| Food allergy remains one of the most | | | | minerals do not go to the body. The kids |
| persistent forms of allergic reaction. | | | | end up looking thin, pale and have no |
| No one knows why people have certain | | | | energy at all. |
| allergic responses to different types of | | | | In adults, gluten allergy symptoms are |
| food. But it is a fact that once a | | | | similar, with loss of weight, diarrhea |
| person is exposed to the food allergen, | | | | or constipation complicating the |
| the symptoms will surely follow. | | | | disease. Aside from this, adults often |
| Gluten allergy is a food allergy that | | | | complain about depression, extreme |
| makes the sufferer sensitive to gluten. | | | | fatigue, lethargy, bone pain and ulcers |
| Coeliac disease is a health condition in | | | | in the sufferer's mouth. |
| the small intestine. What happens to a | | | | Treatment |
| person with gluten allergy is once the | | | | Treatment for gluten allergies begins |
| allergen comes in contact with the small | | | | like all other food allergy, avoiding |
| intestine, it causes the immune system | | | | contact with the allergen. There are |
| to attack the lining of the bowel. | | | | certain food substitutes for gluten |
| This attack on the small intestine's | | | | allergy sufferers like using sunflower |
| lining of the gluten allergy sufferer | | | | oil instead of the usual cooking oil and |
| weakens the stomach and can cause | | | | drinking wines instead of beer. |
| serious health problems in the future. | | | | There are medications available to these |
| The delicate lining is responsible for | | | | sufferers. But unlike other food |
| the absorption of nutrients and vitamins | | | | allergies that show external symptoms |
| in our body. Once it is weakened, we | | | | like rashes, gluten allergy destroys |
| lose our capacity to effectively turn | | | | from the inside, making diagnosis and |
| food into energy, | | | | detection hard. Oral medication can help |
| Gluten allergy starts at a young age, | | | | ease the pain from the small intestine |
| right after the weaning period and the | | | | and vitamin supplements must also be |
| mother is feeding the baby with cereals. | | | | taken along with it. |
| There are no specific reasons why a | | | | Gluten allergy prevention |
| person develops the gluten allergy but | | | | Gluten allergy sufferers are asked to be |
| when it happens, the only thing the | | | | vigilant in monitoring their diet. |
| gluten allergy sufferer can do is avoid | | | | Reading the labels for anything with |
| gluten at all cost. | | | | wheat is a good start. Self-discipline |
| Symptoms of Gluten Allergy | | | | is the key to beating gluten allergy. |
| Gluten is usually found in wheat | | | | The food selection for coeliac disease |
| products. Breads, pasta and other baked | | | | sufferers is still varied like fruits, |
| goods can be considered dangerous to a | | | | salads and vegetables, rice, corn, nuts, |
| person with gluten allergy. Biscuits, | | | | meat and chicken eggs and dairy |
| pastries, breakfast cereals and instant | | | | products, fish and seafood. |
| soups and sauces also have gluten. The | | | | What could be the worst-case scenario |
| symptoms of a gluten allergy differ from | | | | for gluten allergy sufferers? If left |
| children and adults. | | | | untreated, coeliac disease can result in |
| Children with gluten allergy may suffer | | | | anemia, bone disease and some form of |
| from slow physical growth, weight loss, | | | | cancer. The best advise is to steer |
| with poor appetite. Gluten allergic | | | | clear of gluten-laden foods. The more |
| symptoms also include vomiting and | | | | the person does not intake gluten, the |
| diarrhea. Because the small intestine's | | | | better their chances of not having a |
| lining is damaged, the vitamins and | | | | serious health problem in the future. |