Could somebody have celiac disease and be allergic to wheat at the same time?

Hi MaluLani, Signs of an allergy usually occur within a few minutes up to 2-3 hours. Allergy can show up as a skin reaction, congestion, stomach pain,etc. If it is severe, and anaphylactic, it can cause the throat to swell and make it hard to breathe. (a medical emergency requiring immediate medical attention). In an allergy the immune system makes IGE antibodies. The milk allergy would also be expressed as IGE antibodies, and happen in a short time. If you have gluten sensitivity, the reaction could happen in a couple of hours or even days later. The immune system will react with IGA and/ or IGG antibodies, and it wouldn't be anaphylactic. Constipation or diarrhea, itchy rash, and aches are pretty common with gluten reactions. Also headaches and being very tired. Arthritis has been associated with celiac disease, and the inflammation a gluten sensitivity can cause can affect joints, muscles, skin, and even the brain. People with untreated celiac disease usually are lactose intolerant because the tips of the intestinal villi are the first part to erode away, and that is where the lactase enzyme is supposed to be produced . So the intestinal damage makes you unable to digest the milk until you have been gluten free and healed long enough to grow the tips of the villi back and make lactase again. Also, a large percentage of people who have celiac, which is an immune reaction to gluten, also have an immune reaction to casein, the protein in milk. So if your reaction comes on over several hours it is more likely to be gluten related than a true wheat allergy. A wheat antibody test for IGE would tell you for sure though. Taking benadryl helps me a little if I get gluten accidentally and get a rash. Hope this helps. Kathy

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