{"id":237,"date":"2016-10-03T15:19:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T19:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mynutriguide.com\/?p=237"},"modified":"2020-07-11T10:38:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T14:38:22","slug":"unexplained-weight-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/unexplained-weight-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"Weight Gain, Unexplained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/Obesity_001_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5300\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/Obesity_001_1-142x300.jpg\" alt=\"Obesity_001_[1]\" width=\"142\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/Obesity_001_1-142x300.jpg 142w, https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/Obesity_001_1-485x1024.jpg 485w, https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/Obesity_001_1.jpg 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What Is Unexplained Weight Gain?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"dropcap\">U<\/span>nexplained weight gain is characterized by increased body mass due to excess fat accumulation that is not desired by the individual.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 30 signifies being overweight.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Unexplained Weight Gain In Celiac Disease and\/or Gluten Sensitivity?<\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_check red\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Relationship between unexplained weight gain and celiac disease.<\/strong> Unexplained weight gain is an atypical symptom of celiac disease.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Relationship between unexplained weight gain and hunger.\u00a0<\/strong>The ongoing, unsatisfied need for nutrients by the body results in unsatisfied hunger which stimulates appetite in the effort to gain more nutrition.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Relationship between unexplained weight gain and diet.\u00a0<\/strong>The gluten free diet commonly results in weight loss in 50% of newly diagnosed patients.\u00a0Further weight loss varies and involves weight management strategies involving diet and exercise education.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Relationship between unexplained weight gain and food choices.\u00a0<\/strong>Weight gain on a gluten free diet is attributed to poor food choices with excess calories and low nutrition. If overeating high carbohyrate foods (such as easily available GF comfort foods like chips and cookies) becomes a quick fix for hunger and an answer to overcome the added stress of learning to adapt to a gluten-free lifestyle, it will cause weight gain and diminish health. It is best to eat highly nutritious fruits, vegetables and protein sources which afford better health and control of weight and stress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How Prevalent Is Unexplained Weight Gain In Celiac Disease and\/or Gluten Sensitivity?<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet black\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Unexplained weight gain is a newly recognized presentation of celiac disease.<a href=\"#footnote_1_237\" id=\"identifier_1_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"National Institutes of Health, &ldquo;National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement, Celiac Disease,&rdquo; August 9, 2004; 1-14.\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">31% of 187 patients with newly diagnosed celiac disease were found to have a BMI (Body Mass Index)\u00a0between 25 and 30.<a href=\"#footnote_2_237\" id=\"identifier_2_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Tucker E, Rostami K, Prabhakaran S, Al Dulaimi D. Patients with celiac disease are increasingly overweight or obese on presentation. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2012 Mar;21(1):11-5.\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">A Dutch study in 80 newly diagnosed adult patients with celiac disease found 29% of the patients were overweight with a BMI (Body Mass Index) greater than 25.<a href=\"#footnote_3_237\" id=\"identifier_3_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Wierdsma NJ, van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren MA, Berkenpas M, Mulder CJ, van Bodegraven AA. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are highly prevalent in newly diagnosed celiac disease patients.&nbsp;Nutrients. 2013 Sep 30;5(10):3975-92. doi: 10.3390\/nu5103975.\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What Are The Symptoms Of Unexplained Weight Gain?<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet red\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Unexplained weight gain is marked by increasing fat accumulation, not lean body tissue such as muscle.<a href=\"#footnote_4_237\" id=\"identifier_4_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Krause&rsquo;s Food, Nutrition, &amp; Diet Therapy. 10th Edition. Kathleen Mahan, Sylvia Escott-Stump. 2000. W.B. Saunders Company.\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How Does Unexplained Weight Gain In Celiac Disease and\/or Gluten Sensitivity Develop?<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"cp_check red\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Unexplained weight gain results from nutritional deficiencies in celiac disease which include protein, essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals.