoms include
Bloating
Diarrhoea
Tiredness
Mouth ulcers
Nausea
Wind
Sudden or unexpected weight loss (but not in all cases)
Hair loss
Anaemia
Constipation
Important Note: If you have not been diagnosed with coeliac disease it is very important that you Do Not adapt a full gluten free diet. The body needs to have gluten and it is bad for it if you don't have gluten in your diet.
Benefits of a gluten free diet for athletes or people in training
Many athletes have adapted gluten reduced diets to help improve their performance.
Kyle Korver of the Chicago Bulls, who started eating gluten-free in 2010, told Men’s Journal: “My joints feel much better and my post-game recovery is as good as it has ever been.”(2) Kyle Korver says that his joints feel much better and many other athletes say they have better digestion which leads to better energy output because they can digest the foods quicker so there body can get the energy from the food that their eating.
Another health benefit of going on a full or particle gluten free diet is that you must cut out most processed foods, takeaways and carbohydrates high glycaemic index for example bread and pasta. So the foods you will be eating will be freshly cooked with good ingredients and will be very healthy. Eating like this is going to help you lose weight and could stop any bloating or unexpected increases in weight.
Shopping and Eating gluten free
It used to be very hard to find gluten free products but now because of the popularity of gluten free foods the range of gluten free products has increased significantly in recent years and is continuing to increase it is much easier to get products.
Food chains such as Tesco, Supervalu, Aldi, Lidl and Marks & Spensers as well as petrol stations, Spar’s and Centra’s have isles and separate sections for just gluten free and other free from products.
My girlfriend is a coeliac and eating out can be quiet tricky. Finding a restaurant is easy because it is illegal not to have a gluten free option on the menu. I just hope you enjoy salads because that will be the first thing they offer you. Some places that have a great selection of gluten free food that's not just a salad is as follows:
Nando’s (multiple locations)
Zizzi’s (Dundrum)
Siam Thai (Dundrum)
Lemongrass (Liffey Valley)
Chopped (multiple locations)
Pandini’s (Clondalkin)
Bunson (Temple Bar)
Dunnes Store café (multiple locations)
Kiely’s of Donnybrook
Hudson Rooms (Liffey Valley)
O’Connell’s (Donnybrook)
Anglers Rest (Chapelizod)
Coeliac Awareness Week 8th - 15th May
This week is coeliac awareness week in Ireland. Food chains have gluten free products on sale for a discounted price. This is your opportunity to go and have a look at the gluten free products out there and start by making small changes such as buying gluten free bread instead of normal bread. Go to Coeliac Society of Ireland at https://www.coeliac.ie/ have read of their website and spread some awareness.
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