Re: Why avoid gluten if I'm not allergic to it?

Some believe that the gliadin protein in gluten is mistaken for the cell wall protein of candida by the body and hence causes aggravation if you are chronically affected by candida. Along the same line of thought they source many cases of celiacs disease as actually coming from a candida infection. Here's a study:

"Is Candida albicans a trigger in the onset of coeliac disease?
Nieuwenhuizen WF, Pieters RH, Knippels LM, Jansen MC, Koppelman SJ.

Coeliac disease is a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disease of the small intestine that is induced by ingestion of gluten proteins from wheat, barley, or rye. We postulate that Candida albicans is a trigger in the onset of coeliac disease. The virulence factor of C albicans-hyphal wall protein 1 (HWP1)-contains amino acid sequences that are identical or highly homologous to known coeliac disease-related alpha-gliadin and gamma-gliadin T-cell epitopes. HWP1 is a transglutaminase substrate, and is used by C albicans to adhere to the intestinal epithelium. Furthermore, tissue transglutaminase and endomysium components could become covalently linked to the yeast. Subsequently, C albicans might function as an adjuvant that stimulates antibody formation against HWP1 and gluten, and formation of autoreactive antibodies against tissue transglutaminase and endomysium."

At least people are thinking. Wheat doesn't really affect me though, in fact sometimes it helps me eliminate candida because it slows the passage of food and allows the garlic and ginger I eat to go to work for longer periods. Tweet