Gluten allergies are relatively common. Some studies indicate that 1 in 167 apparently healthy children (0.6%) and 1 in 111 adults (0.9%) have a gluten allergy. When people with gastrointestinal complaints were studied, 1 in 40 children (2.5%) and 1 in 30 adults (3.3%) were found to have a gluten allergy. This makes a gluten allergy quite common, especially when people with chronically uncomfortable guts are considered.
Gluten allergy symptoms may be similar to the symptoms for celiac disease. In either case, management involved avoiding gluten. Still, I highly recommend you get a test for celiac to rule out this disease. If you have a gluten allergy, you don’t need to worry about tiny amounts of gluten in your diet as long as you feel OK.. On the other hand, if you have celiac disease, you must eliminate all gluten, even if you feel OK.
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More and more gluten-free products are appearing in more and more stores, helping those with celiac and gluten allergy, but beware! Not everyone is doing it right!
Where as most stores are stocking commercial gluten-free products, which is fine, some are making their own or buying from local gluten free bakeries.
This is all well and good, but there are some pitfalls, especially for those with celiac disease or if you have a very sensitive gluten allergy. [click to continue…]
Wheat-dependent exercise induced anaphylaxis describes a condition where someone has an anaphylaxis after eating wheat, then experiencing physical exercise.
This is a specific case of the rare condition, called exercise-induced anaphylaxis, where exercise triggers anaphylaxis. Food induced anaphylaxis is rarer still. The gluten in wheat is a potent allergen, and ω-gliadins, a type of gliadin, seem to be the culprits in triggering this gluten allergy symptom.
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Glaiadin is one of the proteins that constitute gluten. It is also considered the primary culprit in triggering celiac disease, and certain other health problems.
The other protein that makes up gluten, glutenin, is generally not considered a celiac disease trigger, although it may play a part. Further research is required in this area of gluten and the negative aspects of health.
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What is gluten? The answer requires some explanation, especially related to a gluten allergy or celiac disease.
Gluten actually describes a set of related proteins that are found in the seeds of many grains. [click to continue…]
Gluten allergy can have very severe and unusual symptoms. Here is an example one woman’s experience with a gluten allergy.
Mindy left this as a comment on the Gluten Free Diet and Celiac Disease Self-Diagnosis post. I think it deserves its own article to highlight how severe a gluten allergy can be. [click to continue…]
Gluten free pasta is a delicious way to satisfy carb cravings if you have a gluten allergy or celiac disease.
At one time the choices were limited and although pretty good, they weren’t really a substitute for good old wheat pasta.
No longer!
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My gluten allergy keeps me on my guard at restaurants, which often ruins the experience.
My visit to Chez Piggy in Kingston, Ontario, was a wonderfully relaxed experience.
Chez Piggy did not know I would review them, in fact, neither did I until I realized how great they are at catering to anyone with a gluten allergy, celiac disease, or any other allergy for that matter. [click to continue…]
Does pasta contain yeast? If you have a yeast allergy or yeast overgrowth (candida) then it is important to know.
Yeast is added to certain foods like bread to leaven the bread, and others such as beer to cause fermentation. Actually, bread ferments too, but the alcohol evaporates during cooking.
Yeast is not usually added to foods that do not require a rising agent.
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A gluten-free diet can be hard to stick to. But for those who have a gluten allergy or celiac, it is necessary. Eating gluten teaches you to stop again.
Addie left a long comment on the Gluten Allergy Symptoms thread which really illustrates a few things: how hard it can be to stick to a gluten free diet, why it is important to stick to it if that’s what makes you feel better, and the weird mental tricks we can play on ourselves in an attempt to convince ourselves that our bad habits are not so bad for us after-all. [click to continue…]
