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In rare cases, hydrolyzed wheat in body cream has caused hives. What are the symptoms? Wheat allergy symptoms may include any of the common symptoms of food allergies, including skin rashes or hives, gastrointestinal distress, breathing problems, or many other possible symptoms. In severe cases, a life-threatening reaction called anaphylaxis may occur. To avoid an allergic reaction to wheat, ask about ingredients at restaurants or others’ homes, and read food labels. Be aware that processed foods can be a source of hidden (unlabeled) wheat. For example, “flour” usually means wheat. Individuals who have celiac sprue (gluten-sensitive enteropathy) need to avoid all foods containing gluten, including wheat. A gluten-free diet excludes all foods containing wheat, rye, barley, and buckwheat. The following is a list of foods that should be avoided on a wheat-free diet. This is not a complete list and it would be prudent to consult with a health care professional for more information. What do I need to avoid? To avoid wheat and wheat products ask about ingredients at restaurants and others’ homes, and read food labels. The following list is not complete. Consult with a healthcare professional before making any significant changes to your diet. Bulgar wheat Couscous Flour: cake and pastry, durum, gluten, graham, wheat flour, whole wheat flour Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) Semolina Wheat bran Wheat grem Wheat starch Note: Buckwheat is not wheat. It’s listed below in Best Bets. These foods may include wheat. Use with caution, if at all: Baked beans Baking powder (some) Biscuits Bouillon cubes and extracts Bread crumbs Breaded foods Breads Cakes, pastries, or cookies (commercial or prepared) Canned fish Cheese sauces or spreads (unless known to be wheat-free) Cloudy lemonade and ginger beer (some) Commercially prepared fruit pie fillings and jams Commercially prepared gravies, salad dressings, sauces, or condiments containing wheat flour Commercially prepared mustard Crackers Creamed or scalloped potatoes (unless thickened with cornstarch) Creamed or scalloped vegetables (if thickened with flour or topped with bread crumbs) Creamed products Egg dishes thickened with flour Luncheon meats Malted milk and drinks Meat and poultry containing flour Meat tenderizers (if made from monosodium glutamate [MSG]) Muffins Mustard powder (some) Pancakes Pasta noodles Pre-molded hamburgers Pretzels Pudding (commercial or homemade, thickened with wheat flour) Rolls Sauce and gravy mixes Sausage (unless they are pure meat) Soups containing commercially prepared noodles, macaroni, or spaghetti Soup mixes and bases Soy sauce, Tamari (unless wheat-free) Stewed fruits thickened with flour Sweets dusted with wheat flour to prevent them from sticking Tomato sauces Waffles Wieners Best bets Items marked with a (G) should be avoided by those who are sensitive to gluten: Almond: flour and meal Amaranth: whole (as hot cereal, flour, puffed Barley (G): whole hulled, flakes, flour Buckwheat: whole groats, cereal, flour (raw or roasted) Cassava: flour (whole root, dried, ground; tapioca starch is refined from this) Chestnut: flour Chickpea: flour Flaxseed: flour and meal Hazelnut: flour and meal Jerusalem artichoke: flour Kamut® (G): whole, flakes, flour, pasta Legume flours: yellow and green pea; red and green lentil; white, lima, and pinto bean Millet: whole grain, flour Oats: Scotch style, flour, oat bran, rolled flakes Pearled millet: whole, flour Potato: flour, starch Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah): whole, flour Rice (short, medium, long grain): whole, flour, pasta, puffed, cakes, crackers Rye (G): flakes, flour, crackers (that contain no wheat) Soy: flakes, grits, soy flour Spelt (G): whole, flakes, flour, pasta Tapioca: starch flour, “pearls” White sweet potato: flour Wild rice: whole, pasta Yam (true yam): flour Are there any groups or books associated with this diet? American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org Food Allergy Network http://www.foodallergy.org International Food Information Council Foundation http://www.ific.org/ Celiac Disease and Gluten-Free Diet Support Page, with information on wheat-free foods, manufacturers, and recipes http://www.celiac.com Bibliography Houba R, Heederik D, Doekes G. Wheat sensitization and work-related symptoms in the baking industry are preventable. An epidemiologic study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1998;158:1499–503. Krause, MV and Mahan LK. Food Nutrition and Diet Therapy. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Company; 1984. Varjonen E, Petman L, Makinen-Kiljunen S. Immediate contact allergy from hydrolyzed wheat in a cosmetic cream. Allergy. 2000;55:294–6.

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