<a href=\"#footnote_4_237\" id=\"identifier_5_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Krause&rsquo;s Food, Nutrition, &amp; Diet Therapy. 10th Edition. Kathleen Mahan, Sylvia Escott-Stump. 2000. W.B. Saunders Company.\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Unabsorbed carbohydrates, fats, and proteins pass through the small intestine to enter the colon where they are fermented by the resident microbe population. Microbes convert these nutrients into fatty acids that are easily absorbed into the bloodstream and stored as fat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Does Unexplained Weight Gain Respond To Gluten-Free Diet?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Yes. Celiac disease-related weight gain responds to a nutritious and balanced gluten free diet. Once again, the answer is to avoid excessive processed carbohydrate foods (packaged) while including a variety of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans, and protein foods.<\/p>\n<h2>6 Steps To Improve Weight Gain In Celiac Disease and\/or Gluten Sensitivity:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"cp_check green\">\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #800000\"><span class=\"dropcap\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Remove the Trigger. Maintain a Strict, Nutritious Gluten Free Diet:<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<b>Treatment<\/b>. This condition responds to the complete elimination of gluten, which is the required treatment that improves both weight and gut health.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Gut health is the foundation to restore ALL health. Restored health will enable you to maintain a strict gluten free diet, just as other life tasks will be easier.<\/li>\n<li>A strict gluten free diet means removing 100% of wheat, barley, rye and oats from the diet.<\/li>\n<li>Cutting out bread and other obvious sources of gluten is not good enough for recovery. Even 1\/8th teaspoon of flour or bread crumb is enough to sustain the inflammation that is damaging your small intestine, causing increased permeability (leaky gut) and allowing undigested gluten to enter your body where it can damage structures and function, and instigate immune inflammatory responses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Correct Your Individual Nutritional Needs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Eat foods that can replenish missing nutrients. Find them under\u00a0NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES.<\/li>\n<li>Take nutritional supplements as needed.\u00a0Find them under\u00a0NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Recovery<\/strong>. You should begin to feel better within a week and notice more energy as inflammation subsides and the \u00a0absorbing cells that make up the surface lining of your small intestine are better able to function.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Intestinal lining cells are replaced every 5 days. The healing process is like sunburn where the damaged surface layer of skin sloughs off and is replaced with new normal cells.<\/li>\n<li>Leaky gut normally resolves in two month after starting a gluten free diet and brings about a big improvement in health. Improvement in intestinal permeability precedes morphometric recovery (cell appearance and structure) of the small intestine in celiac disease.<a href=\"#footnote_5_237\" id=\"identifier_6_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Cummins AG, Thompson FM, Butler RN, et al. Improvement in intestinal permeability precedes morphometric recovery of the small intestine in coeliac disease.&nbsp;Clinical Science. Apr 2001;100(4):379-86.\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The intestinal lining may take up to a year to heal.\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp_check green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #800000\"><span class=\"dropcap\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">\u00a0Reduce Inflammation. Foods to Eat and Foods Not to Eat:<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Because gluten is inflammatory, eliminate OTHER inflammatory foods from your diet to reduce an additive effect to gluten. At the same time, try to eat foods that reduce inflammation (anti-inflammatory).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<strong>Here Are Major Inflammatory Food Types That Reduce Healing<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet red\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Damaging Foods<\/strong>. In susceptible persons, includes corn, dairy (cow), and soy. Lactose, the sugar in any animal milk disrupts intestinal permeability causing leaky gut.<a href=\"#footnote_6_237\" id=\"identifier_7_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Farhadi A, Banan A, Fields J, Keshavarzian A. Intestinal barrier: an interface between health and disease.&nbsp;Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2003;18:479-91.\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Allergenic Foods<\/strong>. Includes foods that trigger the immune sytem to produce IgE antibodies. Allergy testing is the usual way to discover these offending foods.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shelf Stable Processed Foods.