Wheat allergy: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Options.
There are few cases of food allergies in Indian states like Punjab. These kinds of allergies make your immune system overreact to them. You must seek Wheat allergy treatment in Punjab if you have a severe wheat allergy.
How to find out about the allergy
It’s easy for a person to find out about food allergies. In case of wheat allergy, if you eat wheat-made products anytime or inhale wheat flour, you will experience allergic reactions like cough and uninterrupted sneezing. The symptoms may be worse in some cases.
The initial step in wheat allergy:
Suppose you have found out that you are a wheat-allergic person. First of all, eat food items made from something other than wheat. You can easily avoid wheat-made things at home, but you must be careful when eating outside.
Why does a person get a wheat allergy?
If your body sees wheat as an outside element, like bacteria and viruses, it will start reacting with them, which can be very deadly regarding your health. Your body’s reaction to wheat may cause swelling in your throat and lead to many other diseases like respiratory problems.
Symptoms related to wheat allergy:
If you are talking about the symptoms of wheat allergic problems in your body, then the following are a few symptoms listed.
- Hives
- Skin rash
- Nausea
- Stomach cramps
- Sneezing
- Headache
- Asthma
- Stuffy nose
- Anaphylaxis
There are many more symptoms that you can see during the wheat allergy. Those are a few major, and among them, Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening symptom. This may cause tightness in your throat and chest, swallowing trouble, and skin changes in color.
Proteins in wheat
There are mainly four types of proteins present in wheat.
- Albumin
- Globulin
- Gliadin
- Gluten
Wheat consumption might be dangerous for your health if you get allergic to these proteins.
Avoid those foods:
If you are wheat allergic following is a list of some wheat made food:
- Bread
- Cakes
- Breakfast cereal
- Pasta
- Farina
- Semolina
There are much more on the list, but the most important thing is to avoid those four proteins found in wheat and, obviously, wheat-made food items.
The family factor of allergy:
Yes, you might get a wheat allergy if any close relation in your family has a wheat allergy. Sometimes the weak immune system of a toddler also becomes the reason for the wheat allergy, but some children outpass it by age 15, but some continue it.
Treatment and conclusion:
Avoiding wheat foods is the best prevention you can take while allergic to wheat. There is no such medication for treating wheat allergy in conventional medicines and treatment. But there are a few drugs, like Antihistamines and Epinephrine, which are traditional medications to reduce the pain caused due to allergic reactions. But if you want to explore the homeopathic alternative because, in many cases, it seems much more effective than conventional medication, you can go to Dr. Bindra’s Superspeciality Homeopathy Clinic.
