The facts about wheat allergies and the power of Wheat Component testing.
Did you know that?
- Ingested wheat can cause wheat allergies in both children and adults
- Wheat is a grass, and one of the most common causes of food allergy in children 1
- Wheat allergy can lead to gastro-intestinal symptoms such as abdominal cramps and diarrhoea
- Wheat allergy is mainly seen in children and is commonly outgrown by school-age 2
- In teenagers and adults, anaphylaxis may result from ingestion of wheat in conjunction with exercise or other situations when the body is stressed 1,3
- Some patients with wheat allergy may react to other cereals such as rye and barley due to cross-reactivity between gluten proteins 4
- Some grass allergic children can be misdiagnosed as wheat allergic 5
To avoid misdiagnosis, speak to your doctor about Wheat Component allergy blood tests
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1. Palosuo K. Update on wheat hypersensitivity. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2003 Jun; 3(3):205-9. 2. Keet CA et al. The natural history of wheat allergy. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol.2009 May; 102(5):410-5. 3. Inomata N. Wheat allerfy. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Mar 21. 4.Jones SM et al. Immunologic cross-reactivity among cereal grains and grasses in children with food hypersensitivity. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1995 Sep; 96(3):341-51. 5. Matricardi PM et al. Primary versus secondary immunoglobulin E sensitization to soy and wheat in the Multi-Centre Allergy Study cohort. Clin Exp Allergy. 2008 Mar; 38(3):493-500.