\u00a0<\/strong>Includes any that contain additives and preservatives. Look for them on the nutrition label of the box or package. Additives and preservatives also disrupt intestinal permeability causing leaky gut.<a href=\"#footnote_6_237\" id=\"identifier_8_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Farhadi A, Banan A, Fields J, Keshavarzian A. Intestinal barrier: an interface between health and disease.&nbsp;Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2003;18:479-91.\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fats.<\/strong>\u00a0Limit deep fried foods, trans-fats, saturated fats (animal fat\/butter), and EXCESSIVE omega-6 fatty acid oils like corn oil. Rancid fats, sodium caprate (a medium chain fat), and sucrose monester fatty acid (a food grade surfactant) induce significant disruption of the intestinal barrier that causes leaky gut.<a href=\"#footnote_6_237\" id=\"identifier_9_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Farhadi A, Banan A, Fields J, Keshavarzian A. Intestinal barrier: an interface between health and disease.&nbsp;Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2003;18:479-91.\">6<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Excessive Refined White Flours\u00a0<\/strong>(bran layer removed)<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Includes\u00a0products made from them such as cookies, bread, cakes, pies.\u00a0Bran contains the vitamins and minerals that metabolize grains and slows the otherwise rapid entry of sugar from their digestion into the bloodstream.\u00a0Also disrupt intestinal permeability causing leaky gut.<a href=\"#footnote_6_237\" id=\"identifier_10_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Farhadi A, Banan A, Fields J, Keshavarzian A. Intestinal barrier: an interface between health and disease.&nbsp;Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2003;18:479-91.\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Refined Sugars.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Includes white sugar, corn fructose and high fructose corn syrup.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Certain Spices<\/strong>. Includes paprika and cayenne pepper which disrupt intestinal permeability causing leaky gut.<a href=\"#footnote_6_237\" id=\"identifier_11_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Farhadi A, Banan A, Fields J, Keshavarzian A. Intestinal barrier: an interface between health and disease.&nbsp;Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2003;18:479-91.\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alcohol and Caffeine<\/strong>. Disrupt intestinal permeability causing leaky gut.<a href=\"#footnote_6_237\" id=\"identifier_12_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Farhadi A, Banan A, Fields J, Keshavarzian A. Intestinal barrier: an interface between health and disease.&nbsp;Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2003;18:479-91.\">6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<strong>Here Are Important Anti-Inflammatory Food Types to Promote Health<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Fruits<\/strong>.\u00a0Contain ample amounts of vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals which are\u00a0naturally occuring components in plants that detoxify toxins, carcinogens (reducing the risk by 50%) and mutagens.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non-Starchy Vegetables.<\/strong>\u00a0Support intestinal integrity and provide ample amounts of vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals. Includes green leafy vegetables such as lettuce and kale, also onion, broccoli, garlic, and others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>High Quality Complex Carbohydrates<\/strong>. Provide vitamins, minerals, and fiber while boosting serotonin levels to help you relax and feel calm. Includes whole grains, legumes, and root vegetables such as carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, turnips, red beets, and others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Antioxidants<\/strong>. Protect the body from inflammatory oxidant molecules that continually occur and\u00a0help us handle stress and reduce irritability. Includes vitamin C-containing foods such as lemon, grapefruit, apricot, Brussels sprouts and strawberries, and others. Also, includes vitamin E-containing foods such as\u00a0nuts, seeds, avocado, olive oil, and others. Cocoa is good, too.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Omega-3 Fatty Acids<\/strong>. Balance opposing omega-6 fatty acids and bad fats. Fish sources includes tuna, salmon, cod, and others. Plants sources include flax, chia seeds, canola oil, and others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Probiotics.\u00a0<\/strong>Supply normal microbes needed for colon health and health of the body such as these fermented foods: yogurt, kefir, and unpasteurized apple cider vinegar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prebiotics\/ High Fiber Foods<\/strong>. \u00a0Food with fiber keeps our population of colonic microbes healthy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protective Herbs and Spices<\/strong>. \u00a0See below #6 below for examples.\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp_check green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong><span class=\"dropcap\">3<\/span>\u00a0Information Sheet You Can Take to Your Doctor or Other Health Professional:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Click here.