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I have a feeling i may have a food intolerance of some kind and am going to attempt to find out what i could be intolerant too (possibly could be wheat or lactose).

Im just a bit confused - Do products that state they are 'gluten free' also mean that they are wheat free? Is it the same thing?

I was thinking about possibly going to the doctor but dont want to risk going there and coming out feeling stupid if they say they cant do any tests to find out whether i have a wheat or milk intolerance!

Any help would be great
Hi,call your doctor and ask for the following blood tests. They use these to screen for celiac. I am not sure what they are called in the UK. Please get the bloodwork done before you begin any elimination diet, by the way!
The tests are:
Anti-tissue Transglutaminase Antibody (tTG),
Anti-Gliadin Antibodies (AGA), IgG and IgA
go here for more info:
http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/celiac_disease/sample.html

As for lactose intolerance, there is a breath test they can do. You want to rule out celiac first because many celiacs are lactose intolerant in the beginning because lactase is produced in the tips of the villi and people with active celiac don't have those!
Good luck, hope this helped. Just so you know, in the US wheat starch is right out. Oatmeal is actually fine as long as it is certified gluten free (e.g. Bob's Red Mill). Regular oats are usually contaminated during harvest,transport,or processing, thus making it not ok for celaics and allergics. But the cert. gf ones are fine.
And Pedro, I got glutened with wheat sugar that was not claimed as such in a jam produced in Canada.Total misery for 3 days. You need to not push the "allowed ingredients" envelope with your (oops) daughter's health. There are plenty of other sugar options out there, please be vigilant and do not use those questionable products! Stick to the 200 ppm limit for him! Blessings!
Hey Pedro, glad your daughter's ok. Just be careful, ok? My bloodwork came back elevated after eating that product, so be careful of Canadian jams, ok? lol! I think the facility is really key to whether you get glutened or not. You just never know, which is really the point. You were simply lucky, nothing more, nothing less. How far do you really want to push it? Good luck to you all!
p.s. Gluten free is wheat free simply because wheat contains gluten so is excluded, but it does not work the other way around. (unless they are using products like wheat grass or wheat sugar, which is gf in theory, but is a ridiculous claim since there is no way I can see to avoid gluten cross contam. with those products!)
Wheat free products can have barley,rye,triticale, spelt, kamut or any of the other grains containing gluten and are not likely gluten free. (If you see malt, it is not gf, that is barley)

If i ever eat ANY breakfast cereals with milk about half an hour later i get horrendous indigestion and stomach bloating. i sometimes get this with toast too, but only if i eat in the mornings. i dont drink much milk, but i eat all brown rice, brown pasta and granary bread. no white bleached foods at all. i am wondering if this is a symptom of a food intolerance or allergy? has anyone had a similar experience? i am going to ask my doctor to do some tests but firstly i thought id ask here!

Food intolerance Is a way of saying unable to digest it correctly. That is also the same thing for food allergy.

A reaction to foods can be from not having enough of the specific enzyme to break down the food. It can be a total lack , or a deficiency of degree.

If one is deficient in the B complex vitamin it can cause incorrect digestion in general or specific types of foods. It would react like an allergy, but would disappear when the B vitamin level becomes normal.

A true, permanent allergy to a food is related to enzyme deficiency, and is usually treated by avoidance, and or shots.

There are tests on blood that help sort out true allergies and that combined with a vitamin profile will tell you whether it is a deficiency, or a permanent allergy.

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I suffered from really bad cystic acne from age 14-16 and was put on Accuate. It worked and the acne subsided, but lately I've gotten raised bumps that are tender, in the same location where the bumps were before. I'm concerned that maybe I was highly intolerant to something back then, and as Accutane's effect is wearing off, the symptoms are showing again. Has anyone gone for allergy testing for their mild to extreme acne? Did they discover any intolerances like wheat or dairy? And once detected, did you eliminate the food with good results? Sorry for the length! THANKS

Actually I have and I was allergic to eggs. I still get little whiteheads and clogged pores if I don't use Clean and Clear but the bad acne is gone for good.