What reason is flour allergy?

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Flour is a kind of powder ground from wheat. According to the protein content of flour, it can be divided into high gluten flour, medium gluten flour, low gluten flour and gluten free flour. We often say "flour" refers to wheat flour, that is, flour ground from wheat, "high gluten wheat flour" and other names refer to what we usually call flour. What reason is flour allergy? Let's talk about it

What reason is flour allergy?

For children, gluten allergy is mainly related to digestive function. For example, abdominal distension, chronic diarrhea, vomiting, constipation and so on. Besides, the stool is abnormal, stinky and oily. Because of malnutrition, growth is slow, and even weight is not increased, but decreased. Children also become grumpy and easy to get angry.

For adults, the manifestations of gluten allergy are more diverse. Some people have a variety of symptoms, some have only one or no obvious symptoms. Possible symptoms include iron deficiency, drowsiness, fatigue, and joint related diseases such as arthralgia, arthritis, and osteoporosis; Depression, anxiety, numbness of hands and feet, aphthous ulcer and epilepsy, etc; For adult women, there are irregular menstruation, infertility and repeated spontaneous abortion and so on. 　　

Patients with gluten allergy are prone to severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, flatulence, fecal acid and odor. However, these symptoms are similar to other gastrointestinal diseases and often hinder the correct diagnosis. Therefore, the researchers suggest that patients with diarrhea and abdominal distension that can not be cured, it is best to use blood test to find out the allergen; At the same time, the small intestine should be sectioned to understand the intestinal condition.

matters needing attention

As people's eating habits become more and more westernized, they have a high chance to contact bread, cakes, biscuits and other flour foods; In addition, the proportion of Chinese people eating noodles is also very high, so most people do not even think that their gastrointestinal problems are related to flour. It is suggested that if you often suffer from abdominal distension and diarrhea, you might as well remind the doctor whether you are allergic to flour food, which may help the doctor find out the cause.