Food Allergies Treatment

Question by : What is the difference between a wheat and gluten intolerance?
I was on a low carb diet and did not eat any breads for the past month and I felt great! My stomach pains, bloating, and constipation, and lethargy went away. As soon as I began introducing bread in small amounts back into my diet, I started to get the same symptoms again that I have had my whole life. I am thinking it is an allergy or intolerance. I have talked to my doctor in the past and she said to try an elimination diet to see what is bothering me…which I did.
Are there tests that say which it is?

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Answer by likestosave
wheat and gluten are one in the same

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Question by Timen M: If I am allergic to gluten or wheat, how long will I have to stop eating it to see a difference in symptoms?
its really hard to distinguish a food allergy or intolerance :/

I think I may be allergic or intolerant to gluten, wheat, or something. But if I stop eating wheat or gluten, how long will I have to not eat it to see my symptoms being relieved?

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Answer by Guadelupe
My teacher had to stop eating gluten or wheat for a week to see the difference. She told us that it varies. Her doctor told her a month.
I would give it a week to a month.

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Question by sui_19: So what’s the difference between food allergy and food intolerance?
If I have a food allergy can I also be those types of food intolerant?
Please explain it in your own words, I can read a definition in the encyclopedia as well. An answer from a doctor would be highly appreciated here.

(The reason I am asking this question is that I am trying to maybe somehow assess whether if I have IBS and food allergies I may be wheat/glutem intolerant. And I have heard many people with IBS are gluten/wheat intolerant. Maybe finding this out would make my life easier.)

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Answer by Nursen’
An allergy has the potential to affect the whole body. When you’re sick with an infection your body will make stuff to fight it off, just like when you have an allergy your body sees it as an invasion and tries to “fight it off”. An intolerance generally involves just the digestive tract and is caused mainly by a lack of a specific enzyme that breaks down a specific food. The symptoms are also generally different, Allergy: hives, itchy, swelling, difficulty breathing… Intolerance (GI manifestations): diarrhea or constipation, nausea, vomiting… Allergies are life threatening whereas an intolerance is generally not. I hope that helps

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Question by toydesign: what is the difference between a wheat allergy and a gluten allergy (gluten intolerant)? Which is Celiacs?

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Answer by mysticduder
celiac dis. is a gluten intolerance. I guess you could be allergic to another protein in wheat other than gluten.

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Question by ?CLO-MO?: whats the difference between wheat intolerance and wheat allergy?

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Answer by Out of control
I’ve seen it described as allergy meaning you’d get a rash or something you can obviously see. Intolerance is a little harder to identify since it may give you stomach problems or headaches that you don’t associate to the food.

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