| Food allergies are very common. There are several | | | | For some the diagnosis of a wheat allergy is very |
| different types of food allergies but a wheat allergy | | | | simple. You have the same reaction every time you |
| is one of the most common. | | | | eat a certain food and when you remove it from |
| A wheat allergy occurs when a person suffers an | | | | your diet you no longer suffer the symptoms. Pretty |
| adverse reaction to the protein fractions of the | | | | straight forward right? Not always. It can be difficult |
| wheat and all or some of the other components like | | | | to diagnosis if it is a food that you eat regularly with |
| gluten. When suffering from a wheat allergy your | | | | other foods. In these cases diagnosis usually entails a |
| allergy symptoms will be activated when food | | | | lot more. |
| containing wheat is eaten but it can also be from | | | | The first step to treating your wheat allergy is to |
| inhaling flour that contains wheat which is called | | | | avoid all foods that contain wheat. Now that said it |
| baker's asthma. | | | | can be harder to do then one might think because |
| Although it is not known the exact number of people | | | | wheat is a staple food in our diets. A wheat |
| who suffer from a wheat allergy it is believed from | | | | restricted diet creates a very restricted diet which |
| data that has been collected that is up around the | | | | means they may be missing out on other important |
| 40% mark. That's a lot of the population that has a | | | | nutrients. If you have children that have a wheat |
| wheat allergy. In the baking industry it is believe that | | | | allergy it would be a good idea to work with a |
| about 42% of all bakers develop baker's asthma. | | | | dietitian to make sure they are getting everything |
| Symptoms of a wheat allergy can develop instantly | | | | they need in their diet. |
| or a few hours after ingesting wheat. The most | | | | Sometimes children will outgrow a wheat allergy while |
| common symptoms are related to the skin - eczema, | | | | other times they will live with it for the rest of their |
| itchy skin, or even hives are commonly seen. | | | | lives. Learning to cope can be a two part problem. |
| The second most common wheat allergy symptom is | | | | First one must learn to avoid the foods that cause |
| related to the gastrointestinal tract with any are all of | | | | the symptoms and second one must learn to deal |
| the following symptoms - nausea, vomiting, abdominal | | | | with the psychological part which our brains tend to |
| cramping, or diarrhea. | | | | crave most what we cannot have. |
| A wheat allergy can also affect the respiratory tract | | | | If your wheat allergy is mild you might be able to |
| causing asthma like symptoms. And it can also cause | | | | control it by reducing your wheat intake or using an |
| life threatening anaphylaxis in a few unlucky | | | | over the counter medicine. And don't forget that |
| individuals. The problem is many of the symptoms of | | | | natural supplements can bring your body back to a |
| a wheat allergy are caused by cross contamination | | | | healthy state and it can help energize your immune |
| from other gluten cereals like rye, barley, and oats. | | | | system the underlying cause of all allergies. |