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_check green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong><em><span class=\"dropcap\">4<\/span>\u00a0Manage Your Medications\u00a0Safely<\/em>:<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Certain medications deplete protein, probiotics, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, magnesium, and chromium that can cause weight gain. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about this possible adverse effect if you are taking any of the drugs listed below.\u00a0<strong>Do not stop prescribed medications without supervision.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This is not a complete listing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>ANTACIDS \/ ULCER MEDICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Pepcid\u00ae, Tagamet\u00ae, Zantac\u00ae deplete Chromium, Magnesium.<\/li>\n<li>Magnesium and Aluminum Antacid preparations (Gaviscon\u00ae, Maalox\u00ae, Mylanta\u00ae) deplete\u00a0Chromium, Magnesium.<\/li>\n<li>Alka Seltzer\u00ae, Baking Soda deplete Magnesium, Proteins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>ANTI-DEPRESSANTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Adapin\u00ae, Aventyl\u00ae, Elavil\u00ae, Pamelor\u00ae, and others\u00a0deplete Riboflavin (vitamin B2).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>ANTIBIOTICS\u00a0<\/strong>disrupt intestinal permeability which complicates celiac disease.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Gentomycin, Neomycin, Streptomycin, Cephalosporins, Penicillins\u00a0deplete\u00a0B Vitamins, Probiotics.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Tetracyclines deplete Magnesium, Probiotics, Riboflavin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES<\/strong>\u00a0disrupt intestinal permeability which complicates celiac disease.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Corticosteroids (Prednisone, Medrol\u00ae, Aristocort\u00ae, Decadron) deplete Magnesium, Chromium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>ANTICONVULSANTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Phenobarbital and Barbituates; and Dilantin\u00ae, Tegretol\u00ae, Mysoline\u00ae, Depakane\/Depacon\u00ae deplete Vitamin B1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>ANTIVIRAL AGENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Foscanet depletes Magnesium.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Antihypertensives (Catapres\u00ae, Aldomet) deplete Vitamin B1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>DIURETICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Thiazide Diuretics (Hydrochlorothiazide, Enduron\u00ae, Diuril\u00ae, Lozol\u00ae, Zaroxolyn\u00ae, Hygroton\u00ae and others) deplete Magnesium.<\/li>\n<li>Loop Diuretics (Lasix\u00ae, Bumex\u00ae, Edecrin\u00ae) depletes Magnesium, Vitamin B1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>FEMALE HORMONES<\/strong>\u00a0disrupt intestinal permeability which complicate celiac disease.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet blue\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Oral Contraceptives (Norinyl\u00ae, Ortho-Novum\u00ae, Triphasil\u00ae, and others) deplete Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Magnesium.<\/li>\n<li>Oral Estrogen\/Hormone Replacement (Evista\u00ae, Prempro\u00ae, Premarin\u00ae, Estratab\u00ae and others) deplete\u00a0Vitamin B2, Magnesium.\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"cp_check green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong><span class=\"dropcap\">5<\/span>Nutritional Supplements To Help Correct Deficiencies:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The type and quantity of nutritional supplements that may be needed depend on which nutrients are deficient.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet orange\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>100% multivitamin\/mineral combination once a day is useful to improve overall nutrient levels. This is a safe dose, but always check with your doctor to avoid interactions with medications.<\/li>\n<li>B vitamin Complex 100% to 300%.<\/li>\n<li>Chelated magnesium\u00a0\u00a0as prescribed for deficiency, but do not take at same time as calcium because they compete for absorption.<\/li>\n<li>Chromium\u00a0as prescribed for deficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Storage Note<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>Store container tightly sealed, away from heat, moisture and direct light to avoid loss of potency. That is, in a safe kitchen cabinet &#8211; not in the bathroom or on the kitchen table<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<ul class=\"cp_check green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em><strong><span class=\"dropcap\">6<\/span>Manage Natural Remedies:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<strong>Hydration<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Eight glasses of water are recommended per day unless there is a contraindication such as kidney or heart disease. The Institute of Medicine recommends approximately 2.7 liters (91 ounces) of total water, from all beverages and foods, each day for women and 3.7 liters (125 ounces) daily of total water for men.<\/li>\n<li>If you are thirsty, drink water. Add fresh, squeezed lemon to water. Lemon is anti-inflammatory, alkalizing and provides vitamin C.