Eating bread and noodles will lead to diarrhea and itchy skin. How is this? Allergists reminded that people who usually like to eat wheat products such as bread and noodles, or often eat wheat such as barley and oats, will have diarrhea, and the cause cannot be found. It may be caused by gluten allergy. People who are allergic to gluten must avoid eating wheat products, including barley, oats and rye, which will also worsen the disease.

Clinically, it is found that many patients have long-term diarrhea without finding the cause, or they have iron deficiency anemia all the time without internal bleeding, and their skin will itch and blister, but their hands and feet can't find the cause. About 1% of people will have celiac disease after eating gluten food, or celiac disease. At present, there have been tests for gluten allergy, which will help to find out the causes of allergies.

People who are allergic to gluten should avoid eating wheat products

What is gluten? Add water to flour, knead it into dough, and then rinse it with tap water to remove starch and fiber. The remaining protein mixture is called gluten. Wu Zhenghan, an allergist in Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, pointed out that the cause of gluten allergy is that the human intestine produces an immune response to gluten in wheat. Patients must avoid eating wheat products, including barley, oats and rye, which will also worsen the disease.

Dr. Wu Zhenghan said that during his stay in Britain, his wife told him many times that eating bread and pizza would upset his stomach. These situations did not happen in China, which may be caused by a large number of wheat products in a short time.

Gluten allergy is a big problem in foreign countries, because foreigners eat a lot of wheat, and it is difficult to eat it. In China, because rice is the staple food, gluten allergy may be ignored, but it does not mean that Chinese people do not have such problems. In addition to diet, gluten allergy is also related to genes. In foreign countries, one out of every 1 people is gluten allergic. Although there is no official statistics in China, 6 to 8 out of every 1, people may have such genes.