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What is the difference between an allergy to gluten, and an allergy to wheat?

April 26, 2017ALLERGY difference gluten wheat

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What is the difference between an allergy to gluten, and an allergy to wheat?

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Thanks, Greg. A: Greg, gluten is a polypeptide found in grains including wheat, oat, barley, rye, spelt, kamut & triticale. Gluten is also found in many other foods, which contain these grains, or is added as a thickening agent. Sensitivity to gluten is also called Celiac disease, while sensitivity to wheat alone has no special name. One can be sensitive to gluten, where you do not tolerate wheat and the other grains, or sensitive to wheat (tolerating other gluten grains). As many as 1 in 200 people have gluten sensitivity, but are unaware of it. Although it was previously only diagnosed with a biopsy, now inexpensive blood & saliva tests are available. For more information visit the website celiac.com (recommended by many of my patients). For more information about natural medicine, or past articles, visit our website at www.ncoh.net Have a great month! For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact the Northwest Center for Optimal Health at (360) 651-9355.