I think I'm allergic to wheat

jsmjboertlein
jsmjboertlein Posts: 267
edited September 25 in Food and Nutrition
OK, My son has severe celiacs disease and is also allergic to wheat. His CD almost killed him 2 years ago. So I try to keep wheat out of the house. I had stopped eating it altogether because of him. Because if I ate it and then kisseed him he'd get violently ill to the point of spitting up blood and getting hives all over his body. Lately I've been having sandwiches and I notice everytime I eat em my lips swell and tingle and get hot. Am I allergic to wheat too? I'm also super duper tired suddenly too. I don't have money to go to the Dr. and get allergy tested. This never happened before that I know of but I have always had horrid severe allergies my whole life to like everything.

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  • bella_baby
    bella_baby Posts: 22
    It sounds like you may be having some sort of reaction to the wheat. I have recently chosen to go gluten free due to a health concern, and even though it's only been a couple of weeks, I feel a lot better. If I were you, I'd stick to avoiding wheat for the time being until you can go get tested.
  • sabrinafaith
    sabrinafaith Posts: 607 Member
    I would assume you are allergic and unless there was another food in the sandwich that you aren't used to. That's a pretty severe allergy.
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    I searched for a hometest for celiac

    http://www.glutenpro.com/store.php

    There might be more hometests out there. Good luck. It is very possible that you are since your son is, and it has been linked genetically.
  • jsmjboertlein
    jsmjboertlein Posts: 267
    Ya so I just grabbed a handful of cereal with wheat and the same thing happened and I started wheezing. Guess I'm going gluten free again. And now I'm itchy all over
  • bella_baby
    bella_baby Posts: 22
    I have a friend who knows about gluten and she said that completely detoxing from gluten wipes it from your body and you develop a high chance of forming an allergy to it, so when you want to eat a sandwich, your body freaks out because it doesn't accept the gluten anymore. It sounds like this is what has happened.
  • jonathandavid_t
    jonathandavid_t Posts: 107 Member
    If you are getting allergic-type symptoms with wheat-based products, there's a reasonable chance you're allergic to it.

    It might be celiac disease.

    If you get a confirmed diagnosis from a doctor, the "treatment" is a 100% gluten-free diet. Forever. This reduces the risk of lymphoma (cancer).

    If you can't afford to see a doctor (and have the necessary investigations) then you have to balance up the benefits of just living as if you had the diagnosis (although it wouldn't be official, which might actually be a benefit if you want life insurance etc.) compared to the disadvantage of not being able to enjoy wheat-based products -- but it doesn't sound like you're *enjoying* them if they make you feel unwell like this anyway!
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