ALLERGY: GLUTEN (Lasa)

GLUTEN IS A GROUP OF SEED STORAGE PROTEINS FOUND IN CEREALS LIKE WHEAT, BARLEY, RYE & OATS. SOME INDIVIDUALS CANNOT TOLERATE GLUTEN AND SUFFER FROM MEDICAL CONDITIONS LIKE CELIAC DISEASE, WHEAT ALLERGY OR NON-CELIAC GLUTEN SENSITIVITY. CELIAC DISEASE CAN HAVE SERIOUS HEALTH CONSEQUENCES AND LEADS TO MALNUTRITION. WHEAT ALLERGY IS COMMON IN CHILDREN AND CAUSES NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA & EYE IRRITATION. IN NON-CELIAC GLUTEN SENSITIVITY, THERE IS NO ALLERGY TO WHEAT OR CELIAC DISEASE BUT THESE PEOPLE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AFTER EATING GLUTEN.