Has anyone quit Whole Wheat breads because of hives?

kshama2001 wrote: »

snickerscharlie wrote: »

Anthem76 wrote: »

Go organic. Wheat is sprayed with roundup (glysophate) post-harvest as a desiccant.

Source?

I didn't post that, and am not defending it, but was curious, and found this, which refers to pre-harvest dessication:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_desiccation

Yeah, I saw that, but looking into it further, it seems to not be the common practice that the person claimed it to be, which is why I asked her for sources.

Her "Wheat is sprayed with roundup (glysophate) post-harvest as a desiccant" implies that ALL non-organic wheat is treated this way, which doesn't appear to be at all accurate.

I have a wheat germ allergy so yes absolutely. When exposed to wheat of any kind (grain and grass) I will break out in hives that itch. When I scratch them they turn to blisters than burn. It’s awful.

My allergy was confirmed with a quick prick test at a doctors office. If you think you have a similar allergy I’d suggest getting tested immediately. It took me 3yr of different blood work and auto immune panels before discovering I had hashimotos and a wheat allergy - both of which went undiagnosed or treated because the incorrect things were tested.

I can tell you that cutting out wheat if you aren’t allergic is nothing I would ever suggest doing. It is literally in everything! Wheat is in soy sauce, some ketchup, and even salad dressing - all kinds of places you’d never expect. If you have a genuine allergy you can’t have any of those things.