| Wheat allergies are less common than other allergies | | | | survival. Once the symptoms subside the individual |
| (such as dairy, or peanut allergies), and this is a good | | | | should be checked over by a doctor. |
| thing because there are so many foods that contain | | | | Diagnosis of a wheat allergy can be pretty difficult, |
| wheat or wheat derivatives that avoiding them can | | | | the reason is that there are several foods that |
| be very difficult. In this article we take a closer look | | | | contain wheat or wheat derivatives. If a person |
| at symptoms of wheat allergy. | | | | consumes a lot of foods that contain wheat |
| Wheat plays a very important role in our diet | | | | derivatives, it makes it more difficult to diagnose the |
| because it is used to make bread which is one of the | | | | allergen. People with wheat allergies, who unwittingly |
| most commonly eaten foods in the world. Without | | | | consume wheat in their diet, find that they are ill |
| wheat bread would not form properly or look the | | | | regularly, when someone is in this situation it is much |
| way it does. | | | | harder to pinpoint the cause of the allergic reaction. |
| When an individual suffers an allergic reaction to | | | | Diagnosing the allergen by process of elimination is |
| wheat two things can happen, they can either | | | | clearly the best way to find the culprit in cases like |
| develop mild symptoms or they can develop severe | | | | this. The first thing that a doctor will do is to try and |
| symptoms. If mild symptoms occur than an individual | | | | eliminate wheat from the environment and the diet |
| will experience skin rash, hives and eczema. Some | | | | of the person with the allergy. Cutting wheat out |
| more serious symptoms include stomach pains, | | | | from the diet is a very difficult task because there |
| nausea and vomiting. Although these symptoms | | | | are so many foods that contain wheat or wheat |
| cause great discomfort they are not potentially fatal, | | | | derivatives. This task is even harder to carry out |
| but severe symptoms of wheat allergy are. | | | | when it comes to children because there are so |
| If an individual suffers from a severe allergic reaction | | | | many foods that children enjoy that contain wheat |
| to wheat, they may develop breathing problems, | | | | derivatives, especially things like chocolate bars and |
| their tongue may swell up and their throat may also | | | | some crisps. |
| tighten. In the worse case scenario they may go into | | | | It is the duty of the parent to make sure their |
| asphylantic shock and they may develop heart failure | | | | children are aware of what they can and can't eat. In |
| that can lead to death. If an individual suffers from a | | | | recent years the task of eliminating wheat |
| severe allergic reaction medical attention must be | | | | derivatives from the diet has become a lot easier, |
| sought immediately. The individual should be injected | | | | this is because there are now many wheat |
| with either epinephrine or adrenalin, these two | | | | alternatives available in shops. |
| chemicals can greatly increase the chances of | | | | |