| Wheat allergy or wheat intolerance, just to clear | | | | Gluten can be found in wheat and wheat products |
| things up are NOT the same complaint. Wheat | | | | such as flour, it's also found in rye, barley and |
| allergy is a sudden allergic reaction to a protein in | | | | oats. Other foods that contain gluten but are not |
| wheat, where as wheat intolerance can be mild in | | | | as commonly linked with gluten are cereals, licorice |
| it's form and easily treated. | | | | and natural flavourings. It is advisable to read |
| Wheat allergy is an auto immune response of the | | | | labels on food packaging thoroughly to be sure of |
| body. Symptoms include immediate coughing, | | | | the contents. |
| asthma attacks, breathing difficulties and vomiting, | | | | Diagnosis of both complaints can be challenging |
| it can be life threatening in allergic people. Luckily | | | | and time consuming as elimination tests need to |
| true wheat allergies are rare, however people | | | | be carried out, by that I mean foods are |
| with a true wheat allergy must adhere to a strict | | | | eliminated out of your diet one by one until the |
| wheat free diet to live a normal healthy life. | | | | foods that trigger the allergic response or |
| Wheat intolerance is when people have difficulty | | | | intolerance are found. |
| digesting wheat or foods that contain wheat. A | | | | Skin and blood test are done along with detailed |
| protein in wheat known as gluten is the culprit, | | | | medical and dietary history, once the triggers are |
| wheat or gluten intolerance can cause | | | | eliminated your health will improve dramatically. In |
| gastro-intestinal problems, flatulence, depression, | | | | some cases it will mean a total gluten free |
| eczema and a host of other symptoms. This | | | | lifestyle, but the benefits of a wheat free / gluten |
| condition is rarely life threatening except in very | | | | free diet are immense. You will feel better than |
| severe cases. | | | | you have for years. |