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Wheat Allergy/celiac Disease

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Since my Open Original Shared Link, I have gotten an appointment with the G.I. that did my colonoscopy. It's not till the 11th, so I'm trying to be patient and not change my diet, so as not to mess with the blood work...even though I really feel like I would feel much better if I just started eating gluten-free.

I get weekly allergy injections, so it occurred to me to get a list of the things that I'm allergic to today. Wheat was one of them! It wasn't the highest on my list, but it was close (2 points difference). Higher ones were corn, coconut, eggs, milk, and peanuts...but soy and yeast were also there.

To me, it makes total sense that the allergins that I tested for with allergies would also be giving me problems intestinally. Am I thinking right? Will showing the G.I. my allergy test results hold any weight? Could my problems JUST be food allergies and not Celiac Disease?

At one point, the Allergist (ENT) started me on food drops (not injections), but they seemed to be giving me intestinal issues (constipation, then diarrea)...which also makes sense, because the syrum is made up of the things you are allergic to--to build up a tolerance to them. My "inhalent" allergies are so bad, though, he wanted to get those under control, so we stopped the food drops and haven't started them back up.

What do you guys think?

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You could be allergic and intolerant.

I had allergy tests done and found out I was allergic to wheat/gluten/gliadin/soy and dairy among others.

I then went through enterolab for everything they offer and found that I was intolerant to gluten and soy but not dairy.

An intolerance to something means you can't ever eat it again, whereas an allergy is something that you may be able to get your body to forget by not eating it for at least 2 months, preferably 6 or longer and then adding that food back in and seeing if you have an allergic reaction to it. You would need to drop all the foods you tested allergic to for this to work.

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Since my Open Original Shared Link, I have gotten an appointment with the G.I. that did my colonoscopy. It's not till the 11th, so I'm trying to be patient and not change my diet, so as not to mess with the blood work...even though I really feel like I would feel much better if I just started eating gluten-free.

I get weekly allergy injections, so it occurred to me to get a list of the things that I'm allergic to today. Wheat was one of them! It wasn't the highest on my list, but it was close (2 points difference). Higher ones were corn, coconut, eggs, milk, and peanuts...but soy and yeast were also there.

To me, it makes total sense that the allergins that I tested for with allergies would also be giving me problems intestinally. Am I thinking right? Will showing the G.I. my allergy test results hold any weight? Could my problems JUST be food allergies and not Celiac Disease?

At one point, the Allergist (ENT) started me on food drops (not injections), but they seemed to be giving me intestinal issues (constipation, then diarrea)...which also makes sense, because the syrum is made up of the things you are allergic to--to build up a tolerance to them. My "inhalent" allergies are so bad, though, he wanted to get those under control, so we stopped the food drops and haven't started them back up.

What do you guys think?

Allergy and intolerance are two different things, but allergies can give you GI symptoms just the same. I've seen my allergies change over my lifetime. Food wise, I've since outgrown my peanut allergy, but have developed food allergies related to my severe Birch pollen allergy: all raw tree fruit, almonds & halzelnuts. From what I understand it's unusual to outgrow something like a peanut allergy, but to keep it out of your diet for a long period of time could help. Apparently, once you "outgrow" a food allergen, you need to keep ingesting it to remain free from allergy to that particular food.

Knowing that you are allergic to wheat should mean something to your G.I. I think it's reason enough to eliminate it from your diet regardless of your gluten intolerance/celiac status. Also, if you eliminate your food allergens from your diet, you may actually see some improvement with your inhaled allergies as well. Personally, I think it's hard on your body to continue to bombard it with allergens...giving it a break could be a good thing.

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You could have gluten intolerance and a wheat allergy.

plantime Contributor
plantime
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I have multiple respiratory allergies that cause severe nasal symptoms. The worst was the congestion. No drug on the market could wipe out my congestion. When I stopped eating gluten, the congestion went away. It was an intolerant reaction to the gluten. You could very well have the same complication.

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mouse
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I tested positive for a wheat allergy and also positive for Celiac Disease.

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