| Food allergies, though fairly uncommon, can be so | | | | disease, avoidance is the only real treatment. But in |
| severe, as to prove fatal, therefore it is of the | | | | the case of wheat allergies, even inhaling flour |
| utmost importance to get a diagnosis of the | | | | particles, can be dangerous. |
| offending culprit. It is also good to do some research. | | | | Anaphylactic shock is the most severe symptom of |
| Coeliac or Celiac Disease | | | | any allergy, requiring immediate attention, often |
| Though believed to be underdiagnosed, Coeliac | | | | emergency treatment with epinephrine, but there are |
| disease seems to affect about 1% of Indo-European | | | | other symptoms to wheat allergies that may include: |
| populations. Coeliac disease isconsidered to be an | | | | - coughing |
| immunologic disorder, and is diagnosed after runniing a | | | | - runny nose |
| series of blood tests in children. This autoimmune | | | | - watery or itchy eyes |
| disorder generally occurs in genetically predisposed | | | | - hives |
| people and is diagnosed after early infancy. | | | | - asthma |
| Reaction to gliadin, a gluten protein found in wheat, | | | | - allergic rhinitis |
| and similar proteins found in barley and rye, is the | | | | - swelling |
| cause of Coeliac disease. This results in a problem of | | | | - abdominal cramps |
| the lining of the small intestine which interferes with | | | | - chest pains |
| the absorption of nutrients. | | | | - diarrhea |
| The malabsorption is what causes children with | | | | - headaches |
| Coeliac disease to sometimes have a 'failure to thrive' | | | | - nausea |
| symptom, which leads to a Coeliac screening and | | | | - palpitations |
| diagnosis. | | | | - rashes |
| Numerous other conditions are connected to Coeliac | | | | - sneezing |
| and malabsorption, such as osteopenia or | | | | - fatigue |
| osteoporosis, fatigue and anemia. | | | | - and more.... |
| Coeliac disease is a gluten intolerance as opposed to | | | | According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of |
| a true food allergy. As such, food intolerances, like | | | | America most children outgrow wheat allergies, but |
| Coeliac, usually become worse with age. On the other | | | | their are many who are allergic for their entire lives. |
| hand, a food allergy could possibly become less | | | | Gluten Allergy |
| severe or even, though only occasionally, go away as | | | | Gluten is the substance that gives dough its elasticity, |
| you grow older. | | | | strength, and makes the dough rise and is also found |
| A gluten free diet for life, is really the only effective | | | | in the malted barley used to make beer.l |
| treatment. | | | | In wheat, rye and barley, can be found a mixture of |
| Wheat Allergy | | | | the proteins, gliadin and glutenin, or gluten which |
| The over reaction of the immune system from | | | | makes up around 80% of the protein contained in |
| exposure to wheat, can lead to severe symptoms | | | | wheat. Wheat, of course, provides much of the |
| for millions of people. This reaction involves antibodies | | | | world's dietary protein. A very important source of |
| to one or more proteins found in wheat. These | | | | protein, gluten is not only in wheat flour, but is added |
| proteins come from four groups: | | | | to foods that are low in protein. |
| - albumin | | | | But, for those who are allergic to gluten or wheat, in |
| - globulin | | | | can be a nightmare scenario if injested or inhaled. |
| - prolamin (most notably, gliadin) and | | | | The same symptoms as outlined above occur in |
| - glutelin (one of which is glutenin, a protein involved | | | | gluten allergies as well. These allergies are important |
| in the making of gluten) | | | | to diagnose as some symptoms are life threatening. |
| But the first two, albumin and globulin, are where the | | | | Professional medical care should be sought for a |
| majority of wheat allergies come from, reactions to | | | | definitive guide for the treatment of allergies or any |
| the other two are more rare. And just like Coeliac | | | | health problem. |