Intestinal upset? Gluten's not necessarily the culprit

If you're suffering from intestinal upset, you might be tempted to eliminate gluten from your diet. Many people follow gluten-free diets not because they have celiac disease, an autoimmune condition triggered by sensitivity to the grain component, but because they think avoiding it improves their digestive health. But experts say that gluten is likely not the culprit giving people gas and diarr hea — it's another food component called fructans, The Washington Post reports. The number of Americans…
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