Gluten Causes Acne
Gluten is one of the many causes of acne. Due to rapid industrialization, most of the people in Europe have become gluten intolerant.
What is Gluten?
Gluten is a sticky protein found in flour, barley, pasta, rye etc. It gives elasticity to the bread. Different flours contain different amounts of gluten. Patients with allergy to gluten may experience diarrhea, bloating, abdominal pain and gas. Most often its tolerance is caused by malabsorption.
What is the chemical composition of gluten?
Gluten is composed of:
Gliadin:
Gliadin is a glycoprotein that is, a protein combined with carbohydrates. Gliadin is the building block of gluten. Most people are Gliadin intolerant.
Glutenin:
Glutenin is derived from glutelin. Glutelin is necessary for the preparation of gluten.
Around 80% of protein out of 100% is found in a single grain of wheat.
How does gluten cause acne?
Gluten causes allergic reaction when it reaches the small intestine. Not all persons are allergic to gluten. A large number of people are allergic to gluten but they are undiagnosed. Antibodies of our immune system consider the gluten as harmful substance and respond defensively. As a result, sebaceous glands are stimulated to produce more sebum. Overproduction of sebum leads to inflammation of hair follicles and sebaceous glands itself.
Thus, most acne sufferers do care taking diet and get pray of gluten.
What should I do if I am gluten intolerant?
If you are gluten intolerant, you must abstain from all food stuffs containing gluten.
There is no possible treatment for gluten intolerance as it is the bad immune response. Only the single treatment option is to strengthening your immune system.
What food stuffs contain gluten?
Bread, cakes, some dairy products, pasta, rye, barley, oats and nuts are the principle food stuffs that contain gluten. It is not a complete list, so do check yourself any food before buying or eating.
Conclusion:
Acne is also caused by gluten as most people are gluten intolerant but their intolerance is undiagnosed. It has been proved that gluten is one of the causes of acne and to cure from such type of acne, you must abstain from gluten containing diet.
