{"id":6155,"date":"2026-06-02T14:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/?p=6155"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:22:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:22:03","slug":"will-a-gluten-free-diet-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/will-a-gluten-free-diet-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Will A Gluten-Free Diet Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Will a gluten-free diet help if you have Microscopic Colitis (MC)? https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/17227-microscopic-colitis<\/a> Possibly. About 50% of MC patients also have celiac disease.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Microscopic Colitis is so named because your colon may look normal until tissue is examined under a microscope. This can make it hard to diagnose. And while you\u2019re trying to get a diagnosis, symptoms may be disrupting your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MC is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes frequent, watery diarrhea and abdominal pain. Many patients lose weight. Others gain. It\u2019s easy to end up dehydrated. And forget eating meals out, or even leaving your home for an extended period of time until you get it under control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once diagnosed, your doctor may recommend changing some medications and adding others, adding supplements, and identifying food intolerances. There\u2019s no standard list of trigger foods although the most common are alcohol, caffeine, gluten, dairy, and sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s easy to identify alcohol, caffeine, dairy, and sugar, but eliminating gluten is sometimes confusing. To do so, you\u2019ll need to avoid wheat, rye, barley, and malt and their derivatives. That means look for these problematic items on a label:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barley Grass<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barley Malt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beer (there are GF varieties)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bleached Flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bran<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bread Flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brewer\u2019s Yeast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown Flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bulgur Wheat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cookie Crumbs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cookie Dough<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Couscous<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Durum wheat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edible Coatings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edible Films<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edible Starch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enriched Bleached Flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enriched Flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farina Graham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farro<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Germ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graham Flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Groats<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hard Wheat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kamut<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malted Barley Flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malted Milk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malt Extract<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malt Flavoring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malt Vinegar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matza<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matzo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matzo Semolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orzo Pasta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pasta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pearl Barley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Triticum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roux<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rusk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rye<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semolina Triticum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spelt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sprouted Wheat or Barley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tabbouleh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unbleached Flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vital Wheat Gluten<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheat Bran Extract<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheat Germ Extract<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheat Nuts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheat Protein<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whole-Meal Flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following items sometimes contain gluten:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artificial Color<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baking Powder<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boxed Cereals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caramel Color<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caramel Flavoring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clarifying Agents<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coloring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dextrins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dextrimaltose<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dry Roasted Nuts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emulsifiers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enzymes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fat Replacer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flavoring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food Starch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food Starch Modified<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glucose Syrup<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HPP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HVP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrolyzed Plant Protein<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrolyzed Protein<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydroxypropylated Starch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maltose<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miso<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modified Food Starch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modified Starch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural Flavoring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salad Dressing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural Flavors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-dairy Creamer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oats<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seasonings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soba noodles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soy Sauce<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soup<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stabilizers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tomato Paste<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vegetable Gum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vegetable Starch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vitamins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheat Starch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond these common triggers, you may need to keep a food journal over a period of time in order to isolate other foods you cannot tolerate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the use of medication and dietary changes, it may be possible to resume most of your usual activities with confidence. For help dealing with lingering problems, MC support groups are available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Will a gluten-free diet help if you have Microscopic Colitis (MC)? https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/17227-microscopic-colitis Possibly. About 50% of MC patients also have celiac disease. Microscopic Colitis is so named because your colon may look normal until tissue is examined under a microscope. This can make it hard to diagnose. And while you\u2019re trying to get a diagnosis, … Continue reading “Will A Gluten-Free Diet Help”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[140,4037,2081,4038,4036],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6155"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6155"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6158,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6155\/revisions\/6158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}