You're Gluten-Free... So Why Are You Still Bloated?
It’s not just gluten—your “healthy” bread might be the problem.
You swapped your sandwich bread.
You said goodbye to the gluten.
You started buying sprouted Ezekiel bread, because hey — it sounds biblical, right?
But your gut? Still bloated. Still gassy. Still not happy.
This week’s Instagram reel breaks it down (watch that here), but let’s dive a little deeper.👇
What’s Really in Ezekiel Bread?
Here’s a peek at the label:
Ezekiel 4:9® Sprouted Whole Grain Bread
Ingredients: Organic sprouted wheat, filtered water, organic sprouted barley, organic sprouted millet, organic malted barley, organic sprouted lentils, organic sprouted soybeans, organic sprouted spelt, organic sprouted corn, fresh yeast, sea salt.
Sounds earthy. Even biblical. But here's the deal...
1. Fructans = Bloat Bomb
Fructans are a type of fermentable carbohydrate found in wheat — even sprouted wheat. Your body can't digest them properly, so they get eaten up by your gut bacteria, creating gas, bloating, and inflammation.
If you’ve ever felt 6 months pregnant after your “healthy” toast — fructans might be to blame.
2. Pseudograins = Gut Blockers
This bread is full of sprouted grains and legumes like soybeans, lentils, spelt, and barley — and while sprouting does help a little, these ingredients still contain protease inhibitors.
Protease inhibitors interfere with your body’s ability to break down protein properly. Over time, that can lead to:
Digestive distress
Leaky gut
Food sensitivities
And let’s not forget: legumes and grains like these are often hard on those with autoimmune conditions (🙋♀️ looking at you, Hashimoto’s friends).
3. It’s Literally Wheat (and They Hide It)
The first ingredient? Sprouted wheat.
Not nuts. Not seeds. Not magical grains from the Garden of Eden. Just plain wheat — with a sprinkle of barley, soybeans, and millet for marketing appeal.
Sprouting makes it sound cleaner… but it’s still wheat. Still gluten. Still inflammatory for many.
Ezekiel bread gets away with branding that makes it seem like a “clean health bread,” when in reality, it’s just wheat in disguise.
So What Should You Eat Instead?
🥖 Meet Wake Up Bread
It’s made with:
Almond flour
Cassava flour
Olive oil
Organic eggs
Rosemary, garlic, and lemon zest
That means:
✅ No gluten
✅ No gut irritants
✅ No bloat
✅ No BS
It is FLYING Off the shelf, yall.
This isn’t “low-carb cardboard.” It’s clean, nourishing, and actually supports digestion.
👉 Want to feel good after your toast again?
Grab your loaf of Wake Up Bread here before it sells out.
Or just keep blaming the gluten… when it might not be the real problem. 😉
xoxo
Jen Smiley