Re: About wheat

[Guest guest]

I think both of you are right. However, I think that

quite a few people with food intolerances (the

inability to digest something) also have allergic

reactions as part of their symptoms.

I base this comment on my participation in a celiac

discussion group. Some of the participants report no

or few symptoms when they accidentally ingest gluten.

Some have digestive problems, and some -- like me --

have skin symptoms. A smaller handful report their

throat burning, eyes irritated, nose running,

flushing, pulse racing etc., etc., etc. when they come

into contact with gluten.

I theorize that after years of contact with a protein

the body can't digest, the body builds up a

histamine-type response, because it views the protein

as a " foreign invader " . The closest analogy I can come

with is a hairstylist developing an allergic reaction

to hairdye after years of constant contact. This isn't

the best analogy, however, because hairdye doesn't sit

in the GI tract, undigested ...

Suzi

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[Guest guest]

I think both of you are right. However, I think that

quite a few people with food intolerances (the

inability to digest something) also have allergic

reactions as part of their symptoms.

I base this comment on my participation in a celiac

discussion group. Some of the participants report no

or few symptoms when they accidentally ingest gluten.

Some have digestive problems, and some -- like me --

have skin symptoms. A smaller handful report their

throat burning, eyes irritated, nose running,

flushing, pulse racing etc., etc., etc. when they come

into contact with gluten.

I theorize that after years of contact with a protein

the body can't digest, the body builds up a

histamine-type response, because it views the protein

as a " foreign invader " . The closest analogy I can come

with is a hairstylist developing an allergic reaction

to hairdye after years of constant contact. This isn't

the best analogy, however, because hairdye doesn't sit

in the GI tract, undigested ...

Suzi

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