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Wheat allergy

Index Wheat allergy

Wheat allergy is an allergy to wheat which typically presents itself as a food allergy, but can also be a contact allergy resulting from occupational exposure. [1]

42 relations: Allergen, Baker, Barley, Bread, Breakfast cereal, Coeliac disease, Durum, Einkorn wheat, Emmer, Eucharist, Flour, Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act, Food allergy, Fructose malabsorption, Gluten, Gluten immunochemistry, Gluten-free diet, Gluten-related disorders, Healthy diet, Hygiene hypothesis, Irritable bowel syndrome, Khorasan wheat, List of allergens, List of diets, List of diseases (W), List of MeSH codes (C20), List of Shark Tank episodes, Millet, No-win situation, Non-celiac gluten sensitivity, Oat sensitivity, Outline of immunology, Pasta, Rice noodles, Rye, Shampoo, Spelt, Start (cereal), Triticale, Triticeae glutens, Wheat, Whole grain.

Allergen

An allergen is a type of antigen that produces an abnormally vigorous immune response in which the immune system fights off a perceived threat that would otherwise be harmless to the body.

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Baker

A baker is someone who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made using an oven or other concentrated heat source.

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Barley

Barley (Hordeum vulgare), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally.

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Bread

Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour and water, usually by baking.

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Breakfast cereal

Breakfast cereal is a food product made from processed cereal grains that is often eaten as a breakfast in primarily Western societies.

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Coeliac disease

Coeliac disease, also spelled celiac disease, is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the small intestine.

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Durum

Durum wheat, also called pasta wheat or macaroni wheat (Triticum durum or Triticum turgidum subsp. durum), is a tetraploid species of wheat.

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Einkorn wheat

Einkorn wheat (from German Einkorn, literally "single grain") can refer either to the wild species of wheat, Triticum boeoticum, or to the domesticated form, Triticum monococcum.

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Emmer

Emmer wheat, also known as farro especially in Italy, or hulled wheat, is a type of awned wheat.

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Eucharist

The Eucharist (also called Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper, among other names) is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches and an ordinance in others.

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Flour

Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains or roots and used to make many different foods.

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Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act

The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) is a United States law that requires all food labels in the United States to list ingredients that may cause allergic reactions, and was effective as of January 1, 2006.

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Food allergy

A food allergy is an abnormal immune response to food.

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Fructose malabsorption

Fructose malabsorption, formerly named "dietary fructose intolerance" (DFI), is a digestive disorder in which absorption of fructose is impaired by deficient fructose carriers in the small intestine's enterocytes.

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Gluten

Gluten (from Latin gluten, "glue") is a composite of storage proteins termed prolamins and glutelins and stored together with starch in the endosperm (which nourishes the embryonic plant during germination) of various cereal (grass) grains.

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Gluten immunochemistry

The immunochemistry of ''Triticeae'' glutens is important in several inflammatory diseases.

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Gluten-free diet

A gluten-free diet (GFD) is a diet that strictly excludes gluten, a mixture of proteins found in wheat and related grains, including barley, rye, oat, and all their species and hybrids (such as spelt, kamut, and triticale).

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Gluten-related disorders

Gluten-related disorders is the umbrella term for all diseases triggered by gluten.

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Healthy diet

A healthy diet is a diet that helps to maintain or improve overall health.

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Hygiene hypothesis

In medicine, the hygiene hypothesis states a lack of early childhood exposure to infectious agents, symbiotic microorganisms (such as the gut flora or probiotics), and parasites increases susceptibility to allergic diseases by suppressing the natural development of the immune system.

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Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a group of symptoms—including abdominal pain and changes in the pattern of bowel movements without any evidence of underlying damage.

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Khorasan wheat

Khorasan wheat or Oriental wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. turanicum also called Triticum turanicum), commercially known as kamut, is a tetraploid wheat species.

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List of allergens

This is a list of allergies, which includes the allergen, potential reactions, and a brief description of the cause where applicable.

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List of diets

An individual's diet is the sum of food and drink that he or she habitually consumes.

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List of diseases (W)

This is a list of diseases starting with the letter "W".

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List of MeSH codes (C20)

The following is a list of the "C" codes for MeSH.

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List of Shark Tank episodes

Shark Tank is an American reality television series produced by Mark Burnett.

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Millet

Millets (/ˈmɪlɪts/) are a group of highly variable small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food.

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No-win situation

A no-win situation, also called a “lose-lose situation”, is one where a person has choices, but no choice leads to a net gain.

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Non-celiac gluten sensitivity

Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) or gluten sensitivity is defined as "a clinical entity induced by the ingestion of gluten leading to intestinal and/or extraintestinal symptoms that improve once the gluten-containing foodstuff is removed from the diet, and celiac disease and wheat allergy have been excluded".

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Oat sensitivity

Oat sensitivity represents a sensitivity to the proteins found in oats, Avena sativa.

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Outline of immunology

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to immunology: Immunology is the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms.

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Pasta

Pasta is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine, with the first reference dating to 1154 in Sicily.

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Rice noodles

Rice noodles, or simply rice noodle, are noodles that are made from rice.

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Rye

Rye (Secale cereale) is a grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop and a forage crop.

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Shampoo

Shampoo is a hair care product, typically in the form of a viscous liquid, that is used for cleaning hair.

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Spelt

Spelt (Triticum spelta; Triticum dicoccum), also known as dinkel wheat or hulled wheat, is a species of wheat cultivated since approximately 5000 BC.

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Start (cereal)

Start was a breakfast cereal which was produced by Kellogg's in the UK from the mid-1980s until 2018.

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Triticale

Triticale (× Triticosecale), is a hybrid of wheat (Triticum) and rye (Secale) first bred in laboratories during the late 19th century in Scotland and Germany.

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Triticeae glutens

Gluten is the seed storage protein in mature wheat seeds (and in the seeds of closely related species).

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Wheat

Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain which is a worldwide staple food.

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Whole grain

A whole grain is a grain of any cereal and pseudocereal that contains the endosperm, germ, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_allergy

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