| If you are diagnosed with wheat intolerance, you | | | | beverages |
| may ask your doctor or dietitian what foods you | | | | Even thought this list is exhaustive, the main |
| need to avoid. Obviously, avoiding wheat would | | | | treatment for wheat intolerance is avoiding those |
| seem to be a good first step. But wheat is used | | | | foods that contain wheat, including wheat gluten. |
| in so many things, that sometimes other options | | | | If your problem with wheat is more allergy and |
| can be difficult to locate. | | | | less intolerance, there actually is a cure of sorts, |
| When you avoid wheat, you are also avoiding | | | | for the allergy. It's not often practiced or |
| some of the proteins that are found in wheat, | | | | preached, but it's called an energy-based |
| including albumin, globulin, gliadin and gluten. Gluten | | | | elimination treatment. They have been found to |
| itself is very hard to avoid completely. It is in so | | | | be effective, quick and permanent. |
| many foods, and it's also used as a starch, a | | | | The treatment here entails elimination of gluten |
| binder, an emulsifier, a bulking agent, a stabilizer | | | | from your diet, for life. Even after you exclude |
| and a thickener. | | | | gluten, a full return to normal bowel function may |
| The following foods contain wheat and should be | | | | take months to occur, and it may not ever occur. |
| avoided if you are diagnosed with wheat | | | | Supportive treatments usually include supplemental |
| intolerance: | | | | folic acid, vitamin B12 and iron. You will also need |
| Waffles, wheat germ, vermicelli and some yeasts | | | | to reverse the imbalance of electrolytes that |
| Soy sauce, tortillas, spaghetti, tamari | | | | your body experiences, and you may need IV |
| Rye bread, soups, sausages, sauces | | | | fluids for dehydration. In some cases, vitamin K is |
| Pretzels, rolls, pumpernickel bread, puddings | | | | used, as well as corticosteroids for adrenal |
| Pastries, pizza, pita bread, pies, pepper | | | | insufficiency. |
| Pasta, pancake mixes, ovaltine | | | | If you are diagnosed with wheat intolerance, and |
| Noodles, muffins, MSG, mayonnaise | | | | you start on a gluten and wheat free diet, the |
| Matzos, malted milk, malt products, macaroni | | | | results can be dramatic, and you may feel as |
| Liverwurst, ice cream cones, ice cream, hot dogs | | | | though a great weight has been lifted from your |
| Gravy, granola, graham crackers, flours | | | | shoulders. The symptoms will be reduced or |
| Farina, dumplings, doughnuts, croutons | | | | disappear altogether. In other cases, the |
| Cream of wheat, crackers, cornbread, cookies | | | | improvement may be more gradual, because the |
| Cold cuts, cocoa, chocolate, cereals | | | | small intestine's lining does take time to grow. |
| Candy, cakes, buns, bulgur | | | | Once you have been diagnosed, you can take |
| Bread crumbs, bread, bran, bouillon | | | | control of your body once more, and control of |
| Bologna, biscuits, batter-fried foods | | | | your life, as well. Simply following a gluten-free |
| Barley malt, some baby foods, alcoholic | | | | diet will put you back in the driver's seat. |