| Does your heart start pounding after you have eaten? | | | | than people realise, and as such you need to be |
| If so, this could possibly be a symptom of a gluten | | | | extremely vigilant when you are out shopping for food. |
| intolerance. | | | | You will need to study ingredients lists, and you will |
| It is true that a racing heart can be a symptom of a | | | | probably be best advised to buy a lot of your food |
| food intolerance, and that food intolerance could be | | | | from specialist health food shops, which often have |
| gluten. However, there are many other foods which | | | | clear labels and also specialised ranges free of gluten. |
| you could be intolerant too instead, and this needs to | | | | The other thing you might want to do is to get into |
| be checked out by a blood test. | | | | making a lot more of your own food, for example |
| It's also worth considering what other symptoms you | | | | baking your own gluten free bread. You can buy gluten |
| have at the same time, as a gluten intolerance can | | | | free bread mixes in most good health food shops. |
| cause a whole range of symptoms, such as fatigue, | | | | When it comes to cooking, often it's just a case of |
| bloating, loose bowels, and constipation. | | | | substituting one ingredient for another similar ingredient, |
| If you do find out that you are unable to eat gluten, | | | | for example using rice or corn flour instead of wheat |
| then you will need to make some very significant | | | | flour. |
| changes to your life. Gluten is in many more foods | | | | |