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Celiac Disease and Asthma

by Allergy Guy

Asthma may be one symptom of celiac disease.  This is not surprising since gluten affects every organ in the body for celiacs.

This website has an article called Wheat, Gluten and Asthma.  Hundreds of people have commented that eliminating wheat reduces or eliminates their asthma symptoms, which is great.

Leah Johnson left a comment specific to asthma and celiac disease.  I’m glad she did because it highlights a couple of issues I was wondering about.  Here’s what Leah has to say:

Since going gluten free in January 2012 (due to Celiac Disease) my asthma has slowly went away and I am now off of all asthma meds. I had been on asthma medication and was getting progressively worse for 25+ years.

I have now found that white potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers can cause me to have wheezing. After doing some research I found several articles that list nightshades to cause asthma. My reaction is pretty immediate after eating these items but I am slowly adding them back into my diet without having a reaction.

I went nightshade free for 3 months before trying to add a few to my diet. Food elimination diets are fairly easy to do and I am amazed after all of the years of taking medications that something as simple as a diet change can make such a huge difference in a person’s health.
Even after going gluten free I was still having some asthma (although NOTHING to the extent it was) and after being gluten free for 4 months and then eliminating the nightshades I am totally off asthma meds. I have been GF free for 9 months and nightshade free for 5 months.

I am slowly adding so nightshades back to my diet now and I am not reacting to them at this time (no asthma but I only eat small amounts of nightshades once a week or so).

My doctor is amazed at how clear my lungs are after all of these years being so sick. Normally this time of year I would be on predisone, nebulizer three times a day, singuliar, benedryl, and inhaler everyday. I am now on NONE of these things and I can take a deep breathe with no pain and no wheezing. AMAZING.

It looks like nightshades only cause asthma symptoms when she is eating gluten, but it may take a while to know for sure..  It appears as if gluten causes her to have asthma because of her celiac disease, although this direct line of reasoning may not be 100% true.  For example, she may also have a gluten allergy as well as celiac disease.  The bottom line is that when she eliminates gluten from her diet, the asthma goes away.

What is your experience with celiac disease and asthma?  Please leave a comment.

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Gluten Allergy and Asthma

by Allergy Guy

Gluten allergy appears to have a strong link with asthma for many people.  But is it wheat or gluten that is to blame?

An article about Wheat, Gluten and Asthma on this site has generated tremendous interest and many dozens of comments supporting the idea that wheat or gluten causes asthma, or more accurately, that cutting out wheat or gluten reduces or eliminates asthma symptoms for at least some people. [click to continue…]

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Gluten Free Foods – Beans I

by Allergy Guy

Gluten free foods can include beans which are a great source of protein.  Beans are a great staple food if you are vegetarian and gluten free.

Beans are a versatile cooking ingredient.  They do not have a strong taste and tend to absorb the tastes of the ingredients they are cooked in. [click to continue…]

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Delayed Anaphylaxis with Shellfish

by Allergy Guy

Delayed anaphylaxis is disbelieved by many doctors but is mainstream.  It is known to occur with meat. Delayed anaphylaxis may happen with shellfish as well.

I have two reasons to suggest that meat may not be the only trigger for delayed anaphylaxis.  Firstly, if there is one known and repeatable example of delayed anaphylaxis, than why not others?  It would be hard to prove no other instances exist.  Secondly, I now have anecdotal evidence in the form of a comment someone left on this website. [click to continue…]

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Gluten Free on Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto – Garden Milk Variety

by Allergy Guy

Gluten free on Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto. Garden Milk Variety looks like an unlikely store to specialize in gluten-free food, but enter and you’re in for a nice surprise!

Garden Milk Variety looks like a typical variety store left over from another era.  Such stores are still common on Roncesvalles  and around Toronto.  Finding such a store that specializes in gluten-free is not so common. [click to continue…]

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Celiac Disease: Symptoms and Diagnosis Case Study

by Allergy Guy

Celiac disease can be very hard to diagnose.  Many doctors still lack sufficient awareness.  Here is a case study of celiac disease symptoms and diagnosis.

Meade describes her journey to celiac disease diagnosis, and the symptom that finally tipped off one of her doctors as to the true cause of her health problems. [click to continue…]

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Asthma food triggers, how do you find them?

by Allergy Guy

Asthma can have a variety of triggers, including food.  Asthma food triggers, how do you find them?  Here is one method.

Staajabu left this comment on the article about asthma and gluten/wheat.  Many people find that gluten/wheat either triggers or causes asthma.  Actually, it is hard to know which it is: does gluten trigger the asthma, or do other allergens such as dust trigger the asthma, but only when eating gluten or wheat?  Is this a kind of gluten allergy, or more like celiac disease?  In any case, cutting out gluten helps many people eliminate or reduce asthma, but what if this doesn’t help you?  What if some other food is the cause?  Read on to find out more. [click to continue…]

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Gluten Allergy: Wasabi gluten-free or not?

by Allergy Guy

Wasabi should be OK for a gluten allergy, but is it really? Sushi just isn’t the same without wasabi, but you sure don’t want to risk gluten poisoning! What to do?

I used to assume that wasabi was gluten free, but then I started wondering, so I started asking. Not content with the answer at just one sushi restaurant I started asking about the gluten free status of wasabi at every sushi restaurant I went to. [click to continue…]

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Gluten Allergy Contamination Sushi

by Allergy Guy

If you have gluten allergy or celiac disease, Sushi is normally safe, but choose carefully.

There are precautions you must take, such as choosing safe items and bring your own gluten-free soy sauce.

I’ve been lulled into complacency and today had a disaster which I will share with you so you can avoid gluten contamination when eating sushi. [click to continue…]

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Gluten Free Diet Experiment In Progress

by Allergy Guy

A Gluten free diet experiment is one way to see if you have celiac disease or a gluten allergy.  Here is an example of a an early and pre-diagnosed gluten experience.

This article was originally a comment posted under the Gluten Free Success Story for 37 Year Old Woman.  It could be gluten allergy or celiac disease. Here’s Tonja’s story: [click to continue…]

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