Re: wheatgrass is making me constipated

Hello, I have the correct answer to your question.

I have encountered the same problem when using Odwalla, Naked or Bolthouse farms green superfoods.

I was puzzled at this for some time, as the constipation is severe, and does not occur under any circumstances other than through consumption of these products.

The cause of the constipation is gluten intolerance.

The wheat grass, barley grass and wheat sprouts will not be digested properly in a person with an abnormal gluten immunochemistry. It is simply too great of an overload of materials that the immune system has judged to be indigestible.

As a result, there is hardly any protease available to digest them. They move slowly through the digestive system, slowing down digestion considerably, and then are excreted in nearly the same form as they were ingested.

This occurs in a very small fraction of the population. If this does occur, this is an indication of a definite intolerance to wheat products. Not an allergy, but an intolerance.

In fact, a good way to test for wheat intolerance would be to consume the aforementioned products and note any physiological changes.

I have no trouble with any of the other superfoods beverages. Hopefully a wheat-free green superfood is on the menu for the future.






























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