Did you know that having wheat allergy is not the same as celiac disease? Although many people seem to blur lines between gluten-related diseases, intolerance and allergies, this can potentially be dangerous.
Please do not make a mistake. If anything, it is certain that you and your loved one will consult medical professionals and have them manage appropriate exams. Here, we hope that how these three conditions are similar is useful for understanding clearly different medical phenomena.
Celiac disease
Celiac disease is at the center of this condition because it is most miserably and most clinically defined. However, celiac disease (occasionally spelled out) is not an allergy, it is an autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases manifest themselves in the bloodstream via abnormally large amounts of antibodies. Essentially an autoimmune disease occurs when the human immune system attacks its own body.
In celiac sprue disease, antibodies EMA, AGA and in particular anti-tTG attack the inner layer of the small intestine. In particular, they slowly kill small hair-like fingers along the small intestine wall that nourishes from your food.
Wheat allergy
Wheat allergy occurs when the wheat itself has a histamine response. You can test the positive of Celiac Sprue Disease, but not because of wheat allergy, it is positive for wheat allergies and negative for celiac can be tested. In wheat allergy, your immune system attacks allergens and you experience by-products of the immune system reacting to that allergen.
An allergic reaction is involved in a cellular response to a given allergen. In other words, you need to have exposure to foreign elements in order to be allergic to it. When the allergen induces t cell response, an antibody called IgE binds to mast cells and basophils, all of them combine to run through the body and try to fight against allergens. It is most likely to produce a histamine response, but it can also lead to symptoms such as mucus production and asthma. These responses are not underestimated. A rare case can lead to anaphylactic shock.
Gluten intolerance
Gluten intolerance is generally thought to be either a mild form of celiac disease or a completely potent form that does not produce a positive result in a standard celiac disease test. Antibody levels may fluctuate. Because the patient has already started a gluten - free meal, the accuracy of the examination may decrease. For some people, the examination of celiac disease is complete and accurate. For these people there is a new term non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS).
Despite negative tests for celiac sprue disease, these people still have to comply with strict gluten-free diet. However, it is important to understand that gluten intolerance like celiac disease is still not allergic. It is an autoimmune disease. The resulting symptoms arise from the body that attacks itself, not from the body that attacks the allergen.
I hope these definitions will help to distinguish these different phenomena. Whichever suffers, it is important to remove the relevant food source from the diet. It is important to diagnose with your doctor.