<\/li>\n<li>Hydration Test: Urine should be pale yellow. Fingertips should be plump, without pruning but this may not be reliable when fingers are swollen with edema. Lips should be plump, without puckering. The feeling of thirst can be unreliable.<\/li>\n<li>What is wrong with soda, coffee, tea, and alcohol? These drinks are dehydrating, increase acid, and deplete nutrients.\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<strong>Carminatives.\u00a0<\/strong>The following \u00a0anti-inflammatory\u00a0plant sources called carminitives help heal the digestive tract. They also tone the digestive muscles which improves peristalsis, thus aiding in the expulsion of gas from the stomach and intestine to relieve digestive colic and gastric discomfort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Carminative Food Remedies<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Raspberry.<\/li>\n<li>Carrot is also a cleansing digestive tonic.<\/li>\n<li>Grape is also bile stimulating and a cleansing remedy for sluggish digestion and laxative.<\/li>\n<li>Redbeets also stimulate and improve digestion and are easily digested.<\/li>\n<li>Cabbage also stimulates and improves digestion and is also a liver decongestant.<\/li>\n<li>Lettuce also stimulates and improves digestion and is also an alterative, meaning it improves the function of organs involved with the digestion and excretion of waste products to bring about a gradual change.<\/li>\n<li>Potatoes are antispasmodic (due to atropine like properties) and a liver remedy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Carminative Herb Remedies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Sage is also a digestive, astringent, bile stimulant and energy tonic that heals the mucosa. \u00a0Drink as tea or use in cooking.<\/li>\n<li>Chamomile, lemon balm, and fennel, (as a tea) also help relieve nervous tension.<\/li>\n<li>Parsley also relieves indigestion.<\/li>\n<li>Rosemary as a tea and in cooking also is a nervous system tonic for stress and fatigue, bile stimulant, and can relieve headaches and indigestion.<\/li>\n<li>Thyme is also soothing remedy useful for stimulating digestion of rich, fatty foods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Carminative Spice Remedies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Cloves are also antispasmodic.<\/li>\n<li>Nutmeg is also useful for indigestion.<\/li>\n<li>Ginger.\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"box shadow\"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"tieicon-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<strong>Exercise Helps<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Exercise improves circulation and rids the body of toxins.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cp_bullet green\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Walking is aerobic exercise that reconditions the whole body to improve stamina.\u00a0Read more about<a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/2014\/07\/08\/fitness-guide\/\">\u00a0Exercise and Fitness<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Weight training builds muscle.\u00a0Read more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/2014\/07\/08\/fitness-guide\/\">Exercise and Fitness<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Stretching improves flexibilty.\u00a0Read more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreeworks.com\/health\/2014\/07\/08\/fitness-guide\/\">Exercise and Fitness<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: Exercise is important, but the amount and type of exercise undertaken depends on your health. Your first priority is to heal. \n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">What Do Medical Research Studies Tell About Unexplained Weight Gain In Celiac Disease and\/or Gluten Sensitivity?<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>RESEARCH STUDY SUMMARIES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>&#8220;Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are highly prevalent in newly diagnosed celiac disease patients.\u201d<\/b>\u00a0This study aiming to assess the nutritional and vitamin\/mineral status of current &#8220;early diagnosed&#8221; untreated adult celiac disease (CD)-patients in the Netherlands found that vitamin\/mineral deficiencies are still common in newly &#8220;early diagnosed&#8221; CD-patients, even though the prevalence of obesity at initial diagnosis is rising. Overall, 29% of the patients were overweight BMI (Body Mass Index) \u00a0greater than 25.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Eighty newly diagnosed adult CD-patients were included and a comparable sample of 24 healthy Dutch subjects was added to compare vitamin concentrations.\u00a0Nutritional status and serum concentrations of folic acid, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and (25-hydroxy) vitamin D, zinc, haemoglobin (Hb) and ferritin were determined (before prescribing gluten free diet). Almost all CD-patients (87%) had at least one value below the lower limit of reference. Specifically, for vitamin A, 7.5% of patients showed deficient levels, for vitamin B\u2086 14.5%, folic acid 20%, and vitamin B\u2081\u2082 19%. Likewise, zinc deficiency was observed in 67% of the CD-patients, 46% had decreased iron storage, and 32% had\u00a0anaemia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Vitamin\/mineral deficiencies were counter-intuitively not associated with a (higher) grade of histological intestinal damage or (impaired) nutritional status. Extensive nutritional assessments seem warranted to guide nutritional advices and follow-up in CD treatment.