STEP 1: Reintroduce Gluten, 2 times a day for 2 days. It can be as long as three months. It has been demonstrated that patients with NCGS may be able to tolerate a small amount of gluten without developing symptoms [1]. For example, if you start by testing one whole clove of garlic your digestive system might freak out. Low-gluten rather than gluten-free. I've heard this too, but my understanding it it's a matter of your body shifting digestive enzymes around. But despite that recommendation, many people go gluten-free without testing because they've heard it might make them feel better, or because they believe it might be a healthier way to eat. Gluten cross reactivity can happen with many foods, but the 2017 study on cross-reactive foods by researchers Aristo Vodjani and Igal Tarash found that the following foods can become confused for gluten by the body’s immune system:. Ideally, you’d wait to reintroduce foods until you feel amazing, but as long as you’re seeing improvements in your health thanks to your diet and lifestyle changes, you can try some reintroductions after three to four weeks. Gluten intolerance. The digestive enzymes are no different for gluten and non-gluten grains so that's not what's going on. Genetic testing is one option for those who are already gluten free and struggling with the thought of eating gluten again. Current Gluten Challenge Guidelines NASPGHAN recommends eating roughly 2 servings of gluten, equivalent to 2 slices of wheat-based bread, daily for 6-8 weeks prior to testing. But if you want to know for sure, perhaps the best way to test is not an at home gluten sensitivity test. Food sensitivity tests check how your immune system responds to different types of food. Instead start with ¼ clove per serve and then increase your serve to ½ a clove. I've been told I have all the classic symptoms of being Celiac. If you have already removed gluten from your diet, then you need to reintroduce gluten back into your diet to get an accurate coeliac disease testing result. Test, Reintroduce, and Decide. “Symptoms can arise three to four days later,” she says. It takes about two to three weeks to reintroduce and test each food you removed for your cleanse, but at the end of the reintroduction phase you’ll know which foods you can successfully reintroduce, and those you’re better off avoiding. Thursday: Eat 3 solid meals from the Cleanse Diet, no testing. Step 2: Reintroduce Each Food One at a Time . You can’t develop a sensitivity to gluten by avoiding it. Most people who notice improved health on a gluten-free diet are unwilling to reintroduce gluten for celiac disease testing. My gastroenterologist wants me to reintroduce gluten for at least four weeks and then put a camera down my throat to take a biopsy. If you do not have a reaction, you may consume gluten on a 4 day rotational basis (to avoid the build up of IgGs and developing another intolerance). Vegetarians can gradually reintroduce meat, starting with broth or small amounts of it. On the contrary, if the diet has been strictly gluten-free, and you now react when you occasionally eat gluten, it is evidence – although not a safe proof – that you are gluten intolerant. Saturday: Reintroduce Dairy during 2 meals. In 2014 Hannah Liistro, health blogger and nutrition enthusiast, decided to go gluten-free. I'd be sick for a week. Reintroduction of gluten is necessary to diagnose celiac disease. Many people cut gluten from their diet thinking that they are intolerant to it, because they experience symptoms after eating wheat. Before you cut gluten out of your life, if you believe gluten is a problem for you, go get tested properly for coeliac disease. While allergy tests can be inaccurate and getting a biopsy for celiac disease is an involved process, doing a gluten challenge is an at-home way to check whether you should be avoiding gluten. Once you go gluten-free, your body will stop reacting to gluten and your level of those anti-gluten antibodies will begin to decline. Physicians recommend that anyone considering a gluten-free diet get tested for celiac disease prior to going gluten-free. When testing a challenge food, start with a small amount of the food and then increase the amount over the next 2 challenge days if your gut remains settled. Sunday: Reflect on your findings, eat 3 solid meals from the Cleanse Diet. If you think you may have coeliac disease, it’s essential to continue eating gluten until your doctor makes a diagnosis.