What the allergy symptoms of wheat?
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You don't say what country you are in. You are probably producing an antibody to the protein in the wheat. This protein is called gluten. If you're in the UK it called Coeliac disease - outside the UK it's usually called celiac disease. Remove gluten from your diet and you'll probably be OK. Gluten is in products made from Wheat, barley, rye and Oats. 1 person in 100 in the UK are said to have Coeliac. But one doctor tested 1000 of his patients and 35 had it. so that's more like 1 in 30. you don't always get all the symptoms you describe. left untreated - it can get nasty - so don't ignore it. get your doctor to send you to hospital for a blood test for that antibody. The test is called the anti-endomysial antibody test. Then get refered to a gastroenterologist if it's positive and a dietician. The specialist will help you join Coeliac UK if you're in the UK. Most countries have some kind of society to advise on diet. Coeliac is also hereditary - you could have inherited it or contracted it when you got an infection. You can pass it on to your children. It effects children and can stunt growth - not mine - I'm 6ft 2" tall! More info on the medical page of my website. Plus the other conditions you risk if you don't stick to your diet. Assuming you have it of course. Some very few people are allergic just to wheat - but it's very rare. You are more likely to be a coeliac - you have all the symptoms. Even beer isn't gluten free and lots of other stuff like soy sauce, so you need to join something like Coeliac UK to get their food list of Gluten -free foods. Gluten -free foods are available on a doctors prescription for diagnosed Coeliacs. Bread made from rice, biscuits( cookies) that are gluten free, pasta, pizza bases. Get a season ticket for your prescriptions in the UK - one for 6 months or a year - unless you get free prescriptions. Contact me if you need help and the blood test is positive.
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Urticaria is a fairly generic term that basically means you get hives. Frustratingly, most general practitioners seem to feel satisfied at that point and do not pursue the cause of the hives. To get to the root cause you will either need to do to a dosctor specializing in allergies or do some investigating on your own.\n\nTo investigate to see if it is a food triggering your hives you will need to go on an elimination diet. To do these you need to set aside time in which you will fast for 2 days drinking only water. Then gradually introduce one ingredient foods, one per day, until a reaction occurs. When a reaction occurs you need to treat that food as suspect and later challenge yourself with the food again to see if the source is confirmed a second time. We used this method to discover that my husband reacted to wheat which later led us to a correct diagnosis of celiac. He didn't have hives. His reaction was digestive and rash related.\n\nContact reactions are a bit tougher to identify. I would try the food based method first and if that doesn't locate the source, go to have the allergy skin test with an allergist.\n\nADDED INFORMATION - Since you are so reactive to touch, your allergen is extremely likely to be a food or medication. I was exactly the same way. My skin would constantly trigger into hives at just handling anything - wood, plastic, metal. It didn't matter. All that was needed was a touch or a scratch. Many allergens are ushered by the body to be stored just under the skin. Many conditions, even in animals, are from this (hives which can be from any allergen source, Dermatisis Herpetiformis which is when the allergen is gluten/gliadin, etc.) Do try the allergy elimination diet and don't forget to include medications if can safely do so. No doctor is trying, so it is up to you. I used the allergy elimination diet and successfully discovered what my hives were being caused from. I also used it many years later and discovered that my husband and daughter were celiac (reacts to gluten/gliadin). If I had left it all up to the doctors all three of us would still be suffering.
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You need to be tested for Celiac Disease (CD).  This is a very common condition (1 in 100 people have it).  But it is often not 'recognised' by doctors and therefore, is rarely diagnosed (in the U.S. doctors only diagnose it in 1 in 3500 people, whichi is only 3% of the people with the disease).\n\nCeliac disease is an autoimmnune disease that causes serious damage to the lining of the small intestine.  The small intestine is where most of the body's digestion and nutrient absorption occurs.  Damage here leads to the 'odd' combination of malabsorption of basic nutrients (vitamins, minerals, amino acids) and hyperabsorption of bacteria, toxins, and food particles.  The result can be a whole variety of problems that can affect almost any organ of the body.  A particular form of CD causes a skin rash called "Dermatitis Herpetiformis".\n\nCeliac disease is CAUSED by an allergic reaction to the proteins in WHEAT, Rye and Barley.\n\nYour doctor may know very little about this disease (as the statistics above indicate).  In the last few years, many major medical journals have published review articles on CD to try to educate the medical profession (sadly, most docs do not read their own medical literature).  If your doctor 'resists' testing you for CD I would suggest two courses of action:\n1) DEMAND a referral to a doctor that SPECIALIZES in Celiac Disease, and\n2) DEMAND that your doctor read the entire April 2005 supplement of the medical journal "Gastroenterology".  This entire issue consists of review papers on CD.\n\nBest wishes and good luck!
