Food Allergies Treatment

Question by Memento Mori: For people with wheat and/or gluten allergies…?
do you ever have obsessive compulsive symptoms? Or anger issue? I used to zone out really easy too, my eyes would just lose focus and it would look like i was staring at something but i was just thinking.

Because i recently stopped eating wheat and my OCD symptoms went away. I was very surprised by this, I always thought I had serious OCD because I couldn’t control the direction of my thoughts and i have an overactive imagination so sometimes sounds get heard as auditory hallucinations i guess. Might have something to do with my memory though, i can remember sights and smells from my childhood but the memories get dimmer with each day that passes. I was in a car accident 5 years ago and they found some short-term memory difficulty but it could’ve been my undiagnosed ADHD-Inactive (should still be called ADD since there is no hyperactivity).

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Answer by Jenny
Well, I’m not sure if I have any OCD symptoms, but I do have Celiac Sprue, and I think that OCD is a symptom of untreated Celiac. You might want to do a little research on that though, I’m not 100% sure.

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Question by Me, myself, & I: Anyone who knows about gluten allergies!!!! Please Help!!?
My 6 year old son has been hospitalized twice since birth because of the severe reaction he has to milk products. Both times we couldnt understand how he got so sick, because everyone knows not to give him milk products. (Thinking back over the past 6 yrs i dont recall an allergy test being done.)

I have recently noticed that he seems to get extreme bloating, diarrhea, and (last nite, vomiting) after eating wheat products, and i am thinking that maybe it is a gluten allergy not a milk allergy(or maybe both). I wonder if the two allergies are similar and if they are often mistaken for one another. If anyone knows anything about this topic, i’d love some insight. My baby is miserable, its killing me!

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Answer by SUZE H
Please visit www.celiac.org
A person who is allergic to gluten has Celiac disease. It’s highly treatable with diet and common sense. The website will give you all the info you need.

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Question by panatha: does glucose syrup (from wheat) contain gluten?
I have had ceoliac disease since i was 2years old. I have been ‘trained’ to avoid anything to do with wheat which is generally pretty easy to determine. I read an article somewhere which stated that although glucose syrup (from wheat) is saying it says it contains wheat, the glucose syrup is so highly processed that it actually does not contain gluten. Curious I asked my gastroentoroligist and he said that the article was right and I can have it without a reaction. This makes sense as most ‘no frills’ supermarket brands have now got an ‘allergy advice’ part on their label which say whther it has gluten and recently i was reading the ingredients on ice cream that said glucose syrup from wheat and yet in the allergy advice section it said that it only contained milk. Unfortunately, my ‘training’ refuses to allow my brain to believe that I can actually eat it despite it having wheat.. Just wanted to get some more answers on this interesting dillema.. Is it gluten free?

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Answer by meg3742
I understand your hesitancy. I am the same way. I tend to avoid anything labeled as derived from wheat, even if it is considered “safe”. Wheat starch is also considered to be safe, yet I react to it. So for me, if I came across something with glucose syrup derived from wheat, I would not eat it. Yet I see posts from others who say they are fine. I believe it is a matter of individual sensitivity.

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Question by nanananaheyheyheygoodbye<3: how long for gluten free diet to work?
i am starting a gluten free diet b/c i think i have an allergy to wheat in the form of hives.
how long will it take to help me? three weeks? a month? three months?

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Answer by Shopaholic Chick
it depends on your body it may be just a matter of a few days before it starts helping you – you can be tested for a gluten tollerance testing – see an allergist to be sure thats what it is

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Question by Richard: can spelt bread be eaten by people on gluten free diets?
i came up with a 100% spelt flour recipe for a couple friends with wheat allergies, and I am wondering if it can also be eaten by people on gluten free diets. There is no wheat flour in this bread at all. It is just yeast, spelt flour, water, a bit of honey and thats about it!

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Answer by Sugar Pie
Yes. Splet does not contain gluten.

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