Anyone with a wheat allergy....what do I need to avoid?

[dameofdilemma]

Bread obvs (but rye bread is ok though I think?).
Pasta
Breakfast cereal (but porridge ok?)
Biscuits (at least Nairns choc chip are ok phew!)

Anything else?

Have been looking on line but a lot of info mixes up gluten and wheat allergies and I've only been diagnosed as allergic to wheat.

Did your doctor not advise you or refer you to a dietician?

Wheat contains gluten true coeliacs can not have any gluten containing grain. Rye is one the gluten containing grains.
How have you been diagnosed? Usually when diagnosed by doctors you are given access to a dietician and extensive advice of how to be gluten free.

You would need to read the label of everything you eat. Wheat is added to lots of food. It’s used to thicken some soups, sauces, gravy but not all. Some cold meats can have wheat starch added. It’s not always obvious some brands will add it some won’t.

You will need to find gluten free porridge. It's not great.

Rye bread has gluten in it.

I can’t eat any wheat either. I have normal porridge oats for breakfast or there’s granola (check labels though) cornflakes or Rice Krispies.
Can’t eat Marmite, lots of crisps have added wheat (Walker’s Sensations, Frazzles, etc) Liquorice Allsorts, soups.
It’s in bloody everything and I won’t buy wheat free stuff cos it’s expensive and rarely as good as the thing it’s trying to replicate.

Stayathome- It's only wheat not gluten I'm allergic to - so porridge is ok I hope?
That's what I'm finding confusing. The online advice seems to assume everyone who is allergic to wheat is also allergic to gluten ( and I guess lots of people are?). I don't want to restrict my diet more than I have to though.

Lonecat- Had a blood test on advice of consultant and she sent the results today, am seeing her Monday.
It's eczema (not a stomach upset type thing) if that makes sense.

Biggs - crisps??? Bizarre...

I can avoid ready meals and tend to make my own sauces for cooking (mostly) but guess will have to start asking about food when I eat out.

So an intolerance not an allergy?

Cutaneous coeliac disease in which case you should be avoiding all gluten.

Normal porridge oats are often contaminated with other grains. Gluten free porridge oats are harvested and handled by equipment that is only used for porridge oats. Oats themselves do not contain gluten it is the contaminates usually barley and wheat which are the problem.
The oddity for me is supermarket pates the vast majority of them contain wheat as a bulking agent.

I purchase a lot from small farm shops that often have excellent gluten free ranges.

I'm really confused....will ask my consultant whether its just wheat or also gluten. Am praying it isn't gluten too.

The blood test results only say 'an allergic tendency' and she advises 'reducing exposure'. Gluten isn't mentioned.

The cat (and dog) allergy is much worse (maximum allergy rating of 6) and given dd would never forgive me if I gave the cat away that's going to be harder to manage. Never did like the cat!

If only advised to ‘reduce exposure’ I imagine you will be able to tolerate products with just a small amount of wheat, it’ll be the breads, pastas, etc that you need to avoid.

DH has gluten intolerance (negative for coeliac) and eating salt and vinegar crisps (for example) will make him sick and in pain for days. He has to be very careful and examine all food labels. I would imagine you won’t have to be so careful, fingers crossed anyway.

Wheat is one of the more common allergies in young children and excema can be a key symptom - Google non ige allergy. It's a different part of the immune system than anaphylaxis etc but as the immune system is involved it still counts as an allergy.

Wheat is a top 14 allergen so has to be labelled in food items so unfortunately it's a case of checking labels. It does get easier after the first couple of months when you have a much better idea of what sort of stuff ok and what isn't. Someone in my office is wheat intolerant (not allergic) and she eats gluten free when out so it's not too difficult.