Description
Wheat Allergy is a disease of the Metabolism.
The allergic reaction to Food products containing wheat is Wheat Allergy.
It is an Autoimmune Disease. The Immune System or our body's defense mechanism, releases antibodies to fight the Foreign substances, not beneficial to us.
Wheat contains many proteins. An individual may be allergic to any one of them. It will probably take a life time to isolate that protein. The solution may be to avoid wheat and wheat products.
However, the main culprit is Gluten. Try to eliminate that first. Eat Gluten free food. If it works, you have found your weak spot. Take action accordingly.
Our Immune System is perfect. It does not make mistakes. Then what happened. Why does it identify Gluten as an enemy. The original wheat grown thousands of years ago had a DNA which the body cognized as friendly. Over the years man played with the genes of wheat and mutation took place. Pesticides took part in the mutation. The present day wheat is no longer a friend of man and hence rejected. Hence the allergy. QED.
Some scientists allege that Wheat was never meant to be a food for humans.
When you eat wheat or wheat products, and you cannot identify the protein to which you are allergic, we will say you are allergic to wheat.
If, you are positively marked as allergic to Gluten, then we will say you are suffering from a disease called Celiac disease and or Gluten Intolerance. It is dealt with separately on this portal.
Note 1. There are other cereals that contain Gluten. It is not necessary that you are allergic to Wheat only. If you are Gluten intolerant then you may be allergic to other cereals as well.
Food Products that contain Wheat are...
Beer
Breads
Cakes
Cereals
Pasta
Ketchup
Donuts
Soya Sauce
Ice Cream Cones
Grounded Spices
Buckwheat Flour
Frozen and Canned Vegetables Made by the mixture of sauces
Causes of Wheat Allergy
Eating Wheat or Wheat Products.