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hey natalie k don't feel alone i have a million different kinds of allergies ~~ milk, wheat, animal hair, corn, peanuts, and on top of that i have asthma so i know how you feel
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Protein in the urine and or blood.Swelling.Fluid in the lungs.High Creatnine and bun. fatigue,itching,nausea,High K
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I'm assuming you mean allergies to pollen, etc.  Drink tea with cinnamon.
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Whole grain can include other grains besides wheat.  So whole wheat is a subset of whole grains.  As to which is better for health, that would depend on what other grains were involved, as well as what other ingredients, not to mention the particulars of your own digestive system.\n\nEveryone knows about allergies, but people tend not to think about the fact that digestion is a very complex process that is different for different people, and even different for the same people under different conditions, and at different stages in their life.  (If I could eat the way I did when I was young . . .)  Saying one thing is healthier than another is very risky unless they are at extremes; something really very bad vs. something good for nearly everyone.
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Allergic is not the right word, however with this disease, spelt is known to trigger symptoms. I would stay away from it, it is a type of wheat.
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you can google it, and as fare as the whole telling them thing goes, you could say, well im allergic to flour, becuase pretty much that what it is, becuase anything with oats in it, or barlly, it has flour, so just say flour its ok, teehee
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Environmental allergies.
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Wheat and gluten are NOT one in the same. Wheat contains gluten, and there is a particular particle in gluten called gliaden which causes problems in coeliac disease (gluten allergy). However, I have a wheat allergy, and have to avoid any food containing even tiny amounts of it, but I can eat other foods which contain gluten, such as corn (maize) and oats. \n\nI'll warn you now though, it's difficult to live life on a wheat free diet (harder still on a gluten free diet). And the problem is, once you've started it, you can't just change your mind. As your body gets used to not having any wheat, it becomes more intolerant of it, so if you have even a tiny amount it will cause problems. Well, it did for me anyway - I stopped eating wheat and after 6 months I ate ONE sweet which happened to contain wheat and ended up having the worst stomach pains I've ever had and profuse diarrhoea. That's happened a few times, if I've eaten something which I didn't realise contained wheat and it's VERY unpleasant. However, if, on a wheat free diet you feel a lot better, then make the decision to give up wheat. It's not easy, but it'll be worth it!
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allergies will come with itchy watery eyes, sneezing,stuffiness, and can also cause shortness of breath. You need to go the your doctor just to be on the safe side.
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What are the symptoms?
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Allergies to one of those foods, most likely. Check with your doctor
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I know exactly what you have! Because I have it too! Tell your dr. to run the blood test for celiac disease. It's super simple. There are tons of ways you can tell if your allergic to gluten/wheat:\n1. You get an upset stomach every time you eat it\n2. You get constipated a lot (this one is more rare)\n3. Your sick all the time and can't figure out why\n4. Everything  you eat is seems like it makes you sick\n5. You feel tired\n6. Your stomach is bloated after eating\n7. You have a hard time gaining weight (only some people)\n\nPlease, please have the test done...I was sick for years and the dr's didn't know what was wrong with me. I had been diagnosed with IBS, been told I was faking it, told there was nothing wrong with me, etc, etc, etc. But then I met my new dr. and she ran the test and what a miracle! I started eating gluten free and started feeling better right away! The diet takes a while to get used to but believe me it's defenitely worth it! It's a lot easier now too because there are so many different flours out there you can use in place of wheat flour and also there are hundreds of companies out there now that make ready-made gluten free foods, baking mixes, breads, and snackss. Once you get diagnosed...that is the hardest part because most dr.s have never heard of celiac disease. Don't let your dr. tell you no either. Demand to have the test! Some of my friends dr.s didn't want to give them the test...why I don't know! Just be strong and get the test. It's just a little blood test and it isn't that bad at all! My life has been much better since I was diagnosed a few years ago! I eat everything everyone else eats: bread, sandwiches, pasta, cakes, cookies, pancakes, etc! I just make mine a little bit different! Here are some websites for you to look at:\n\nglutensolutions.com\nglutenfree.com\nglutenfreemall.com\nglutenfreemeals.com\nauthenticfoods.com\nceliac.org\nceliac.com
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The most common indoor/outdoor allergy triggers are:  tree, grass and weed pollen; mold spores; dust mite and cockroach allergen; and, cat, dog and rodent dander.
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An allergic reaction.