Gluten Allergy Foods to Avoid

People suffering from celiac disease have to go on a diet, which is gluten-free. It is an autoimmune disease affecting the small bowel. This condition occurs as a result of a reaction to gliadin, which is a gluten protein most commonly found in wheat, rye, barley and oats. When the body is exposed to gluten, the enzyme in the tissue known as transglutaminase, changes the protein, which causes a reaction in the bowel area and results in inflammation, as the body creates antibodies to fight gluten, which results in the antibodies attacking the villi of the small intestines. People suffering from gluten allergy can suffer from different symptoms of gluten allergy like diarrhea, bloating, abdominal pain, etc. In some cases of celiac disease, people can also suffer from joint pain, depression, skin disorders, muscle cramps, mouth sores, etc. Hence the person should know, which are the foods to avoid in case of gluten allergy. You may be faced with a question what foods contain gluten. The wheat allergy foods to avoid are foods like wheat germ, bread, pasta, certain baked products, etc.

Foods with Gluten

When you switch to gluten-free diet, foods to avoid are many, yet there are a number of foods, which still can be consumed. When you visit the supermarket, you will have to check the packing of the food product to know, whether the food is gluten-free or not and it they can be included in gluten allergy diet. You will have to make a lifestyle change, so that you are able to incorporate the changes in your diet. The foods that contain gluten are given in the table below. It is important to note that this is not a conclusive list. Therefore, talking to your health care professional will prove beneficial.

All-Purpose Flour	Bagels	Barley	Barley Grass
Beer	Beverage Mixes	Binders	Biscuits
Blue Cheese	Bologna	Bouillon	Bran
Bread	Bread Crumbs	Bread Pudding	Breaded Fish
Breaded Meats	Breaded Poultry	Brewers Yeast	Bulgur Wheat
Cake	Candy	Canned Baked Beans	Cereal
Cereal Binding	Chicken Nuggets	Chilton	Cold Cuts
Commercially Prepared Broth	Commercially Prepared Chocolate Milk	Commercially Prepared Soup	Cookies
Couscous	Crackers	Croissants	Croutons
Custard	Donuts	Dumplings	Durhum Flour
Edible Starch	Emulsifiers	Farina	Flavorings
Flour Tortillas	Fried Vegetables	Fruit Fillings	Gravy
Gum	Hamburger Buns	Hotdogs	Hotdog Buns
Hydrolyzed Plant and Vegetable Protein	Ice Cream	Ice Cream Cones	Kasha
Macaroni	Malt	Malt Flavoring	Malt Vinegar
Matzo	Modified Food Starch	Mono Sodium Glutamate (MSG)	Muffins
Non-dairy Creamer	Noodles	Packaged Cereals (even corn cereals)	Pancakes
Pasta	Pastries	Pie Crusts	Pizza Crust
Potato Chips	Pretzels	Pudding	Rolls
Root Beer	Rye	Salad Dressing	Semolina
Some Spice Mixtures	Soy Sauce	Soy Sauce	Spaghetti
Spelt	Stabilizer	Stuffing Foods	Suet
Syrups	Tabbouleh	Teriyaki Sauce	Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP)
Toasts	Vegetables with Commercially Prepared Sauces	Waffles	Wheat
Wheat Flour	Wheat Grass	Wheat Protein	Alcohol (made from gluten based grains)
Groats	Kamut	Laxatives	Mayonnaise
Marshmallows	Rice syrup	White pepper	Sausage

There are certain foods, which are available with gluten as well as gluten-free, like candies for example. Hence, you will have to read the labels carefully to know, if the food contains gluten or not. As is the case with food allergies, it is also important to know, the foods, which can be consumed. In the gluten-free food list, rice, tapioca, yam, corn, cocoa butter are also included. Maybe you will want to make a list of food items, which do not contain gluten. Some gluten allergy foods to avoid may not show allergy immediately, hence it is better to talk to your health care professional to know, which is the gluten-free food list in your case, so that you do not suffer from any of the symptoms of allergy.