By avoiding gluten for just four short weeks you can induce a significant change in both the composition and the micro biome of the gut. This avoidance will cause a significant change in at least eight different bacterial families, the strongest of which is a reduction in Veillonellaceae, a gram negative pro inflammatory bacteria implicated in IBS, inflammatory bowel disease and cirrhosis.
Yet one more explanation as to gluten’s ability to exacerbate digestive disorders, this also highlights the value of switching grains for greens as a fool proof way of inducing a positive change in gut flora.
