Question 1

how does eating too much wheat hurt someone with celiac disease?

Accepted Answer

Need to avoid wheat: If one is diagnosed with celiac disease then avoidance of grains is imperative in order to avoid short term and long term complications of this disease.

Question 2

does eating too much wheat cause celiac disease or a wheat allergy?

Accepted Answer

No: Both conditions are mostly genetically determined. There is no benefit and possibly harm in avoiding gluten when you don't have intolerance to gluten/wheat, or a wheat allergy.

Question 3

i'm worried because my best to fix my diet. will eating too much products with wheat in eat hurt me, what do you suggest?

Accepted Answer

Balance: Balance intake of grains, fruits, vegetables, meats &amp; other forms of proteins.  Eating too many simple carbohydrates isn't recommended.

Question 4

what happens if a celiac eats wheat?

Accepted Answer

Various symptoms: When patients with celiac disease eats gluten, they get "villious atrophy", the finger-like projections in their small intestine shrink and fail to properly absorb nutrients.  This can result in symptoms of: "1) those due to malabsorption, and (2) those due to malnutrition including vitamin and mineral defiencies".

Question 5

should i eat wheat or grains or not?

Accepted Answer

Yes, unless...: Yes, eat grains, unless one's body does not do well with grains (such as having an allergy to certain grains). Humans evolved over thousands of years with grains in their diet, so the human body generally likes grains.

Question 6

how do i know if i'm allergic to wheat?

Accepted Answer

Testing: See an allergist and allow them to perform skin testing and blood testing. Last step would be a food challenge. Or you could simply eliminate all wheat products from your diet and see if that helps.

Question 7

is eating a lot of wheat thins and hummus bad?

Accepted Answer

Wheat Thins not best: It's all relative. Wheat thins are high-carb foods rich in gluten, which is pro-inflammatory & stimulates appetite. They contain soybean oil & high fructose corn syrup which are likely from gmo sources & thus best avoided! hummus is a fairly healthy food choice. I would keep the hummus & choose healthier crackers-i like mary's gone crackers which are organic, gluten-free with seeds & healthy fats.

Question 8

how is spelt related to wheat? allergic to both

Accepted Answer

A type of wheat: Spelt is a type of wheat. It shares common allergens with wheat so it's not a surprise that you are allergic to both. Alternative grains include rice, potato, quinoa, buckwheat, arrowroot, and manioc (poi).

Question 9

is wheat really bad for you or is this just a new diet craze?

Accepted Answer

Too much is bad: Too much wheat is bad for everybody. There is also a small percentage of people that ate highly allergic to glutens and gliadins. These people must avoid all wheat. So yes, this is somewhat a fad.

Question 10

is it possible to become un-allergic to wheat or other things?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Most children with allergies to wheat, milk, and eggs lose their allergies over time.  20% of peanut allergic kids develop tolerance naturally.
Allergists are learning to promote tolerance as well, through a procedure called oral immunotherapy.

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