<a href=\"#footnote_3_237\" id=\"identifier_13_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Wierdsma NJ, van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren MA, Berkenpas M, Mulder CJ, van Bodegraven AA. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are highly prevalent in newly diagnosed celiac disease patients.&nbsp;Nutrients. 2013 Sep 30;5(10):3975-92. doi: 10.3390\/nu5103975.\">3<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>\u201cPatients with coeliac disease are increasingly overweight or obese on presentation.\u201d<\/strong> This study aimed to establish the frequency of obesity in newly diagnosed celiac disease (Celiac Disease) found that a significant proportion of Celiac Disease patients (close to half of patients) were diagnosed with a BMI of 25 or over. Compared to males, females have a wider range of BMI and more likely to be obese (BMI of 30 or more).\u00a0Dietetic records of Celiac Disease patients were reviewed and patient demographics, initial assessment date, and Body Mass Index (BMI) recorded and statistically analyzed. Out of 187 Celiac Disease patients diagnosed between 1999 and 2009, 127 patients were female (68%) and 60 male (32%) (ratio 2:1).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Overall 83 patients (44%) had a BMI of 25 or above. 25 patients (13 %) had a BMI of 30 or above. Twenty were female with a median age of 56 years (range 18 &#8211; 71). The proportion of females with a BMI of 30 or more was 11% compared with only 3% males (ratio 5:1). Only 5 patients (3%) had a BMI less than 18.5 (underweight).<a href=\"#footnote_7_237\" id=\"identifier_14_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-identifier-link\" title=\"Tucker E, Rostami K, Prabhakaran S, Al Dulaimi D. Patients with coeliac disease are increasingly overweight or obese on presentation. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2012 Mar;21(1):11-5.\">7<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<ol class=\"footnotes\"><li id=\"footnote_1_237\" class=\"footnote\">National Institutes of Health, \u201cNational Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement, Celiac Disease,\u201d August 9, 2004; 1-14.<span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_1_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><\/li><li id=\"footnote_2_237\" class=\"footnote\">Tucker E, Rostami K, Prabhakaran S, Al Dulaimi D. Patients with celiac disease are increasingly overweight or obese on presentation. <em>J Gastrointestin Liver Dis<\/em>. 2012 Mar;21(1):11-5.<span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_2_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><\/li><li id=\"footnote_3_237\" class=\"footnote\">Wierdsma NJ, van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren MA, Berkenpas M, Mulder CJ, van Bodegraven AA. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are highly prevalent in newly diagnosed celiac disease patients.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>Nutrients<\/em>. 2013 Sep 30;5(10):3975-92. doi: 10.3390\/nu5103975.<span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_3_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_13_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><\/li><li id=\"footnote_4_237\" class=\"footnote\">Krause&#8217;s Food, Nutrition, &amp; Diet Therapy. 10th Edition. Kathleen Mahan, Sylvia Escott-Stump. 2000. W.B. Saunders Company.<span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_4_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_5_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><\/li><li id=\"footnote_5_237\" class=\"footnote\">Cummins AG, Thompson FM, Butler RN, et al. Improvement in intestinal permeability precedes morphometric recovery of the small intestine in coeliac disease.\u00a0<em>Clinical Science<\/em>. Apr 2001;100(4):379-86.<span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_6_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><\/li><li id=\"footnote_6_237\" class=\"footnote\">Farhadi A, Banan A, Fields J, Keshavarzian A. Intestinal barrier: an interface between health and disease.\u00a0<em>Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology<\/em>. 2003;18:479-91.<span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_7_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_8_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_9_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_10_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_11_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_12_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><\/li><li id=\"footnote_7_237\" class=\"footnote\">Tucker E, Rostami K, Prabhakaran S, Al Dulaimi D. Patients with coeliac disease are increasingly overweight or obese on presentation. <em>J Gastrointestin Liver Dis.<\/em> 2012 Mar;21(1):11-5.<span class=\"footnote-back-link-wrapper\"> [<a href=\"#identifier_14_237\" class=\"footnote-link footnote-back-link\">&#8617;<\/a>]<\/span><\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Is Unexplained Weight Gain? Unexplained weight gain is characterized by increased body mass due to excess fat accumulation that is not desired by the individual. A body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 30 signifies being overweight. 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