Can gluten cause an allergy to non-gluten containing foods only?
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If your gluten sensitivity is due to celiac it can. The damage to the small intestine can allow food particles to pass through the wall and into the blood causing secondary allergies.
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I have had both of those allergies, but when I took all my vitamins my immune system got stronger and I slowly tried those foods again and my immune system didn't react so strongly. Talk to your doctor about vitamins. GOOD LUCK! I hope you feel better! I hated having it!
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A lot of women with Endo have food intolerances and allergies they weren't even aware of.  Wheat and dairy are biggies.  By eliminating them from the diet, many find that in particular their bowel symptoms (so common in Endo) disappear or alleviate significantly.  It is thought that gluten negatively affects the gut flora and membranes in food sensitive people and causes painful inflammation and symptoms.  Sometimes the foods can also set off the body's IgC over-reaction to a perceived "foreign substance," thereby creating pain and symptoms.  Dian Shepperson Mills has done a fantastic book on this, Endometriosis: a Key to Healing Through Nutrition - get it used or at the library; it is WELL worth it and really goes into some indepth explanations and food avoidance recommendations.  You can also join the ERC's listserv online and get suggestions from real women at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/erc - it's free and private (members only).  Good luck!
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The only way to develop an allergy is to be exposed to the allergen. So, it is possible to have had milk-based formula and still be allergic to milk.\n\nI'd have to disagree that your child would also be allergic to soy milk. Soy milk does not have lactose or milk protein in it (casein), so should be an option for you. Also, some people (myself included) have found that although they couldn't drink cow milk, they can drink goat milk. That may be another option. \n\nCould something else be causing the rash? It's possible, but since it has happened in close proximity to introducing whole milk, it's pretty suspicious.
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An hour or two?  Sounds like a friend of mine daughter.  Have you looked into a food allergy?  You don't say how old she is, what she eats, or how much, but I would look into that.\n\nIt turned out that my friends daughter has **ciliac**(spelling may be off) [EDIT: I put crones in there first, my mistake] disease.  She can not eat wheat products (bread, pasta, etc.)
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allergic reactions to other products
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possible allergic reaction to a food or even hygiene product,allergies can develop at any time even later in life
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yes,I have had celiac disease for 16 years,I asked the same question and only got sites I already know to visit online!so,If you want to know any of my meals I put together and how I cope with these darn allergies,ask me,mine are severe and I know just about anything and everthing about this!jj
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become a label reader.  check to see if your allergy extends to legumes (peanuts etc.) check the site for allergies that someone listed above.  If it's a severe allergy,  when dining out, call the restraunt ahead of time (a week if possible) and ask what nut free options they have.  Most nicer places will not only provide options, they'll even make special dishes, or change the recipe a bit to remove nut products, or make it ahead of time in a nut-free environment.
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Hi Bunny!  This is an interesting problem.  "Theoretically" an allergy to vitamin C might kill you because the allergic reaction would destroy your body's stores of vitamin C and you would die from scurvy.  How do you know it is vitamin C you are allergic to and not some other component in the citrus fruits and supplements?\n\nWhat symptoms do you get?  Are they immediate  (minutes to 1 or 2 hours) or delayed (several hours to days later)?\n\nYou also note  that you are lactose intolerant.  This can be caused by Celiac Disease (CD).  CD can lead to many food allergies/intolerances because it damages your small intestine leading to Intestinal Hyperpermeability (increased 'leakage' of large molecules through the intestine and into the blood where the immune system recognizes them as 'foreign' and attacks).\n\nCeliac Disease is an autoimmune disease that attacks and damages the lining of the small intestine.  Lactase (the enzyme that digests lactose) becomes deficient because it is produced by the lining of the small intestine that is being destroyed.  CD is caused by an allergy to the proteins gluten/gliadin that are found in wheat, rye and barley.  It can be tested for by simple blood tests.  You will need to find a doc with good knowledge in this field - someone who diagnoses and treats CD regularly.\n\nGood Luck!
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What kind of restaurants?  To be honest, this sounds exactly like an allergic reaction to MSG, a food additive, to me!  And that would explain why it doesn't happen at home.
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Anything with Wheat in it.  Gluten is a protien that comes from wheat.
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Celiac Sprue causes mainly diarrhea. the child is allergic to gluten, therefore s/he can't absorb it from the gastrointestinal tract (the gut). These excess gluten causes what's called an osmotic diarrhea, the substance attracts water, the excess water causes the lose stool. The diagnosis is made (I'm not a 100% sure) with a stool sample.
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Sorry, but it sounds like he has allergic reactions to these two food groups.  Only treatment is avoidance.  Given his severe symptoms, he should be motivated to do so!
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Yes, but only to certain fruits. I think it's melons because my doc asked me if I was allergic to latex after I found out I was allergic to melons. Contact an allergist. They can test you for all common fruits.
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You should only be tested for foods you suspect you are allergic to.  There are enough false positives to make your life a living hell if you tested positive for no reason.  This said, you can be tested for anything, if it doesn't exist in a vial, you bring it fresh to the allergist and he uses that to test you
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Your allergic...I worked for an allergist for 5 yrs. You don't need to see an allergist but just stay away from those foods. If the reaction gets worse then go see the allergist to be tested and to get an epi-pen.