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Title: Wheat and Gluten Allergy: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis & Precautions


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Wheat and Gluten AllergySymptoms, Causes,
Diagnosis Precautions
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Get to know Wheat and Gluten Allergy
  • Allergy is a common disease that
  • we are either facing or have faced.
  • As in general language, when our
  • body feels extra sensitive towards
  • anything, it reacts strongly. This
  • condition is called reaction or
  • allergy.Briefly describe the point
  • of this lesson, which is that the
  • class will be learning about the relationship
    between good nutrition and health.

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Causes of Wheat and Gluten Allergy Grains
  • The reason why
  • a specific body reacts strongly against one
  • substance and act normal against other substances
    is not known yet. But some of the reasons for
    allergies that medical science has identified are.

Family history
Low immunity power
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Symptoms of Wheat and Gluten Allergy
There cannot be a single symptom of allergies, as
it depends on person to person as for how a
specific body reacts to a specific allergy.
However here is the list of some common symptoms
of wheat and gluten allergy
Anaphylaxis
Swollen skin
Hives
Breathing problem and suffocation
Rashes
Running Nose
Headache
Fever
Depression
Nausea
Stomach Pain
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Foods That Contains Wheat and Gluten
  • Wheat and wheat flour Bread
  • Pasta
  • Oats
  • Cereals
  • Semolina
  • Cookies
  • Beer
  • Couscous
  • Soy sauce
  • Vegetable protein (hydrolyzed)
  • Farina
  • Cakes and Muffins
  • Ice-cream with cake
  • Crackers

There are numerous foods that contain wheat and
gluten that one needs to avoid when affected by
the allergy of such products.
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How to Know if Your Child Is Allergic to Wheat
and Gluten (Diagnosis)
Usually, the best method to diagnose Wheat and
gluten allergy is the elimination method, where
patients need to eliminate items having gluten
and check for allergies. The second is blood and
stool test for allergy intolerance like a
cell-mediated test, Skin prick test, lymphocyte
activation test, etc. that are done in
laboratories.
Precautions for Wheat and Gluten Allergy
  • The Most Important Is to Consult Your Doctor
    Immediately. It is possible that the
  • level of allergy is fatal and you might
    be in need of immediate medical help.
  • Check Before You Buy. If you are already
    diagnosed with wheat and gluten allergy, you must
    be careful
  • while shopping for labelled food. Check
    ingredients and if gluten is present, do not buy
    that food item.
  • Be cautious before eating, especially if that
    food is not cooked in your own kitchen. It may
    contain gluten.
  • Try alternatives to wheat and gluten products
    such as gram flour, corn flour, Soy Flour etc. to
    satisfy
  • your taste buds.

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