@Blueroses I have relatives that have been diagnosed with celiac, and one of them was very underweight due to the disease. I have gluten sensitivity, and know many many people who are gluten intolerant.
Yes, the Gluten Free diet has become a bit of a fad.
But, Gluten is very hard for your body to digest. Most cultures do not dump added gluten into their foods. It’s quite ridiculous.
I can eat foods made out of (white) all-purpose flower, but I cannot eat whole grain flower. Home ground flower is terrible because all the gluten is still in it. Most store-bought things, I could eat if it weren’t for all the added gluten! They over-process the grains (which gets rid of some of the gluten!), and then dump way too much back into it. They’re poisoning America. :/
If you haven’t tried it already, I’d recommend avoiding oats, bran, and added gluten before completely cutting out gluten altogether. (Assuming you’re not actually celiac.)
In answer to your question –
As people before have already stated, it’s not excluding gluten that makes you lose weight, but rather the carbs that it cuts. If you have celiac you definitely won’t find yourself losing weight because of cutting out gluten. Rather, cutting out the gluten will help you to gain weight back again because you’ll be able to actually digest the food that you eat.