Wheat is known as king of cereals. It makes the body stout and keeps the mind calm. This helps in increasing concentration, reducing insomnia, anxiety, irritation and restlessness, thereby; balancing one’s behavior. Wheat contains iron, calcium, niacin, thiamin and fiber. But you will be surprised to know that some people are allergic to wheat. Let us know more about it.
Samiksha started remaining sick when she was about four years old. She was constantly suffering from cough, cold, vomiting, diarrhea, gastro, swelling on the body, suddenly crying in the night and always wishing to lye idle, etc. She did not gain any weight and height during this period. She became very weak. Lots of pathology tests were done but the ailment could not be diagnosed. She was then taken to Bombay where a biopsy through endoscopy was done and it was found that the villi of her small intestine was slowly deteriorating. She was suffering from celiac , i.e. allergy from wheat. She must eat other things than wheat. Her relatives were puzzled and wondered that what she will eat now? How her body will work without eating wheat? In fact, when a person suffers from celiac, his body can not digest Gluten protein found in the wheat and the villi of small intestines starts getting damaged. Effected person suffers from Diarrhea, gastritis, cough, cold, anemia, and absence of growth in the body.
#Wheat can create three types of problems: Allergy, gluten intolerance, and wheat imbalance.
Allergy from wheat:
Wheat contains Protein, Albumin. Globulin, Gliadin, and Gluten. When I G E (immunoglobulin E) reacts against them in the form of Anti-bodies, people become allergic to wheat. Normal symptoms are: skin diseases (articaria, Eczema, angioedema); Gastritis, nausea, vomiting, asthma and allergic rheumatics.
Gluten intolerance:
Celiac is also known as Gluten enteropathy. So far it was known as gluten intolerance. In Celiac disease (CD), Gluten protein found in the wheat acts as a villain to the immune system of the body. When Gluten goes into the body through food, it starts damaging the villi of mucosa of small intestine. Function of the villi of small intestine is to extract nutritious elements from the food and inject them into the blood circulation. Food contains vitamins, calcium, protein, carbohydrates, fats and other nutrition. If the villi are damaged, the function of extracting nutrition from the food will seriously be effected and the person will suffer from malnutrition. Celiac is the result of the reaction of IG-A and IG-B antibodies against Gluten. Celiac can be diagnosed early in the children compared to elder persons, because the symptoms in elderly people are not serious. Doctors often take it as instable bowl syndrome (IBS), food allergy, chronic fattening, anorexia, or malnutrition.
According to University of Maryland, center for celiac research, Baltimore, one among 133 Americans are suffering from celiac. According to international eating disorder clinic, celiac is one of the main hereditary disease. According to Jaipur JK Lon hospital data, in and around Jaipur around 1500 children are suffering from celiac.
Wheat intolerance:
Immune system of the body is not included in it. In fact, so far it is not known that why some people are effected by wheat intolerance. But some specialists are of the opinion that some persons cannot digest wheat because in there body enough enzymes are not present.
General Symptoms:
Diarrhea, constipation, stoteria(presence of fat in the stool), Fits, excessive gas in the stomach, stomach ache, weakness, loss of weight, pain in joints and bones, easy fracture in the body, mussels cramps , swelling, per fell neuropathy, restlessness, depression, apthy in the mouth, skin rashes, spots on the teeth, white spots on the nails, burning in the throat, cold, asthma, allergic rhinitis.
Treatment
There is no specific medicine. As it is caused on account of allergy from wheat, the patient has to stop eating wheat, barley, oats, as they contain gluten. Instead, he has to eat alternative food. This will start curing villi of the damaged parts of body and within 24months celiac is cured and the person becomes normal. To cure the weakness in the body, medicines for vitamins, protein, calcium is given to the patient.
What should NOT be eaten:
Wheat, wheat flour, fine flour, Puri, semolina, barley, oats, samosa, mathari, patties, bread, porridge, millet, chocolate, Jalebi, Burfi, born vita, custard powder, toffee, sauce, curry powder, boost, gulab jamun, protein powder, biscuit, readymade corn flaks.
What to eat:
Rice, chiwda, murmura, arrowroot, sago, maize, jawar, millet, flour of water chestnut, flour of kuttu, flour of potato, milk and milk made products, (butter, ghee); fresh meat, fish, eggs, all kinds of pulses, fruits, and vegetables, tea, coffee, honey, rosgulla, homemade gram flour things, idli, dosa, sambhar, pop-corn, roasted gram, rice noodles, petha etc.
Investigation of celiac disease: blood test, TTG, biopsy of small intestine. IGA anti body.
Experts opinion on these cases.
Dr. Jagdish Singh, Senior child specialist, JK Lon Hospital, Jaipur:
Diet without Gluten is the only remedy. One should not think that without eating wheat, one cannot survive. In our country, people living in west Bengal and south India live healthy life without eating wheat, and taking alternative foods available.
Dr. DS Pokharna, Ex-head of Department and Professor, Gastroenterology Department, SMS Medical college and hospital Jaipur:
Celiac is mostly found in Europe and America, but now in India also people suffering from celiac are increasing. This is a hereditary and auto immune disease. As soon as person suffering from celiac eats food that contains Gluten, his immune system reacts sharply and villai of small intestine gets effected. To remove weakness in the body, one should take medicine with the advice of a doctor. I had been treating a patient Samiksha, for the last seven months. She is now feeling better. Cold, cough, vomiting and diarrhea is cured. Swelling on the body is gone. Her height is now increasing. If the family history of the patient suffering from celiac is studied properly before homeopathic treatment, it possible to cure it. Afterwards, children can start eating wheat also.
Dr. Rajeev Nagar a homeopathy expert in Celiac and all incurable Diseases