do you experience bloating nausea or stomach cramps
after eating a big bowl of pasta if so you might be gluten intolerant or carbohydrate intolerant
now i just want to say that gluten intolerance and carbohydrate intolerance are two entirely
different things although the symptoms can often look similar so in today's video we're going to
talk about the differences between the two and how to know if one or the other is impacting you
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today let's start off by talking about what carbohydrate intolerance and gluten intolerance
are and what causes them because unfortunately a lot of the times these conditions are dismissed
although they are becoming more recognized in the medical community knowing if you have one of
these conditions can be the difference between you feeling light and energized every day or
feeling bloated and fatigued and after that we're going to get into what you can do if you have one
or the other let's start off with carbohydrate intolerance because this is one that i feel like
a lot of people haven't heard about a carbohydrate intolerance occurs when someone's body isn't able
to break down carbohydrates efficiently oftentimes this is due to a deficiency in the enzyme amylase
amylase is in the saliva and it's also created in the pancreas and its purpose is to break down
complex carbohydrates when someone's body does not produce enough amylase complex carbs don't get
broken down properly and they don't get digested properly the reason a carbohydrate intolerance
causes bloating is because the carbs end up sitting in the stomach or intestine longer than
they should and they start to ferment this leads to gas and bloating a lot of people with a carb
intolerance also experience what they refer to as a gurgly belly and often times they experience
abdominal cramps after eating nausea is another symptom due to the carbohydrates being left in
the stomach for longer than they should and it can also lead to an increase in hunger and cravings
because your body isn't able to break down the carbohydrates efficiently
it's not able to access that energy so basically it's looking for more and it signals you to eat
and gives you cravings it can also cause fatigue because again your body isn't able to break down
the carbs and utilize them for energy which can also lead to brain fog so if you experience one or
many of these symptoms after eating a meal high in carbohydrates you might be carb intolerant and i
just want to point out that amylase helps to break down complex carbohydrates so things such as pasta
and potatoes these are starches they need to be broken down into glucose but if you consume simple
carbs you're not going to experience the side effects they are already broken down and don't
need to be broken down further and i'm not trying to make a case for why you should eat simple carbs
i'm simply saying that if you're trying to figure out if you're carbon tolerant and you're
only experiencing the side effects after eating certain carbohydrate foods that could be why but
what causes someone to have an amylase deficiency unfortunately the cause is genetic and it comes
down to how many copies of the amy one gene you carry people who have more copies of this gene
produce more amylase and are better able to digest and process carbs on the flip side people with
a low number of this gene do not process carbs well and are considered carbohydrate intolerant
and lower expressions of this gene have actually been associated with a higher bmi and obesity now
if you're really serious about figuring out how many of this gene you carry and figuring out if
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that is focused on health their reports make it really easy to understand how your genetics
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out in the description box down below and now let's discuss gluten intolerance which i'm sure
all of us have heard about before it is also sometimes referred to as non-celiac
gluten sensitivity while a lot of people associate gluten with carbohydrate-rich foods
such as bread gluten itself is actually a protein it is a non-essential protein however which means
that humans do not have to eat it for health when someone who is gluten intolerant consumes gluten
it can damage the lining of the small intestine and cause inflammation
and as i mentioned at the start of this video a lot of the symptoms that someone experiences when
they're gluten intolerant are also experienced by people who are carbohydrate intolerant
bloating being one of the top side effects but also nausea diarrhea and even female infertility
the main difference between the two is one is caused because the body is not able to properly
break down carbohydrates and the other is caused because of a sensitivity to the protein gluten
for example someone who is carbohydrate intolerant will experience side effects after eating potatoes
whereas someone who's gluten intolerant will not and then on the flip side someone who's gluten
intolerant will experience side effects when they eat white bread but someone who is carbohydrate
intolerant will not where the confusion comes in between the two is foods such as pasta which
contain both starchy carbs and gluten so being really mindful of when you experience side effects
following which meals and what type of foods you're eating can help you to narrow down if you
are carbohydrate intolerant or gluten intolerant now before we get into what to do if you have one
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squarespace for sponsoring this video so if you're carbohydrate intolerant you have a few options
obviously opting for a lower carb diet and lower in complex carbs especially will provide you
more relief day to day or even splitting up your carbs throughout the day so you're not
consuming them all at once because it's not as though your body isn't able to produce amylase
it's just not able to produce as much there are also amylase supplements which you can buy
which are another option if you know you're going to consume a meal that is high in starchy carbs
now if you're gluten intolerant unfortunately all you can really do is avoid gluten as much
as possible learn which foods contain gluten and avoid them as much as you can and i just want
to say be mindful that just because something is labeled gluten-free doesn't mean it's healthier a
lot of times these gluten-free products are filled with so many weird ingredients with vegetable oils
with fillers with thickeners things that are going to impact your health negatively in other ways so
just be mindful anyways guys that's all i have for you today let me know in the comment section
down below if this video changed your perspective on carbon tolerance and gluten intolerance maybe
you thought you were gluten intolerant before and now you're questioning whether you might just be
carbohydrate intolerant let me know down below i love chatting with you guys in the comment section
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box down below if you guys did enjoy this video you might also enjoy my video about cholesterol
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